Yannis Makriyannis

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General Yiannis Makriyiannis
Γιάννης Μακρυγιάννης
A portrait of Yiannis Makriyiannis
General Leader of the Executive Authority of the Peloponnese
Governor	Ioannis Kapodistrias
In office 1828 – August 1831
Representative of Athens
In office 1843-?
In office 1862–1864
Monarchs	Otto George I
Prime Minister	Andreas Metaxas Dimitrios Voulgaris Aristeidis Moraitinis Zinovios Valvis Diomidis Kyriakos Benizelos Roufos Konstantinos Kanaris
Personal details
Born	Ioannis Triantaphyllou Ιωάννης Τριανταφύλλου 1797 Avoriti, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	1864 (aged 66-67) Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Resting place	First Cemetery of Athens
Spouse	Katigo Skouze
Children	Leonidas Dimitrios Georgios Katigo Othonas Nikolaos Vasiliki Thrasyvoulos Kitsos Eleni
Signature
Nickname(s)	Makriyiannis Μακρυγιάννης
Military service
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1821–1864
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Siege of Arta Battle of Peta Greek Civil Wars Battle of the Lerna Mills Second Siege of the Acropolis Battle of Kastella Battle of Phaleron 3 September 1843 Revolution

Yiannis Makriyiannis (Greek: Γιάννης Μακρυγιάννης, Giánnēs Makrygiánnīs;^[8] 1797–1864), born Ioannis Triantaphyllou (Ιωάννης Τριανταφύλλου, Iōánnēs Triantafýllou),^[9] was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best known today for his Memoirs. Starting from humble origins, he joined the Greek struggle for independence, achieving the rank of general and leading his men to notable victories, most notably the successful defense of Nafplio in the Battle of the Lerna Mills. Following Greek independence, he had a tumultuous public career, playing a prominent part in the granting of the first Constitution of the Kingdom of Greece and later being sentenced to death and pardoned.

Despite his important contributions to the political life of the early Greek state, general Makriyiannis is mostly remembered for his Memoirs. Aside from being a source of historical and cultural information about the period, this work has also been called a "monument of Modern Greek literature", as it is written in pure Demotic Greek. Indeed, its literary quality led Nobel laureate Giorgos Seferis to call Makriyiannis one of the greatest masters of Modern Greek prose.