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Boumboulina

. A heroic woman of the Greek uprising for freedom. She came from a rich family from the island of Spetse.

This 'Archontissa' (Lady) of Spetse used her wealth to build a navy and became one of the most famous leading

figures in the Greek War of Independence. After the success of the revolution in Peloponnesos and Sterea Ellada,

the uprising spread in the islands. Spetse was the first of the islands to join the revolution and this was mainly due

to Boumboulina's leadership and courage. The example of Spetse was followed by many other islands and therefore

the freeing of the Island of Spetse was one of the initial major steps towards victory for the Greeks. Thereafter

Boumboulina, with her fleet took part in many naval battles and dominated the Aegean creating problems to the,

by far superior, Turkish fleet

Manto Mavrogenous

Amongst the heroines of the Greek revolution was Manto Mavrogenous. She was educated at a college in Triestio and spoke Italian and Turkish. She studied ancient Greek philosophy and history. In 1809 her family returned to Mykonos, the island of their origin. She learned with excitement from her father that Philiki Etairia was preparing the Greek revolution. When the news arrived that the struggle for freedom began, Manto invited the leaders of Mykonos to a meeting and persuaded them to join the revolution. This was declared in April 1821.

Thomas Cochrane British Admiral 1775-1860

One of the most colourful characters of the era, Thomas Cochrane was courageous, forward-thinking and adventurous. Originally an infantry officer, Cochrane joined the Royal Navy. As his naval reputation grew, Cochrane found himself more and more at-odds with the political chiefs of his time. He was a Member of Parliament from 1807 and his outspoken criticism of naval corruption infuriated his commanders.

Cochrane's enemies ensured he would be implicated and the innocent naval officer found himself languishing in prison. Released after a year, Cochrane then gave his services to the navies of Brazil, Chile and Greece.

Lord Byron,

Fra et litografi af Adam Friedel i Gennadios Library, Athen. Forside-illustration til William St. Clairs bog "That Greece might still be Free"

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Lord Byron

Afbildet - meget romantisk- med en Homersk hjelm og en Skotsk klankappe (han stammede fra Skotland) Dette er mig bekendt et af de få, måske det eneste af Adam Friedels billeder, der kan købes som reproduktion. Det er dog tvivlsomt om det er Friedel selv, der har tegnet det oprindelige portræt, men det er trykt og udgivet af ham, og det skulle være ham, der har tilføjet den symbolske hjelm og kappe. Se nedenfor fra bogen " Byron: the image of a poet"

Nedenstående er nogle af de portrætter af Græske bandeledere og frihedskæmpere, som Friedel tegnede under hans rejser i Grækenland i årene 1821-1824, og som han senere udgav i London.

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