Philhellenes’ Archive

Leicester Fitzgerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington, British military officer and prominent Philhellene

Leicester Fitzgerald Charles Stanhope, 5th Earl of Harrington (1784-1862), was a British officer, a great Philhellene, with a significant influence on the creation of the press in Greece and on the promotion of an educational…

Karl Krazeisen, German Philhellene, officer and portraitist of the fighters of 1821

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Karl Krazeisen (1794-1878), was a German officer, a prominent Philhellene and painter, who painted the portraits of the main fighters of the Greek war for independence. There is no information about the first years…

Jean Gabriel Eynard: Swiss banker and diplomat, great Philhellene and national benefactor of Greece

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Jean Gabriel Eynard (1775-1863), was a Swiss banker, diplomat and prominent Philhellene, a great supporter of the Greek Revolution, and a benefactor of Greece. His father was Gabriel-Antoine Eynard, a merchant and…

Franz Beck & Benjamin Beck: German Philhellenes, heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821

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Brothers Franz Beck (? - 1822) and Benjamin Beck (? - 1822), were German soldiers and Philhellenes. Both were born in Wurzburg, Bavaria and served in the Bavarian Army[1]. Franz Beck fought in the Napoleonic Wars,…

Wilhelm Bellier de Launoy: German officer, Philhellene, hero of the Exodus of Messolonghi (10/4/1826)

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Wilhelm Bellier de Launoy (? - 1826), was a German officer and Philhellene. He served as an officer in the Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Royal Guard [1], during the Napoleonic Wars and fought against the French. At…

Antoine Schilcher, a German ardent Philhellene, fought and died in Greece

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Antoine Schilcher (1795 - 1828), was a German officer and a Philhellene from Bavaria. He received military training in Munich and served as a lieutenant in the artillery of the Bavarian army. From 1813 to 1815…

Auguste-Théodore Garnot, the first chief of the Corps of Engineers of the Army

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Auguste-Théodore Garnot was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Corps of Engineers in France, creator and first commander of the Fortification and Architecture Corps (i.e. the Corps of Engineers) of the Greek Army in Greece. He…

Ludwig I, King of Bavaria, one of the greatest Philhellenes and benefactors of Greece

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Ludwig I of Bavaria (25 August 1786, Strasbourg - 29 February 1868, Nice), was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the revolutions of 1848 in the German states. Born at the Hôtel des Deux-Ponts in Strasbourg, he was the eldest…

Camille Alphonse Trézel, Chief and Inspector General of the Greek Army

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Camille Alphonse Trézel was a French General born in Paris on January 5, 1780. His father was Pierre Jean Baptiste Antoine Auguste Trézel and his mother was Magdeleine Victoire Payen. Trézel was the son of a merchant. However,…

Baron Friedrich von Rheineck, great German Officer and Philhellene

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Baron Friedrich Eduard von Rheineck was born on November 2, 1796 in Potsdam, Prussia. He took part in the Napoleonic Wars against Napoleon as an officer of the Prussian Cavalry. From the beginning of the Greek war…

Robert François, French Philhellene, dies heroically in the Acropolis

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François Robert is one of the most famous French philhellenes, who played an important role and showed exemplary heroism during the siege of the Acropolis, under the command of Charles Fabvier. François Robert originated…

Alexander Kolbe, German officer, one of the first Philhellenes of 1821

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Alexander Wilhelm Kolbe (? - 1860), was a German officer and Philhellene. Born in Berlin, he served as a sergeant in the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars[1], against the French. He was distinguished for his bravery…

Nicolas-Joseph Maison, marshal, marquis, head of the Expeditionary Corps of Morea

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Nicolas-Joseph Maison was born in Epinay-Sur-Seine, France on December 19, 1771. He was Earl as of 1813 and Marquis as of 1818. His father was Joseph Maison and his mother Marie Genevieve Guiard. His wife was named Marie-Madeleine-Françoise…

Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Heideck: Swiss - Bavarian Philhellene, officer and painter of the Greek War for Independence

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Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Heideck, also known as Heidegger (not to be confused with the famous philosopher of the 20th century), is associated with the fate of the foundation of the new Greek state, with his dual military…

Marie Henri Daniel Gaulthier de Rigny: French Admiral, commander of the French fleet in Navarino

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Marie Henri Daniel Gaulthier de Rigny, better known in Greek history as Admiral de Rigny, was born on February 2, 1782 in the city of Toul in the region of Meurthe in France. His father, according to a French biography,…

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The President of the European Parliament, Mr. David Sassoli, donated the flag of the European Union to the Philhellenism Museum21 June 2021 - 2:56 pm
The President of the European Parliament, Mr. David Sassoli, donated a flag of the European Union to the Philhellenism Museum. The flag was handed over to the Museum by Mr. Philippe Kamaris, from the Liaison Office of the European Parliament (EP) in Athens. Mr. Kamaris was given a tour of the Museum, […]
The Ambassador of Poland Mr. Artur LOMPART, visited the Philhellenism Museum18 June 2021 - 5:58 pm
The staff guided the Ambassador to the premises of the Museum and presented to him the exhibits, the history of the philhellenic movement, and the important role played by the many Polish philhellenes who fought bravely on the side of the Greeks as volunteers, as well as journalists, artists and intellectuals who supported […]