Manto Mavrogenous

Manto Mavrogenous
1827 lithography
Native name
Μαντώ Μαυρογένους
Born1796 or 1797
Trieste, Habsburg monarchy
DiedJuly 1848 (aged 51–52)
Paros, Greece
AllegianceGreece
RankHonorary lieutenant general
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Manto Mavrogenous (Greek: Μαντώ Μαυρογένους; 1796 – July 1848) was a Greek princess and heroine of the Greek War of Independence. An extremely wealthy aristocrat, she contributed her fortune for the Hellenic cause. Under her encouragement, her aristocratic European friends contributed money and guns to the revolution.

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