Athanasios Miaoulis

Who was Athanasios Miaoulis?

Athanasios Miaoulis was a Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Hydra in 1815 the son of the famous Greek admiral Andreas Miaoulis, from whom he learned his navigation skills. Moreover, Athanasios learned much about naval affairs from reading the letters of Phillip Ioannou. He finished military school in Munich and served as an officer in the Greek Navy. He became an adjutant of King Otto and in 1855 became Naval Minister. He served as Prime Minister of Greece from 13 November 1857 until 26 May 1862. After Otto's deposition Miaoulis followed him in exile. He died in Paris, France on 7 June 1867.