Konstantinos Vlachopoulos
Konstantinos Vlachopoulos | |
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A portrait of Konstantinos Vlachopoulos | |
| Native name | Κωνσταντίνος Βλαχόπουλος |
| Born | c. 1789 Nicopolis, Eyalet of Yanina, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 1868 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Buried | Garden of Heroes, Missolonghi, Greece |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch | British Army Hellenic Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry |
| Commands | Hellenic Gendarmerie |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the Redeemer |
| Spouse(s) | Ayşe |
| Children | Nicholas Vlachopoulos |
| Relations | Alexakis Vlachopoulos (brother) |
| Other work | Member of the Filiki Etaireia Member of the Third National Assembly at Troezen |
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Konstantinos Vlachopoulos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βλαχόπουλος, c. 1789–1868) was an armatolos, army leader of the Greek War of Independence and the first Greek commander of the Greek Royal Gendarmerie. He was also a member of the Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends), a secret organization whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek state.