Stavriana Savvaina
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Nativename
Σταυριάνα Σάββαινα
Born1772
Parori, Laconia
Died1868 (aged 95–96)
AllegianceKyriakoulis Mavromichalis
Stavriana Savvaina | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Σταυριάνα Σάββαινα |
| Born | 1772 Parori, Laconia |
| Died | 1868 (aged 95–96) |
| Allegiance | Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis |
| Conflicts | |
| Spouse | Georgakis Savvas |
Stavriana Savvaina (Greek:Σταυριάνα Σάββαινα; 1772–1868) was a Greek revolutionary who fought during the Greek war of Independence[1]
Savvaina was born in 1772 in a Parori a small village in Laconia. she was married to Georgakis Savvas a wealthy dignitary and member of the Philiki Eteria.[2]
Greek war of Independence
In 1821 her husband was hanged in Mystras by the Ottomans.[3] After her husband's death she left her village with her mother-in-law and women from the surrounding villages and made a women's military unit serving under Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis.[4] She and her unit fought in the siege of Tripolitsa. Battle of Valtetsi, battle of Diro and Battle of Verga during the Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani.[5][6]