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 Konstantinos Mavromichalis (in Greek Κωνσταντίνος Μαυρομιχάλης), brother of the Bey of Mani Petros Mavromichalis, was a commander of Maniot forces during the Greek War of Independence.
Georgos Mavromihalis Along with Demetrius Ypsilanti, he commanded the forces that saved Nauplio from Ibrahim Pasha. When two of his brothers, Tzanis Mavromichalis and Petros were treacherously captured by government forces under Ioannis Capodistrias, Konstantinos and the old bey's son Georgos Mavromichalis decided to take revenge. On the 27th of September, 1831 the two Maniots were waiting by the doors of the church St. Spyridonas. The president recognised the two men and was worried. But before he could do anything the two men attacked him. Konstantinos shot the president through the head and his nephew stabbed Capodistrias through the heart. As the brave Maniot was escaping, he was shot by one of Capodistrias' bodyguards. Running half dead through the streets of Nauplio, Konstantinos was shot several times before he died. The angry citizens of the city dragged his body and threw it off a cliff called the Arvanitis. His nephew was captured alive and executed by a firing squad. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org "
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