Governor, 1828–1831
Ioannis Kapodistrias and the New State
Ioannis Kapodistrias was elected Governor of Greece in 1827 and arrived in 1828. An experienced diplomat, he sought to centralize authority and…
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Nafplio
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Otto reigned 1832–1862
King Otto and the Bavarian Regency
Otto, a Bavarian prince, was selected by the Great Powers as the first king of independent Greece. Because he was a minor,…
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Laskarina Bouboulina
Laskarina Bouboulina of Spetses was one of the most prominent women of the Greek Revolution. She financed ships and crews and participated…
Read story →c. 1796/1797–1848
Manto Mavrogenous
Manto Mavrogenous became one of the best-known female figures of the Greek Revolution. She financed troops and ships, supported refugees and appealed…
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Nafplio under Venetian and Ottoman Rule
Nafplio was contested by Venice and the Ottoman Empire because of its protected harbour and access to the Argolid. Its castles, walls…
Read story →Principal government seat, late 1820s–1834
Nafplio: The First Capital
Nafplio served as the main political centre of the emerging Greek state before the capital moved to Athens. Its streets and monuments…
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The Assassination of Kapodistrias
Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated in Nafplio in 1831 by members of the Mavromichalis family. The killing deepened instability and revealed the intensity…
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