Miltiadis Kanaris

Miltiadis Kanaris (, 6 June 1822 – 7 November 1901) was a Greek admiral and politician. He was the son of Konstantinos Kanaris.

Biography He was born on 6 June 1822 in Psara as the fourth out of the seven children of Konstantinos Kanaris, a distinguished fighter of the Greek War of Independence and his wife Despoina Maniati. It was said that he was born on the same day that his father blew up the Turkish flagship at Chios. where he served for three years in the French Navy. In 1886, he was Inspector General of the Greek fleet and three years later (1889) he retired, but was recalled to duty in 1897 when the Greco-Turkish War broke out, temporarily undertaking the leadership of the Battleship Squadron from 7 August until 20 December 1897. A day before his death, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer. He was married and had two children, Alexandros Kanaris, who also became a politician, and Leonidas Kanaris.

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