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Karpos Papadopoulos
Native name
Κάρπος Παπαδόπουλος
Birth namePolykarpos Papadopoulos
Πολύκαρπος Παπαδόπουλος
Born1795 (1795)
Adrianopolis, Ottoman Empire
Died1871 (aged 75–76)
Missolonghi, Kingdom of Greece
Buried
Garden of Heroes, Missolonghi
Allegiance Revolutionary Greece
Greece First Hellenic Republic
Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Greece
RankCaptain
CommandsProvost marshal of Skiathos
Provost marshal of Palamidi
Conflicts

Polykarpos "Karpos" Papadopoulos (Greek: Πολύκαρπος (Κάρπος) Παπαδόπουλος; 1795–1871) was a Greek Colonel, writer and merchant, who served as the Provost marshal of Skiathos during the Greek War of Independence.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life

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Polykarpos Papadopoulos was born in 1785 in Adrianopolis, Ottoman Empire (present-day, Edirne, Turkey).[5]

In 1818, Papadopoulos was initiated into Filiki Eteria.[5] Before the Greek War of Independence Papadopoulos was a merchant.[5]

Military Career

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Greek War of Independence

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At the start of the revolution he left Odessa and went to Central Greece to fight on the side of Odysseas Androutsos, the latter giving him the title of chiliarch, but shortly after asking him to fight as a simple soldier. In 1825, after the death of Androutsos, he fought alone against Ibrahim and participated in the Battle of the Lerna Mills. He served for some time in the army of Demetrios Ypsilantis, but in the last years of the revolution fought in the army of Charles Nicolas Fabvier.

By 1828, Papadopoulos was the Provost marshal of Skiathos.[4] Papadopoulos was awarded the rank of Captain and later become a Colonel.[3][6]

Kingdom of Greece

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In 1930, Papadopoulos was appointed the guard commander of Palamidi.[5]

During the reign of Otto of Greece, Papadopoulos enlisted in the army.[5] Following demobilization Papadopoulos settled in Missolonghi.[5]

Later life

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Following the revolution Papadopoulos wrote several books about follow Greek Revolutionaries.[5]

In 1871, Papadopoulos died aged 75–76 in Missolonghi, and is buried in the towns Garden of Heroes.[1][6]

Papadopoulos' memoirs were published posthumously in 1976.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Παπαδόπουλος, Κάρπος, περίπου 1790–1871 (Φυσικό πρόσωπο)" [Papadopoulos, Karpos, c. 1790–1871 (Personal name)]. National Library of Greece Catalogue. Athens: National Library of Greece. 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ Kitromilides, Paschalis M.; Tsoukalas, Constantinos, eds. (2021). "Events and Places: Rumeli: Markos Karasarinis". The Greek Revolution: A Critical Dictionary Book. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 309. ISBN 0674987438.
  3. ^ a b La Ville et l'Acropole d'Athènes aux diverses époques, par Émile Burnouf [The City and the Acropolis of Athens in Various Periods, by Émile Burnouf] (in French). Paris: Maisonneuve. 1877.
  4. ^ a b "Karpos Papadopoulos (provost marshal [of Skiathos]) to Special Commissioner of the Eastern Sporades (Ioannis Kolettis)". Europeana. The Hague; Athens: Europeana; Academy of Athens. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Κάρπος Παπαδόπουλος" [Karpos Papadopoulos]. 1821 graphic novel. Nea Smyrni; Mytilene: Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation; University of the Aegean. 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b Karamatskos, Dimitris (2014). "Τοποθέτηση μνημείου των Θρακών στον κήπο των Ηρώων στο Μεσολόγγι". Polsylvira (in Greek). Ο Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Φερών και Περιφέρειας Νομού Έβρου. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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