Bey of Mani

The Bey of Mani (Greek: Μπέης της Μάνης), in Greek often referred to as the Prince of Mani (Ηγεμόνας της Μάνης), was the ruler of the Mani Peninsula, an autonomous region under the Ottoman Empire. The post was established after the suppression of the Orlov Revolt, when Mani's autonomy and privileges were recognized by the Sultan, and the peninsula placed under the supervision of the Kapudan Pasha. This situation lasted until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, in which the then bey, Petrobey Mavromichalis, played a leading role.

List of beys

The bey was always drawn from one of the local magnate clans:[1]

Name Birth Death Clan Place of origin Tenure
Tzanetos Koutoufaris [el] Koutoufaris family Thalames 1776–1779
Michalbey Troupakis or Mourtzinos Troupakis family [el] Kardamyli 1779–1782
Tzanetbey Grigorakis 1742 1813 Grigorakis family [el] Skoutari, Gytheion 1782–1798
Panagiotis Koumoundouros Koumoundouros family Doloi 1798–1803
Antonobey Grigorakis Grigorakis family [el] Skoutari, Gytheion 1803–1808
Konstantis Zervakos or Zervobey Zervakis family Karvelas 1808–1810
Theodorobey Grigorakis Grigorakis family [el] Marathonisi 1811–1815
Petrobey Mavromichalis 1765 1848 Mavromichalis family Limeni, Oitylo 1815–1821

References

  1. ^ Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν Ηλίου, Vol. XII, p. 927