Andreas Miaoulis was a Greek

Greeks

The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

 naval officer, hailing from the distinguished Hydriot Miaoulis

Miaoulis

The surname Miaoulis belongs to an illustrious family of Hydriot origin, whose original name was Vokos . Its members include:*Andreas Miaoulis, the most significant naval leader of the Greek War of Independence of 1821...

 family. He was the son of Dimitrios Miaoulis

Dimitrios Miaoulis

Dimitrios Miaoulis was a Greek revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Hydra in 1794 and was the first son of the naval leader Andreas Miaoulis who participated in the Greek War of Independence from the Historic Hydrian family of Miaoulis....

 and grandson of Andreas Miaoulis, the celebrated admiral of the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

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He was born in Hydra, then still part of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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, in 1819. After Greece became independent, he joined the Royal Hellenic Navy as a lieutenant in 1836. He was very well versed in naval affairs, and enjoyed the friendship of King Otto

Otto of Greece

Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...

, who kept him as the captain of his royal yacht. After Otto's ouster in 1862, he was transferred as naval attaché to the Ottoman capital, Constantinople

Constantinople

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, where he remained for several years. Following his return, he was responsible for the re-organization of the main Greek naval base at Salamis Island

Salamis Island

Salamis , is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus and about 16 km west of Athens. The chief city, Salamina , lies in the west-facing core of the crescent on Salamis Bay, which opens into the Saronic Gulf...

. He committed suicide in 1887, by falling from the balcony of the naval base headquarters.