The Skouzes family was a leading family in Athens

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The Skouze family appeared in the 17th century, during the period of Ottoman rule

Ottoman Greece

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 over Greece

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. The first attested member of the family was Nikolaos Skouzes (1640–1710), who took part in the Morean War

Morean War

The Morean War is the better known name for the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War. The war was fought between 1684–1699, as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire...

 (1684–1699) on the Venetian side. His great-grandsons were Georgantas Skouzes (1776–1822), a member of the Filiki Etaireia and ephor of Athens during the initial stages of the Greek Revolution, and Panagis Skouzes (1777–1847), who became one of the greatest landowners before the Revolution and played an active role during the latter.

His nephew, Alexandros Skouzes

Alexandros Skouzes

Alexandros Skouzes was a Greek politician who served several times as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Greece.He was the son of Georgios Skouzes, of the notable Skouzes family from Athens, and was born there in 1853. He studied law and graduated by 1873, becoming a lawyer, while from...

 (1853–1937), lawyer and diplomat, became a member of the Greek Parliament and served several terms as Foreign Minister of Greece. Another descendant of the family, Dimitrios Skouzes

Dimitrios Skouzes

Dimitrios Skouzes was a Greek writer and mayor of Athens.He was a scion of the notable Athenian Skouzes family. He studied law and worked at the National Bank of Greece. In 1945, he was awarded an honorary post in the Athens city council and became president of the city council until 1951. In...

 (1890–1972), was a writer and mayor of Athens for a short time in 1949.

Today, there are no male descendants of the family, but some landmarks are still named after them: Skouze Hill

Skouze Hill

Skouze Hill is a hill located near Athens. In Antiquity, it was dedicated to and named after "Demeter Euchloös". Before the revolution of 1821 however, the Skouze family owned large properties in the area, which was consequently named after it....

 and Skouze Square, where the family had its residence and where a bust of Dimitrios Skouzes is displayed today.

Famous member of the family

• Nikolaos Skouzes (1640–1710)
• Nikolaos Skouzes, grandson of the above
• Dimitrios Skouzes, head of a soap company and son of Nikolaos

• Georgantas Skouzes, trader, son of Dimitrios
• Panagis Skouzes, trader and revolutionary leader in 1821, son of Dimitrios

• Spyridon Skouzes, soldier and son of Panagis

• Georgios Skouzes, banker and son of Dimitrios

• Pavlos Skouzes, entrepreneur and son of Georgios
• Alexandros Skouzes
  Alexandros Skouzes
  Alexandros Skouzes was a Greek politician who served several times as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Greece.He was the son of Georgios Skouzes, of the notable Skouzes family from Athens, and was born there in 1853. He studied law and graduated by 1873, becoming a lawyer, while from...
  
  , politician and son of Georgios
  • Dimitrios Skouzes
    Dimitrios Skouzes
    Dimitrios Skouzes was a Greek writer and mayor of Athens.He was a scion of the notable Athenian Skouzes family. He studied law and worked at the National Bank of Greece. In 1945, he was awarded an honorary post in the Athens city council and became president of the city council until 1951. In...
    
    , writer and mayor of Athens