Family She was born in
Constantinople in 1800, the daughter of the scholar and officer in the
Danubian Principalities, Nicholas Al. Mavrokordatos (1744–1818) and Smaragda Karatza. She had a brother, the fighter of the
Greek Revolution of 1821 and later politician of the independent Greek state,
Alexandros Mavrokordatos, and two sisters, Eleni and Efrosini (wife of
Friedrich Eduard von Rheineck). Her uncle was the ruler (
hospodar) of
Wallachia,
John Caradja.
Fleeing Constantinople during the Greek Revolution When the Greek Revolution began and the Ottomans started persecutions against the
Greeks of Constantinople, her house at
Arnavutköy was attacked Later, in fear of being captured and ending up in a harem, she left her house and sought refuge with an English priest who helped her to escape. She came to Greece and specifically to
Nafplio, where she was reunited with her brother, Alexandros.
Marriage and children On 7 January 1826 she married in Nafplio the politician
Spyridon Trikoupis. The marriage produced four children: Aglaïa (1830–1842),
Charilaos (1832–1896), Othon (1833–1844) and Sophia (1838–1916).
Life in London and death by drowning She lived for many years abroad, mainly in
London, where her husband served as ambassador; later the family settled in
Patissia. She died on 15 July 1871 in the Trikoupis villa in Aegina from drowning. She was buried in the
First Cemetery of Athens in the family tomb of the Trikoupis family. ==Surviving photograph in a museum==