Mavromichalis was born in
Athens in 1850 into the renowned
Mavromichalis family of
Mani, which had fought during the
Greek War of Independence. He was first elected to the
Hellenic Parliament in 1879 and served as:
Interior Minister (1895–1897, 1902–1903 and 1905) and
Minister for Military Affairs (1904–1905), before becoming Prime Minister of Greece following the
Goudi Revolt by the
Military League and the fall of the
Dimitrios Rallis government in 1909. Under pressure from the League, Mavromichalis passed a large amount of ground-breaking legislation that the League demanded, including organization of the army, the justice and educational systems, and governmental organization. Mavromichalis resigned as prime minister in January 1910, after a disagreement with the Military League. He died in
Athens in 1916 and was buried with full honours. He was a great-uncle of
Princess Aspasia of Greece. ==References==