Kitsos Botsaris

Kitsos Botsaris (Greek: Κίτσος Μπότσαρης, born in 1741 in Missolonghi, died 1809), was a leader of the Souliotes, an autonomous community in Ottoman-ruled Epirus. He played a leading role in the aftermath of the last war between the Souliotes and the Ottoman ruler of Ioannina, Ali Pasha. He was the father of Kostas Botsaris and Markos Botsaris, who fought in the Greek War of Independence.

See also

• Markos Botsaris
• Kostas Botsaris
• Souliotes

References

• Sakellariou M. V. Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization. Ekdotikē Athēnōn, 1997. ISBN 9789602133712, p. 251