Dimitrios Botsaris

Dimitrios Botsaris (Δημήτριος Μπότσαρης, 1813–1871) was a Greek Army officer and Minister for Military Affairs.

D. Botsaris was the son of Markos Botsaris, hero of the Greek War of Independence and captain of the Souliotes. After his father's death (1823) and the independence of Greece (1828) he studied in Munich, Germany, and later became an officer in the Greek Army (artillery). Dimitrios Botsaris became also three times Minister for Military Affairs (Greece) under kings Otto and George I.