Kyra Vassiliki
Kyra Vassiliki (? – 1834) was a Greek woman brought up in the seraglio of the Ottoman ruler Ali Pasha. In 1816, she became one of his wives.[1] She was mentioned by the 19th-century English author Richard A. Davenport in his The Life of Ali Pasha of Tepebni, Vizier of Epirus. In 1830, the Greek state gave Vassiliki a medieval tower in Katochi where she lived until her death.[2]
In 1895, the gold-embroidered velvet purse of Vassiliki was bought by Nikolaos Konstantinidis for 25 drachmas.[3] Vassiliki was depicted by several artists and is briefly mentioned in Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo.
References
- ^ Jim Potts (2013). The Ionian Islands and Epirus. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 190849347X.
- ^ "Koulia of Kyra Vassiliki". Kastrologos. Retrieved 11 Aug 2015.
- ^ Maria Lada-Minōtou, I. K. Mazarakēs Ainian, Diana Gangadē, Greek costumes: collection of the National Historical Museum, Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece, 1993, p. xix