Missolonghi

American  

[mis-uh-lawng-gee] / ˌmɪs əˈlɔŋ gi /

noun

1. a town in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras: Byron died here 1824.

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Missolonghi British  

/ ˌmɪsəˈlɒŋɡɪ /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Mesolóngion. a town in W Greece, near the Gulf of Patras: famous for its defence against the Turks in 1822–23 and 1825–26 and for its association with Lord Byron, who died here in 1824. Pop (municipality): 18 354 (2001)

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Missolonghi

He died from a fever in 1824 in Missolonghi, in modern day Greece, after joining Greek insurgents the year prior to fight a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The worst mismanagement in literary history was of Byron’s unpublished memoirs, which became an issue as soon as the news of his death in Missolonghi reached London.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 10, 2018

Finally, a bronze medallion by British artist Alfred Joseph Stothard portrays Romantic poet Lord Byron, who died in Missolonghi just a year before the dramatic event Delacroix's canvas commemorates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2015

When a writer embraces history writ large, when he leaves for Catalonia or Missolonghi, is that politics, or is literature still involved?

From Newsweek ● Jun. 16, 2013

Missolonghi is on the northern shore of the bay; to reach Patras the steamer crosses to the Peloponnesus side.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Constance Fenimore Woolson

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