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In 1715, Alexios married his first wife, who was from Kritsa. They had three sons and three daughters. She died in 1735. In 1737, he remarried, to
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beat his fifty-five-year-old father almost to death and pursued everyone named Alexis. The fortune of the Alexis family was confiscated. His two older brothers, Manolis and
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His first six children were persecuted and forced into exile by the
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Due to his renowned family name and his great age, he was known towards the end of his life in Crete and in Venice as Alexis the elder. His descendants were explorers, scientists and benefactors. His descendants were also fighters during Cretan wars for
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Years later he regained some of his father's seized estates and that were illegally sold by the Turks. The
Christian villagers that bought the property, returned it to Alexios Alexis whenever he appeared in their villages. For years, Alexios Alexis moved from Marmaketo to Houmeriako, Psychro,
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1898, 1912, 1914–1918, and 1940–1944. Descendants include
Alexandris N. Alexis (1790-1820); Alexis of Maleviziou was said to be the one who signed on 14/10/1830 the letter for peace sent to La Fayette; the warrior chieftain, Captain Nicholas Papadakis-Alexis (1860-1913); General
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from the
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His walking journeys and mountain hikes had another purpose. With other prominent
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