Background
He was born in Gortynia and was a son of one of the most important magnates in the Peloponnese (Morea), Ioannis Deligiannis.
He was born in Gortynia and was a son of one of the most important magnates in the Peloponnese (Morea), Ioannis Deligiannis.
He was one of the main organizer of the Greek War of Independence and a politician in the independent Kingdom of Greece. Due to the prominence of his family in the area, he played an important role in the Greek Revolution. He fought at Missolonghi, Peta, Tripolitsa, and elsewhere.
In the second round of the civil war, he was imprisoned along with Kolokotronis by the provisional government of Georgios Kountouriotis.
After Independence, he became a president of the Greek Parliament in 1844–1845. Deligiannis also wrote memoirs, which are considered controversial, as they seek to justify his father"s pro-Turkish stance as being beneficial for the Greek population.
His memoirs also portray the rivalries of the various groups and the leading families of the Peloponnese before and during the Revolution. He died in 1862.