Editing Despina Papadopoulou

{{Infobox person
| name = Despina Papadopoulou
| image = Drawing of Despina Papadopoulou, c 1760s.png
| birth_date = 8 December 1722
| birth_place = [[Peloponnese]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
| death_date = 3 February 1771
| era = {{hlist|[[Early Foundation Era]]|[[Stamvader Era]]}}
| spouse = [[Nikolaos Nikolopoulos]]
| children = {{ubl|[[Martinos Nikolopoulos]]|[[Aikaterini Nikolopoulou]]|[[Georgios Nikolopoulos]]|[[Eleni Nikolopoulou]]|[[Dimitrios Nikolopoulos]]|[[Sophia Nikolopoulou]]|[[Panagiotis Nikolopoulos]]|[[Anastasia Nikolopoulou]]}}
| family = [[Paap family]]
}}

'''Despina Papadopoulou''' (8 December 1722 – 3 February 1771) was a Greek woman from the [[Peloponnese]] and an early ancestor of the [[Paap family]]. She was raised in a Greek Orthodox household with close involvement in local church life. Despina married merchant [[Nikolaos Nikolopoulos]] and left the Peloponnese with her family during the suppression of the [[Orlov Revolt]] in 1770.<ref name="early-history"/>

== Life in the Peloponnese ==

Despina was born in the Ottoman-controlled Peloponnese on 8 December 1722. She was raised as a Greek Orthodox Christian and remained part of the church life of her community.<ref name="early-history"/>

She married Nikolaos Nikolopoulos, an olive oil and wine merchant. They had eight children. Their eldest child was [[Martinos Nikolopoulos]].<ref name="nikolaos-family"/>

The family remained in the Peloponnese until the unrest surrounding the Orlov Revolt. Four of Despina and Nikolaos's children died before or during the family's departure from the region.<ref name="early-history"/>

== Migration and death ==

In 1770, Despina and Nikolaos fled the Peloponnese with their four surviving children. The household eventually reached the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref name="migration"/>

Despina survived the journey but died from a heart attack on 3 February 1771, shortly after the family's arrival. She was 48 years old.<ref name="migration"/>

== See also ==
* [[Early history of the Paap family]]
* [[Paap family]]
* [[Paap family members]]
* [[Nikolaos Nikolopoulos]]
* [[Martinos Nikolopoulos]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="early-history">"[[Early history of the Paap family#Nikolopoulos household|Nikolopoulos household]]". ''Early history of the Paap family''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="migration">"[[Early history of the Paap family#Migration to the Dutch Republic|Migration to the Dutch Republic]]". ''Early history of the Paap family''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="nikolaos-family">"[[Nikolaos Nikolopoulos#Life in the Peloponnese|Life in the Peloponnese]]". ''Nikolaos Nikolopoulos''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Paap family]]
[[Category:1722 births]]
[[Category:1771 deaths]]
[[Category:Early Foundation Era]]
[[Category:Stamvader Era]]