relative of Ioannis Kapodistrias, mayor of Corfu and first female mayor of Greece Kore. Ydro., musical group, formed and based in Corfu Spyridon Lambros, history professor and former Prime Minister of Greece, born in Corfu Petros Lantzas, rebel, spy and privateer Vicky Leandros, international pop star, born in Corfu Andreas Mandelis, expert on photonics, member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Awarded the 2014 Killam Prize Nikolaos Mantzaros, composer, born in Corfu Aristedes Metallinos, sculptor Margarita Miniati (1821–1897), Greek scholar and writer, born in Corfu Andreas Moustoxydis, historian and philologist, born in Corfu Vangelis Petsalis, classical musician and composer, born in Corfu H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021), born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, in Corfu Saint Philomena, according to legend she started her life as a Greek princess born in Corfu Petros Brailas Armenis, philosopher, politician, diplomat and former owner of the predecessor of the Achilleion palace, born in Corfu Yvette Manessis Corporon - Greek American journalist and author , first published of Dionysios Solomos, born in Corfu Major-General Sir Henry Ponsonby (1825–1895), Private Secretary to Her Britannic Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India Alfredo Ragona (born 1922), Greek footballer Georgios Rallis (1918–2006), prime minister, son of Ioannis Rallis and Zaira, daughter of George Theotoki Alexander Rossi, artist, born in Corfu Sakis Rouvas, singer and athlete, born in Corfu Marshal Johann Matthias Reichsgraf von der Schulenburg, Austrian general and aristocrat. The Reichsgraf successfully defended the island against the Ottoman Turks during the siege of 1716 as leader of the Venetian forces in Corfu Spyridon Samaras, composer, born in Corfu Nikolaos Sophianos, humanist and cartographer, born in Corfu Carl Ludwig Sprenger, German botanist, lived in Corfu Theodore Stephanides, poet, author, doctor and naturalist, born in Corfu Georgios Theotokis, former Prime Minister of Greece, born in Corfu Ioannis Theotokis, politician, born in Corfu Nikephoros Theotokis (1732–1800), Greek educator and Russian archbishop, born in Corfu Antonio Vivaldi composer. In 1716, on commission by the republic of Venice, created the oratorio Juditha triumphans to commemorate victory over the Turks during the great siege of 1716. Rena Vlahopoulou, actress and singer, born in Corfu Eugenios Voulgaris, scholar, born in Corfu Gaetano Giuffrè, composer, Maestro, born in Corfu Sotirios Voulgaris (1857–1932), cosmetologist, founder of the Bulgari jewellery store that later became the famous Bulgari company Spyridon Xyndas (1812–1896), composer and musician, born in Corfu Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, bought Achilleion after Sissi's