Konstantinos Xenokratis (Greek:Κωνσταντίνος Ξενοκράτης; 1803–1876) was aGreek revolutionary and benefactor fromEastern Thrace. He participated in theGreek War of Independence as a member of theSacred Band.
Xenokratis was born inSamakovo of Eastern Thrace. At a young age, he moved toBucharest with his brothers, Paschalis, Theodoros and Athanasios.[1] There they engaged in business and agriculture and acquired considerable wealth. All the brothers were initiated into theFiliki Eteria during the pre-revolutionary years. When theGreek Revolution began, Konstantinos at the age of 18 years and his brother Paschalis enrolled in theSacred Band. They fought together in theBattle of Dragatsani and theBattle of Skuleni. In the second battle, Paschalis was killed, while Konstantinos survived and lived in Bucharest into his old age.
After the independence of Greece, he honored the memory of the Sacred Band’s members by wearing their uniform every March 25 (theGreek Independence Day). He became a benefactor to Greece since he constructed a school in his birthplace and with a bequest founded the Xenokrateio Girls' School inMessolonghi. After his death, his house in Bucharest hosted the Xenokrateio Hospital.
The tunic of the Sacred Band’s uniform that belonged to Konstantinos Xenokratis,[2] along with his guns, seal and traditional dress, were donated in 1899 by his family to theNational Historical Museum of Greece. It is the only surviving example of the Sacred Band uniform.