Family
In 1817, he married Despina Maniatis, from a historical family of Psara. They had seven children:
- Nikolaos Kanaris, (1818–1848) - a member of a military expeditionary force to Beirut, killed there in 1848.
- Themistocles Kanaris, (1819–1851) - a member of a military expeditionary force to Egypt, killed there in 1851.
- Thrasyvoulos Kanaris, (1820–1898) - Admiral.
- Miltiades Kanaris, (1822–1899) - Admiral, member of the Greek Parliament for many years, Naval Minister three times in 1864, 1871, and 1878.
- Lykourgos Kanaris, (1826–1865) - Lawyer
- Maria Kanari, (1828–1847) - married A. Balambano.
- Aristides Kanaris, (1831–1863) - officer killed in the uprising of 1863.
Wilhelm Canaris, a German Admiral, speculated that he might be a descendant of Constantine Kanaris. An official genealogical family history that was researched in 1938 showed that he was unrelated and that his family was from Italy.
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