Alexios Alexis (1692-1786) was a soldier from Lassithi Plateau on the island of Crete. He played a major role in the Cretan wars for independence. His father was the nobleman Misser Alexis (1637 - ? ). Alexios led a large and eminent family and some of his descendants reached high ranks in Greece and abroad, including Nicholas Alexios Alexis, and the Army General Ioannis Sotiris Alexakis.