| Maria Desylla-Kapodistria | |
| Occupation: | Greek politician |
| Office: | Mayor of Corfu |
| Term Start: | 15 April 1956 |
| Term End: | 9 May 1959 |
Maria Desylla-Kapodistria (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαρία Δεσύλλα Καποδίστρια, 1898–1980) was the mayor of Corfu from 1956 until 1959. Her election as mayor on 15 April 1956 made her the first woman elected mayor of a city in the history of modern Greece.[1] [2] She donated the land on which the Kapodistrias Museum, established in 1981 in memory of her ancestor Ioannis Kapodistrias, considered the founder of the modern Greek state, lies today.