[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He is remembered as the personal doctor of Ali Pasha, the Phanariot nobleman Alexandros Mavrokordatos, and Lord Byron.
[8] Loukas was born in the village of Lekël in Lunxhëri region, then Pashalik of Yanina, Ottoman Empire, today Tepelenë District, Albania.
[9] According to some sources, Loukas' (and Thanasis') intrigues were the main driver for Vangjel Meksi to leave Ali Pasha's cabinet and escape to Corfu.
[6] Loukas married the daughter of Athanasios Psalidas, one of the main representatives of the Modern Greek Enlightenment and member of Ali Pasha's council.
Loukas Vagias joined the Greek Revolution and gave immense contribution during the Third Siege of Missolonghi.