Complex sentence: He was born in Chania, Crete, to a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, it is claimed that the eminent leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born in Chania, Crete, to a political family. His father and grandfathers were members of parliament and it is claimed that the eminent leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle.