Alexander Ypsilantis (Dragoman)
Alexander Ypsilanti ( Greek Ἀλέξανδρος Ὑψηλάντης , Aléxandros Ypsilanti , Romanian Alexandru Ypsilanti ; 1725 - 1807 ) was a Greek-born Dragoman of the Sublime Porte , later voivode of Fürstentumer Wallachia and Moldavia .
From 1774 to 1782 and 1796 to 1797 he was governor of Wallachia , from 1786 to 1788 also of the Principality of Moldova . During the Russo-Turkish War from 1787 to 1792 he was held captive by the Austrians in Brno from 1790 to 1792 . He was executed in 1807 as a participant in the Janissary uprising.
He was the father of Konstantin Ypsilantis , from 1799 voivode of the Principality of Moldova , and grandfather of the Greek freedom fighter Alexander Ypsilantis .
literature
- L. Maier: Ipsilanti, Alexandra . In: Biographical Lexicon on the History of Southeast Europe . Volume 2. Munich 1976, p. 231 f.
Web links
- Entry by Alexander Ypsilanti in the Brno Encyclopedia ( Czech ).
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| SURNAME | Ypsilantis, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ypsilantis, Prince Alexander (full name); Ypsilántis, Aléxandros; Ipsilanti, Alexandru; Ἀλέξανδρος Ὑψηλάντης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dragoman of Greek descent at the Sublime Porte, later voivode of Wallachia and Moldova |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1725 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1807 |