Alexander Ypsilantis

Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828) was a main participant in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. He was also a senior officer of the Imperial Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars.

Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828)
Ypsilantis in Sacred Band's attire National Historical Museum of Greece
Native name	Greek: Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης Romanian: Alexandru Ipsilanticode: ro is deprecated Russian: Александр Константинович Ипсиланти
Born	12 December 1792 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	31 January 1828 (1828-02-01) (aged 35) Vienna, Austrian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire Greek revolutionaries
Years of service	1805–1821
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars Battle of Dresden Greek War of Independence Battle of Dragashani

Alexander Ypsilantis Media

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  Ypsilantis in the uniform of a senior officer of the Russian Hussars, 1810s.

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  Monument of Alexandros Ypsilantis, that contains his bones, by Leonidas Drosis, Pedion tou Areos, Athens, 1869

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  Playing cards from 1829 depicting heroes of the Greek War of Independence with Ypsilantis as the King of Spades. Historical and Ethnological Museum of Athens.

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  Alexandros Ypsilantis crosses the Pruth by Peter von Hess, Benaki Museum, Athens.

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  Commemorative plate at St. Marx Cemetery in Vienna

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  A bust of Alexandros Ypsilantis in Nea Trapezounta, Pieria

Sources

• Brewer, David (2001). The Greek War of Independence : the struggle for freedom from Ottoman oppression and the birth of the modern Greek nation. Woodstock, N.Y: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-172-X.
• Dakin, Douglas (1984). The unification of Greece, 1770-1923. London: Benn.
• (in Russian) князь Александр Константинович Ипсиланти