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) | |
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| Native name | Greek: Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης Romanian: Alexandru Ipsilanti Russian: Александр Константинович Ипсиланти |
| Born | 12 December 1792 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 31 January 1828 (aged 35) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Allegiance | |
| Years of service | 1805–1821 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Alexander Ypsilantis Media
Ypsilantis in the uniform of a senior officer of the Russian Hussars, 1810s.
Monument of Alexandros Ypsilantis, that contains his bones, by Leonidas Drosis, Pedion tou Areos, Athens, 1869
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.
Alexandros Ypsilantis crosses the Pruth by Peter von Hess, Benaki Museum, Athens.
Commemorative plate at St. Marx Cemetery in Vienna
A bust of Alexandros Ypsilantis in Nea Trapezounta, Pieria
References
Sources
- Brewer, David. The Greek War of Independence : the struggle for freedom from Ottoman oppression and the birth of the modern Greek nation (2001). Woodstock, N.Y: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-172-X.
- Dakin, Douglas. The unification of Greece, 1770-1923 (1984). London: Benn.
- (in Russian) князь Александр Константинович Ипсиланти