Constantine Ypsilantis

Constantine Ypsilantis
Prince Constantine Ypsilantis
Born Constantine Ypsilantis
1760
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died 24 June 1816
Kiev, Russian Empire
Nationality Moldavian
Known for Prince of Moldavia
Title Prince
Term 1799–1801 and 1802–1806
Predecessor Alexandru Callimachi
Successor Alexandru Şuţu
Spouse(s) Ralu Callimachi
Children Alexander Ypsilantis, Demetrios Ypsilantis.
Parent(s) Alexander Ypsilantis
Relatives Alexandru Callimachi, father-in-law

Constantine Ypsilantis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Υψηλάντης Konstantinos Ypsilantis; Romanian: Constantin Ipsilanti; 1760–1816), was the son of Alexander Ypsilanti, a key member of an important Phanariote family, Grand Dragoman of the Porte (1796–99), hospodar[1] of Moldavia (1799–1802) and Walachia (1802–06), and a Prince[2] through marriage to the daughter of Alexandru Callimachi.

Resistance against the Ottoman Empire

Ypsilantis Coat of Arms (1805)

Ypsilantis had joined in a conspiracy to liberate Greece and, on its discovery, fled to Vienna, had been pardoned by the sultan and in 1799 appointed by him hospodar of Moldavia. Deposed in 1805, he escaped to St Petersburg, and in 1806, at the head of some 20,000 Russians, returned to Bucharest, where he set to work on a fresh attempt to liberate Greece.

Union of Moldavia and Wallachia

From 1806, during Russian occupation of the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, Russia encouraged their provisional union under Prince Constantine Ypsilanti. Russia preferred their union for improved relations with the Principalities and their formal union was planned for 1830.[2]

Ypsilantis' plans were ruined by the peace of Tilsit and in 1807 he emigrated with his family to Russia.

Legacy

Ypsilantis died, in Kiev, where he had served as commandant of the Pechersk Fortress since 1807. He left five sons, of whom two played a conspicuous part in the Greek War of Independence: Alexander and Demetrios.

References

  1. ↑ East, The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859, p. 178.
  2. 1 2 East, The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859, p. 59.

Sources

  • East, The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859 - An Episode in Diplomatic History, Thirlwall Prize Essay for 1927, Cambridge University Press (1929).
Preceded by
George Mourouzis		 Grand Dragoman of the Porte
1796–1799		 Succeeded by
Alexandros Soutzos
Preceded by
Alexandru Callimachi		 Prince of Moldavia
1799–1801		 Succeeded by
Alexandros Soutzos
Preceded by
Alexandros Soutzos		 Prince of Wallachia
1802–1806		 Succeeded by
Russian occupation
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