Alexander Ypsilantis facts for kids

Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828)
Quick facts for kids Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828)
	Ypsilantis in Sacred Band's attire; National Historical Museum of Greece
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	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 (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.

Images for kids

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