Alexander Ypsilantis facts for kids
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Alexander Ypsilantis (1792–1828)
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![]() Ypsilantis in Sacred Band's attire
National Historical Museum of Greece |
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Born | 12 December 1792 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 31 January 1828 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
(aged 35)
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Years of service | 1805–1821 |
Rank | Major general |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars
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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.
- (in Russian) князь Александр Константинович Ипсиланти
Images for kids
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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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