Alexander Ypsilantis facts for kids

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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.


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  • Alexander Ypsilantis in hussar uniform

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

  • Monument Ypsilanti

    Monument of Alexander Ypsilanti, that contains bones, Champ de Mars, Athens, 1869

  • Greek war of independence playing cards2

    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.

  • AlexanderYpsilantisPruth

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

  • Marx cemetery P ypsilanti alexander

    Commemorative plate at St. Marx Cemetery in Vienna

  • Ipsilantis nea trapezus

    A bust of Alexandros Ypsilantis in Nea Trapezounta, Pieria


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