Alexander Ypsilantis (1725–1805)
| Alexander Ypsilantis | |
|---|---|
Prince of Wallachia (2nd reign) | |
| Reign | August 1796 – December 1797 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Mourouzis |
| Successor | Constantine Hangerli |
| Born | 1726 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 13 January 1807 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Issue | Constantine Ypsilantis |
| House | Ypsilantis |
| Religion | Orthodox |
Alexander Ypsilantis (
Phanariotes
.
Reign
In 1774, as a diplomat in service to the
Catherine II at the start of the war
.
As principal acts of his reign in Wallachia, Ypsilanti enforced a series of reforms. Several laws are grouped in the for public offices, a measure intended to reduce fiscal burdens on the taxed social categories (that had been supposed to provide revenues for the fiscal agents, usually boyars, in an economy in which land ownership had become less of an asset than holding office) and ensure a more professional administrative structure.
Ypsilanti's reigns coincide with a critical moment in
Porte faced a large-scale invasion of its Danubian territories as the Habsburg Empire joined the fighting (9 February 1788). A secondary effect of this event was the granting of military command over Turkish troops in the region to Ypsilanti: the gesture is also significant as a temporary re-shaping of status in the relations between Prince and Sultan
for the context of Phanariote rule.
Sources suggest that Ypsilanti was considering an alliance with Austria, and had been negotiating with emissaries of Emperor
Iaşi in April, all contacts ceased and the Prince was kept in custody in Brno up to the signing of the peace treaty at Sistowa
(autumn of 1791).
See also
- Constantine Ypsilantis – son
- Alexander Ypsilantis – grandson
- Demetrios Ypsilantis – grandson
References
- ^ Djuvara, p. 69
Sources
- (in Romanian) Vlad Georgescu, Istoria ideilor politice românești (1369–1878), Munich, 1987
- (in Romanian) Mustafa A. Mehmet, Documente turcești privind istoria României, vol. III, Bucharest, 1983
- (in Romanian) Neagu Djuvara, Între Orient și Occident – Țările Române la începutul epocii moderne, Editura Humanitas, Bucharest, 2007
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