Alexandros Soutzos

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Alexandros Soutzos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σούτζος, Romanian: Alexandru Suţu, Turkish: Drakozâde Aleko Bey; 1758 – 18/19 January 1821) was a Phanariote Greek who ruled as Prince of Moldavia (July 10, 1801 – October 1, 1802 and Prince of Wallachia (July 2, 1802 – August 30, 1802; August 24, 1806 – October 15, 1806; December 1806; November 17, 1818 – January 19, 1821).[1][2] Born in Constantinople, he had earlier been Grand Dragoman of the Ottoman Empire.

Alexandros Soutzos
Prince of Moldavia
Reign10 July 1801 – 1 October 1802
PredecessorConstantine Ypsilantis
SuccessorIordache Cantacuzino
Prince of Wallachia
(1st reign)
Reign2 July 1802 – 30 August 1802
PredecessorMichael Soutzos
SuccessorConstantine Ypsilantis
Prince of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
Reign24 August 1806 – 15 October 1806
PredecessorConstantine Ypsilantis
SuccessorConstantine Ypsilantis
Prince of Wallachia
(3rd reign)
ReignDecember 1806
PredecessorConstantine Ypsilantis
SuccessorConstantine Ypsilantis
Prince of Wallachia
(4th reign)
Reign17 November 1818 – 19 January 1821
PredecessorJohn Caradja
SuccessorTudor Vladimirescu
Born1758
Istanbul
Died19 January 1821
Bucharest
HouseSoutzos family
ReligionOrthodox

References

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  1. ^ Earthly Delights: Economies and Cultures of Food in Ottoman and Danubian Europe, c. 1500-1900. BRILL. 2018-06-05. p. 439. ISBN 978-90-04-36754-8.
  2. ^ Gallant, Thomas W. (2015-01-21). Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1768 to 1913. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-7486-3607-5.
Preceded by Grand Dragoman of the Porte
1799–1802
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince of Moldavia
1801–1802
Succeeded by
vacancy
Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1802
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1806
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1806
Succeeded by
Preceded by
vacancy
before Jean Georges Caradja
Prince of Wallachia
1818–1821
Succeeded by