Dimitrios Ypsilantis | |
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| Born | 1793 |
| Died | 16 August 1832(1832-08-16) (aged 38–39) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire First Hellenic Republic |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Filiki Etaireia Greek Revolutionary Army Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1814–1832 |
| Commands | General of theFirst Hellenic Republic |
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| Relations | Alexandros Ypsilantis (grandfather) Constantine Ypsilantis (father) Alexandros Ypsilantis (brother) Manto Mavrogenous (mistress) |
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Demetrios Ypsilantis[a] (alternatively spelledDemetrius Ypsilanti; 1793 – 16 August 1832) was a Greek army officer who served in both theHellenic Army and theImperial Russian Army. Ypsilantis played an important role in theGreek War of Independence, leading several key battles. He was also a member of theFiliki Eteria and the younger brother ofAlexander Ypsilantis.
A member ofPhanariote nobleYpsilantis family, he was the second son ofPrince Constantine Ypsilantis ofMoldavia andElisavet Ypsilanti. He was sent to France where he was educated at a French military school.
He distinguished himself as aRussian officer in the campaign of 1814.[1]
In 1821, he took part in theWallachian uprising under the leadership of his brother Alexandros, that indirectly benefited the Principalities of Moldavia andWallachia.[2] He led the revolt in Greece and arrived atHydra in June 1821.[3]
After the failure of the uprising in Wallachia, he went to theMorea in thePeloponnese, where theGreek War of Independence had just broken out, as representative of the Filiki Etaireia and his brother, Alexandros.
He was among the most prominent Phanariote leaders in the early stages of the revolt, though he was much hampered by local chiefs and the civilian element headed byAlexandros Mavrokordatos;[1] as a result, the organisation of a regular army was slowed and operations limited.[4] He took part in theSiege of Tripolitsa, ofNafplion, and theBattle of Dervenakia, securing Greek control of Morea.
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On 15 January 1822, he was elected president of theFirst National Assembly at Epidaurus. However, due to the failure of his campaign in central Greece, and his failure to obtain a commanding position in thenational convention of Astros, he was forced to retire in 1823.[5] After the landing ofIbrahim at Morea, he took part in the defence of Nafplion in theBattle of the Lerna Mills.
In 1828, he was appointed in the newly established regular army byIoannis Kapodistrias as commander of troops in eastern Greece. On 25 September 1829, he successfully compelled Aslan Bey to capitulate at the Pass of Petra (Battle of Petra), thus ending active operations of the war.[5]
He was known for an affair withManto Mavrogenous, a notable heroine of the Greek War of Independence.
He died due to illness inNafplion on 16 August 1832.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ypsilantis.v. Demetrios Ypsilanti".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 942.
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