Alexandros Soutzos

Alexandros Soutzos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Σούτζος, Romanian: Alexandru Suţu, Turkish: Drakozâde Aleko Bey, 1758 – January 18/19, 1821, Bucharest) 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.

Not to be confused with the 19th-century Greek poet Alexandros Soutsos.
"Alexandru Suțu" redirects here. For the 19th-century Romanian psychiatrist, see Alexandru A. Suțu.
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
  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.


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