Alexander Hangerli | |
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Prince of Moldavia | |
Reign | 7 March – 24 July 1807 |
Predecessor | Alexander Mourouzis |
Successor | Scarlat Callimachi |
Born | 1768 Istanbul |
Died | 12 June 1854 Moscow |
Religion | Orthodox |
Alexander Hangerli or Handjeri (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Χαντζερής, French: Alexandre Handjeri, Romanian: Alexandru Hangerli or Hangerliu, Russian: Александр Ханжерли, Aleksandr Hanzherli, Александр Хангерли, Aleksandr Hangerli or Александру Хангерли, Aleksandru Hangerli; 1768 – 12 June 1854) was a Dragoman of the Porte of the Ottoman Empire, and Prince of Moldavia between March 7 and July 24, 1807. He spent the latter part of his life as a refugee in the Russian Empire, where he became noted as a linguist. He was the brother of Constantine Hangerli, who reigned as Prince of Wallachia before being executed in 1799.