Alexander Mourouzis


Prince Alexander Mourouzis
Portrait by Nikiforos Lytras
Prince of Moldavia
(1st reign)
ReignMarch 1792 – January 1793
PredecessorEmanuel Giani Ruset
SuccessorMichael Drakos Soutzos
Prince of Wallachia
(1st reign)
ReignJanuary 1793 – August 1796
PredecessorMichael Drakos Soutzos
SuccessorAlexander Ypsilantis
Prince of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
ReignMarch 1799 – October 1801
PredecessorConstantine Hangerli
SuccessorMichael Drakos Soutzos
Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign4 October 1802 – August 1806
PredecessorIordache Conta
SuccessorScarlat Callimachi
Prince of Moldavia
(3rd reign)
Reign17 October 1806 – 19 March 1807
PredecessorScarlat Callimachi
SuccessorAlexander Hangerli
Born1750
Istanbul
Died1816
Istanbul
ReligionOrthodox Christian

Prince Alexander Mourouzis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Μουρούζης; Romanian: Alexandru Moruzi; 1750/1760 – 1816) was a Grand Dragoman of the Ottoman Empire who served as Prince of Moldavia and Prince of Wallachia. Open to Enlightenment ideas, and noted for his interest in hydrological engineering, Mourouzis was forced to deal with the intrusions of Osman Pazvantoğlu's rebellious troops. In a rare gesture for his period, he renounced the throne in Wallachia, and his second rule in Moldavia was cut short by the intrigues of French diplomat Horace Sébastiani.