Michael Soutzos | |
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![]() Soutzos as hospodar of Moldavia, 1820 | |
Prince of Moldavia | |
Reign | 12 June 1819 – 29 March 1821 |
Predecessor | Scarlat Callimachi |
Successor | Stolnici Manu and Rizo-Nerulos |
Born | 1778 or 1784 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
Died | 12 June 1864 Athens, Kingdom of Greece (now Athens, Greece) |
House | Soutzos family |
Religion | Orthodox |
Michael Soutzos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Σούτζος, Romanian: Mihail Suțu; 1778 or 1784 – 12 June 1864), was a member of the Soutzos family of Phanariotes, he was the grandson of Michael Drakos Soutzos; he was in turn a Prince of Moldavia, between 12 June 1819 and 29 March 1821. He was initiated into Filiki Eteria, he supported the Greek revolution in Moldavia and Wallachia and after the creation of the Greek state, he served as ambassador of the country abroad.