Sultan for the context of Phanariote rule. Sources suggest that Ypsilanti was considering an alliance with Austria, and had been negotiating with emissaries of Emperor Joseph II. However, as the Austrians occupied Iaşi in April, all contacts ceased and the Prince was kept in custody in Brno up to the signing of the peace treaty at Sistowa (autumn of 1791). See also Constantine Ypsilantis – son Alexander Ypsilantis – grandson Demetrios Ypsilantis – grandson References Sources Vlad Georgescu, Istoria ideilor politice româneşti (1369–1878), Munich, 1987 Mustafa A. Mehmet, Documente turceşti privind istoria României, vol. III, Bucharest, 1983 Neagu Djuvara, Între Orient şi Occident – Ţările Române la începutul epocii moderne, Editura Humanitas, Bucharest, 2007 Dragomans of the Porte Rulers of Moldavia Rulers of Wallachia Alexander 1725 births 1805 deaths Rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia 18th-century translators Diplomats from Istanbul Constantinopolitan Greeks