Background
Alexandru Callimachi was born in Constantinople. He was the son of Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia, and Raliţa Chrisoscoleo.
Alexandru Callimachi was born in Constantinople. He was the son of Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia, and Raliţa Chrisoscoleo.
His family were an established Moldavian-Greek Phanariote boyar and princely house. Callimachi served as Grand Dragoman of the Sublime Porte from 1785 to 1794. He gained the title of Prince of Moldavia in 1795.
With his reign over, Callimachi retired to Constantinople.