Christopoulos was born in Andritsaina and was the son of Christos Christopoulos. Christopoulos was substantially a leader in family studies from his family, in which his member from his political life. He studied law and philosophy in Constantinople (now Istanbul) and in Pisa and lived for several years in Bucharest. At the outbreak of the revolution, he moved himself and was captured but he later moved to Iaşi where he remained until 1828. He later returned to independent Greece.