He is considered the patriarch of the renowned Christopoulos family, whose members became actively involved in Greek politics.

Christopoulos studied law and philosophy in Constantinople (now Istanbul), as well as in Pisa, and resided in Bucharest for several years.

At the beginning of the Greek Revolution, he joined the Sacred Band, but was later captured.

He later returned to the newly established independent Greek State.

In Greece, he worked as a judge at the islands of Andros, Spetses, Kea and Aigina.