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Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots (Greek: Φαναριώτες, Romanian: Fanarioți, Turkish: Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar [1] (Φανάρι, modern Fener), [2] the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is located, who traditionally occupied four important positions in the ...
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The boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia were the nobility of the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The title was either inherited or granted by the Hospodar, often together with an administrative function. [1] The boyars held much of the political power in the principalities and, until the Phanariote era, they elected the Hospodar.
The House of Mavrogheni or Mavrogenis (Greek: Μαυρογένης) is a noble family of Greek origin, whose members occupied many important positions in Paros, Mykonos, Crete, Ikaria, Constantinople, the Principality of Samos, as well as in Wallachia, Moldavia and in the Kingdom of Romania.
Cantacuzino Palace in Bucharest, Romania Cantacuzino Castle in Bușteni, Romania. The Greek Kantakouzenos family had been active in Constantinople and Greece during the Greek War of Independence, [13] but several branches of the original Greek family were created via the migrations and establishment of Kantakouzenos family members to different parts of Europe.
Starting 1993, Moldova began to distance itself from Romania. The 1994 Constitution of Moldova used the term "Moldovan language" instead of "Romanian" and changed the national anthem to "Limba noastră". On January 2, 1992, Moldova introduced a market economy, liberalizing prices, which resulted in huge inflation. From 1992 to 2001, the young ...
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Born sometime between 1800 and 1810, Grigore Alexandru was a member of the Albanian Noble Ghica family of boyars, and a descendant of Phanariotes.After being educated in France and the German Confederation, he returned to his native country and rallied with the nationalist and liberal opposition to Prince Mihail Sturdza under the Regulamentul Organic regime. [1]