Romanian Aristocratic Families

***Grand Palatine Stefan Catargiu was also a son of High Treasurer Iordache. He married Safta Negri ( Costache Negri's aunt ) and had th...

***The origins of this family ( whose name was sometimes and correctly pronounced 'Catargi' ) are not known, the earliest mentions g...

***II. Radu Vacarescu married Venetiana Rosetti ( see fifth paragraph ;aunt of Manole Giani-Ruset, Lord of Wallachia ) and had these childre...

***The Vacarescu family is a classic example of conflicting claims about origins. The family tradition explains the name as coming from that...

***The Lahovary family ( freguently spelt 'Lahovari' ) was originally a Greek family, of rather modest origins. The two main branche...

***This branch descends from High Steward Gheorghe ( Iordache ), brother of Grand Chamberlain Constantin. From his two sons, Toderascu and I...

***This branch ( also known as Rafoveanu; see first two paragraphs ) descends from Serban Cantacuzino , Lord of Wallachia ( 1678-1688 ), p...