The Cantacuzino (Cantacuzène) family is an old boyar family of Wallachia which they claim to get their roots from the Byzantine Emperor John VI Cantacuzenus. However no definite genealogical links between Byzantine and Romanian Cantacuzinos have been established so far. A boyar (also spelled bojar; Romanian: boier) was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Russian and Romanian aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the 10th through the 17th century. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... John VI Cantacuzenus (c. ... Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ...

The origin of the family can be traced back to Smyrna. The name allegedly originates in a corruption of the Greek phrase identifying their estates on a mountain just outside of Smyrna. Ä°zmir, the third most populous city of Turkey and the countrys largest port after Ä°stanbul, is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf of Ä°zmir. ...

Anna Comnena recorded that a General Na. Cantacuzino led Byzantine troops at the siege of Antioch during the First Crusade.^{[citation needed]} Anna Comnena (December 1, 1083 - 1153) was a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus, and is the first known female historian. ... The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. ... The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II to regain control of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Christian Holy Land from Muslims. ...

The family is currently divided into several branches: the Greek branch, which declined to the peasantry during the Ottoman period (though remains aware of their imperial heritage), the Romanian (Wallachian and Moldavian) branches and the Russian branch (which is an offshoot of the Moldavian branch). As a consequence of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet occupation of Romania after World War II, the last three branches now mostly live in Western Europe and North America. Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Sogut (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty... This article or section should include material from Eastern Moldova — for information about the adjacent Romanian region, see Moldavia. ... The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political events in Russia, which, after the elimination of the Russian autocracy system, and the Provisional Government (Duma), resulted in the establishment of the Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times Western Europe was largely defined by the Cold War, with the Iron Curtain separating it from Eastern Europe (Warsaw Pact countries). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Notable members of the family

• Dumitraşcu Cantacuzino, Voivode of Moldavia (1673, 1674-1675, 1684-1685)
• I. A. Cantacuzino, Voivode of Moldavia, (1859)
• Alexandru Cantacuzino, Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1862
• Serban Cantacuzino, Voivode of Wallachia
• Stefan Cantacuzino, Voivode of Wallachia
• Gheorghe Cantacuzino, Prime Ministers of Romania
• Constantin Cantacuzino, stolnic, diplomat, historian, geographer; author of Istoria Ţării Rumâneşti ("History of Romanian Land") , see wikisource:ro:Constantin Cantacuzino