The sarcophagus of Princess Bălaşa Cantacuzino, kept in the National Museum of Romanian History

The Cantacuzino (Cantacuzène) family is an old boyar family of Wallachia that claims to have its roots in the Byzantine Greek emperor John VI Kantakouzenos. However no definite genealogical links between Byzantium's rulers and Romanian Cantacuzinos have been established so far. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2592 pixel, file size: 857 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2592 pixel, file size: 857 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Stone sarcophagus of Pharaoh Merenptah Detail of a stone sarcophagus in the Istanbul Archeological Museum showing a hunting scene Anthropoid sarcophagus discovered at Cádiz A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin or body. ... The Museum of Romanian History is a museum in Bucharest, Romania, which contains Romanian historical artifacts from prehistoric times up to modern times. ... A boyar (also spelled bojar) or bolyarin was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Russian, Romanian and Bulgarian aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the tenth through the seventeenth century. ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... Byzantine Greeks or Byzantines, is a conventional term used by modern historians to refer to the medieval Greek or Hellenized citizens of the Byzantine Empire, centered mainly in Constantinople, southern Balkans, the Greek islands, the coasts of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the large urban centres of Near East and... John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene (Greek: Ιωάννης ΣΤ΄ Καντακουζηνός, IōannÄ“s VI KantakouzÄ“nos) (c. ... Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ...

Byzantine family

The origin of the Byzantine family Kantakouzenos can be traced back to Smyrna. The name allegedly originates in a corruption of the Greek language phrase identifying their estates on a mountain just outside of Smyrna. Agora of Smyrna Smyrna (Greek: Σμύρνη) is an ancient city (today İzmir in Turkey) that was founded at a very early period at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. ... Greek ( IPA: or IPA: — Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of 3,500 years, the longest of any single language in that language family. ...

Anna Komnena recorded that a General Na. Cantacuzino led Byzantine troops at the siege of Antioch during the First Crusade.^{[citation needed]} Combatants Crusaders Seljuk Turks Commanders Raymond of Toulouse Godfrey of Bouillon Bohemund of Taranto Yaghi-Siyan Kerbogha Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties Unknown Unknown The Siege of Antioch may also refer to the battle in 1268 when Baibars captured Antioch from the Crusader States; see Siege of Antioch (1268). ... Combatants Christendom, Catholicism West European Christians, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Seljuks, Arabs and other Muslims The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim...

Contrary to the incorrect claim above, the contemporary Romanian, Greek and Russian families do trace straight back to the Byzantine family. The French edition of Wikipedia correctly references this (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Famille_Cantacuz%C3%A8ne)

Source: Mille ans dans les Balkans Jean Michel CANTACUZENE Editions CHRISTIAN Paris (1992) ISBN 2-86486-054-0

Romanian family

Cantacuzino Palace in Bucharest

The Romanian family's earliest lineally attested ancestor was a civil servant in Constantinople at the era of Ottoman conquest. The family is currently divided into several branches: the Greek branch, which was downgraded to the level of peasantry during the Ottoman period, 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 two branches now mostly live in Western Europe and North America. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 843 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): George Enescu Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 843 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): George Enescu Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 238 km² Population (2005) 1,924,959[1] Density 8,088 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Constantine XI† Loukas Notaras Giovanni Giustiniani†[1] Mehmed II Strength 7,000[2] 80,000[1]-200,000[1][3] Casualties 4,000 dead[4] 10,000 civilian dead[5][6] - The Fall of Constantinople refers to the capture of the Byzantine capital by... Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until its declaration of independence in 1821. ... Motto none Anthem Limba noastră(Romanian) Our Language Moldova() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) ChiÅŸinău Official languages Moldovan1 (Romanian) Government Parliamentary republic  -  President Vladimir Voronin  -  Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev Independence from the Soviet Union   -  Date August 27, 1991   -  Finalised December 25, 1991  Area  -  Total 33... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The borders of Western Europe were largely defined by the Cold War. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Notable members

• Dumitraşcu Cantacuzino, Voivode of Moldavia
• Şerban Cantacuzino, Voivode of Wallachia
• Ştefan Cantacuzino, Voivode of Wallachia
• Constantin Cantacuzino, stolnic, diplomat, historian, geographer; author of Istoria Ţării Rumâneşti ("History of Wallachia")
• Gheorghe Cantacuzino, son of Prince Şerban Cantacuzino and Ban of Oltenia
• Mihai Cantacuzino, spătar
• Pârvu Cantacuzino, Ban of Oltenia, the leader of an anti-Ottoman rebellion in 1769
• Mihai Cantacuzino, Ban of Oltenia and associate of Pârvu in the 1769 rebellion
• Constantin Cantacuzino, Caimacam of Wallachia
• Dimitrie Cantacuzino-Paşcanu, Logofăt of Moldavia
• I. A. Cantacuzino, Caimacam of Moldavia
• Alexandru Cantacuzino, Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia
• Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Prime Minister of Romania
• Constantin Cantacuzino Paşcanu, politician
• Matei Cantacuzino, jurist
• Ioan Cantacuzino, physician and scientist
• Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino, politician
• Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Grănicerul, political leader of the fascist Iron Guard
• Alexandrina Cantacuzino, feminist and fascist activist
• Maruca Cantacuzino, socialite and philanthropist
• George Matei Cantacuzino, architect and painter
• Constantin Cantacuzino, World War II flying ace
• Maria-Ioana Cantacuzino, novelist
• Gheorghe I. Cantacuzino, historian

List of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity under the name of Moldavia, and until the creation of Romania (in 1866, after the union with Wallachia of 1859). ... Şerban Cantacuzino (1640-1688) was a voivode of Wallachia in Romania between 1678 and 1688. ... List of rulers of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube, and until the creation of Romania (in 1866, after the union with Moldavia of 1859). ... Stefan Cantacuzino, a Serbian, the Voivode of Wallachia from 1714 to 1716, was killed by the Turks together with his father Constantine Cantacuzino. ... Stolnic was a boier (Romanian nobility) rank and the position at the court in the history of Romania: in Moldavia and Wallachia. ... Below is the list of Wallachian rulers, since the first mentioned until the unification with Moldavia in 1859. ... Şerban Cantacuzino (1640-1688) was a voivode of Wallachia in Romania between 1678 and 1688. ... Ban is a title of either Avar or Illyrian origin, the title was used in some states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. ... Map of Romania with Oltenia highlighted Oltenia or Lesser Wallachia is a historical province of Romania. ... Pârvu or Pîrvu Cantacuzino (d. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (İstanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish (official); spoken languages include Abkhazian, Adyghe, Albanian, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Azerbaijani... A kaymakam (also spelled kaimakam) is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman Empire. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Logothetes. ... // Foreign Affairs Ministers of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, 1862 - 1866 Apostol Arsache 1862 prince Alexandru Cantacuzino 1862 general Ioan G. Ghica 1862-1863 Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu 1863-1865 Alexandru Papadopol-Callimachi 1865-1866 Ion Ghica 1866 Petre Mavrogheni 1866 Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Principality... The Danubian Principalities was a conventional name given to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th century and became, alongside Transylvania, the basis for the Romanian nation-state. ... Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino (22 September 1833 - 22 March 1913) was a Conservative Romanian politician who twice served as the Prime Minister of Romania: between 23 April 1899 and 19 July 1900 and between 4 January 1906 and 24 March 1907. ... Categories: Lists of office-holders | Romanian Prime Ministers | History of Romania ... Ioan Cantacuzino (1863-1934) was a renowned Romanian physician and bacteriologist. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Constantin Bâzu Cantacuzino Constantin Cantacuzino (nicknamed Bâzu; November 11, 1905–May 26, 1958) was a Romanian aviator, one of his countrys leading World War II fighter aces, and a member of the Cantacuzino family. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, perhaps the most famous ace of all. ...

See also

• Cantacuzino Bible

The Bucharest Bible (Romanian: ) was the first complete translation of the Bible in the Romanian language. ...

External links

• Romanian Society at the Dawn of Modern Ages (17th-18th Centuries)