Rosetti family

This article is about Moldavian boyar princely family. For the Italian–English family of writers and artists, see Gabriele Rossetti.
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The House of Rosetti (also spelled Ruset, Rosset, Rossetti) was a Moldavian boyar princely family of Byzantine Greek and Italian (Genoese) origins.[1] There are several branches of the family named after their estates: Roznovanu, Solescu, Bălănescu, Răducanu, Ciortescu, Tescanu, and Bibica. The Rosetti family in Wallachia is another branch of the family who initially settled in Moldavia.[2]

Notable members

List by birthday.

  • Lascaris Rusetos (Rosetti; before 1580 - after 1646), father of Antonie, founder of the Moldavian branch of the family
  • Antonie Ruset (Rosetti; c. 1615-1685), Prince of Moldavia
  • Emanuel Giani Ruset (1715-1794), Prince of Wallachia and later of Moldavia
  • C. A. Rosetti (1816-1885), Prince of Wallachia and later Romanian revolutionary, statesman, and writer
  • Lascăr Rosetti (1816-1884), Prince and politician
  • Maria Rosetti (née Marie Grant; 1819-1893), Princess, political activist, journalist, philanthropist and socialite
  • Elena Cuza (née Rosetti-Solescu; 1825-1909), philanthropist; the Princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza
  • Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu (1827–1884), Prince, lawyer and politician
  • Theodor Rosetti (1837-1923), Prince, writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania
  • Dimitrie R. Rosetti aka Dimitrie Rosetti-Max (1850-1934), Prince, politician, journalist, and playwright
  • Radu D. Rosetti (1874-1964), Prince and poet
  • Radu R. Rosetti (1877-1949), Prince, general and historian
  • Maria Tescanu Rosetti (1879–1968), Princess and lady-in-waiting
  • Elena Rosetti-Solescu (1889–1949), Princess, wife of field marshal of the 3rd Reich, Friedrich Paulus
  • Alexandru Rosetti (1895-1990), Prince and linguist

See also

References

  1. ^ About the origin of Rosettis
  2. ^ Dicţionar istoric, arheologic şi geografic al României, 1937, pp. 450-451

Media related to Rosetti family at Wikimedia Commons

  • Rosetti, Radu R. (1938). Familia Rosetti. Vol. 1: Coborîtorii moldoveni ai lui Lascaris Rousaitos (in Romanian). Bucharest: Imprimeria națională. OCLC 895113055.
  • Rosetti, Radu R. (1940). Familia Rosetti. Vol. 2: Celelalte ramuri (in Romanian). Bucharest: Imprimeria națională. OCLC 895335808.
  • Palatul Primăriei, în vâltoarea istoriei (in Romanian)
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