Catargiu
The House of Catargiu (Romanian pronunciation: [katarˈd͡ʒi.u]) is the name of an old and influential Moldavian noble family of the Tupilați region, whose members played important political role in the history of Wallachia, Moldavia and Romania.
Coat of arms of noble Catargiu family
Notable members
- Alexandru Ștefan Catargiu (1825 – 1897), a Romanian politician
- Barbu Catargiu (1807 – 1862), a conservative Romanian journalist and politician
- Lascăr Catargiu (1823 – 1899), a Romanian conservative statesman from Moldavia
- Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu (1830 – 1882), a conservative Romanian politician
- Elena Maria Catargiu-Obrenović (Serbian: Елена Марија Катарџи-Обреновић; 1831 – 1879), mother of King Milan I of Serbia
See also
- Catargiu River, a tributary of the Jijioara River in Romania
References
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