Cantacuzino family

Although the Cantacuzino family claims to descend from the Greek Emperor Joannes VI, no links between Byzantine and Roumanian Cantacuzenes have been established so far

Andronikos Kantakuzenos, a Turkish dignitary at Constantinople, *ca 1553, +1601; he may (or may not) have married Marina Ancutza Bassaraba

• A1. Toma Cantacuzino, the Turkish ambassador to Moscow in 1621 and 1627
• A2. Mihalis, lived in Constantinople, +1683
  • B1. Dumitrascu Cantacuzino, Hospodar of Moldavia (II.1674-XI.1675)+(I.1684-VI.1685)
• A3. Constantin, Grand Boyar of Wallachia, *ca 1598, +20.12.1663; m.Elena Bassaraba-Craiovescu; their issue were Cantacuzino of Wallachia
  • B1. Serban, Voivode of Wallachia (1678-88), *ca 1640, +poisoned by his brother Constantin 29.10.1688; m.Maria, dau.of Bulgarian merchant Ghetzea
    • C1. Cassandra, *1682, +Moscow 11.5.1713; m.Iasi 9.5.1699 Fst Dimitrie Cantemir, Hospodar of Moldavia (*26.10.1673 +21.8.1723)
    • C2. Gheorghe Rifoveanu, general-major of Austrian army, Great Ban of Craiova (1718-26), he was elected Voivode of Wallachia in 1717 but was unable to effectively claim the throne, +Hungary 1739; m.Cassandra Pss Rosetti
      • D1. Matei, -cr Graf in Austria; m.Zoe Dudescu
        • E1. Gf Constantin, *1751, +1773; m.1769 Pauna Cantacuzino (+1770)
          • F1. Gf Parvuletz, *1770, +1786
            • G1. Gf Nicolae
              • H1. Gf Matei, +1833, SP
      • D2. Toma; m.Maria Brezoianu
        • E1. Matei III, Lord of Corneni; his descendants were called "Cantacuzino-Corneanu"
        • E2. a daughter; m.Mihai Barbatescu
      • D3. Maria; m.Toma Brailoiu
    • C3. a daughter; m.Frhr Gregorios Vlastos (+after 1733)
  • B2. Stanca Cantacuzino, +1699; m.boyar Matei Papa Brancoveanu
    • C1. Constantin Brancovan, Voivode of Wallachia (1688-1714), +executed Istanbul 15.8.1714
  • B3. Draghici Cantacuzino, -cr 1658 Hungarian count, +1667; m.Pauna Boicescu
    • C1. Parvu I, +1689; m.Ilinca Bajenescu
      • D1. Matei, +1742
        • E1. Parvu II, Grand Spatar of Wallachia, Viceroy of Oltenia, he became factual ruler of Wallachia in 1769, +k.a.1768; m.Victoria Pss Rosetti; his descendants were prominent in Roumanian politics and culture of the 20th century
        • E2. Matei II, Lord of Magureni, +1740; m.Pauna Rustea; their descendants were called "Cantacuzino-Magureanu"
          • F1. Constantin, Lord of Magureni, settled in Moldavia 1733, +1761; m.Safta Cantacuzino-Deleni
            • G1. Ioan I Magureanu; m.Ilinca Balsh; they had issue
          • F2. Mihai, *1723, +1790; m.Elena Pss Vacarescu
            • G1. Paunica, *1753, +1770; m.1769 Constantin Cantacuzino
            • G2. Ruxandra; m.general-major Alexei Petrovich Melissino (*1761, +k.a.Dresden 1813)
          • F3. Radu, colonel of the Russian army, commander of the Wallachian regiment of hussars, +1774; m.Ilinca Pss Mavrocordato
            • G1. Iancu, Grand Spatar of Wallachia, moved to Austria in 1788, *1756, +1828
            • G2. Nicolae, ataman of the Bug Cossacks (1808-18), *1761, +1841; m.Ilinca Hunyadi; for his issue see HERE
          • F4. Parvu, *1739, +1770
            • G1. Maria; m.Ioan Balsh
      • D2. Constantin
        • E1. Serban, +1756
      • D3. Pauna; m.Barbu Petroian
  • B4. Matei, +1679; m.Pss Douka
    • C1. Toma, Great Spatar of Wallachia, general-major of the Russian army (1711), military commander of Rostov-on-the-Don, +1722; m.his cousin, Pss Douka
  • B5. Constantin Stolnicul, *1639, +executed Istanbul 7.6.1716; m.Maria N
    • C1. Stefan Cantacuzino, Voivode of Wallachia (III.1714-XII.1715), +executed Istanbul 7.6.1716; m.Pauna Greceanu
      • D1. Pr Constantin, general-major of the Russian army, was imprisoned for 35 years in Hungarian fortresses, +1781
        • E1. Pr Avraam, +1781
        • E2. Pr Alexander, +1772
    • C2. Radu, +1712; m.Stanca Brezoianu
  • B6. Gheorghe, *1661, +poisoned by his brother 1692
  • B7. a daughter; m.Vintila Corbeanu
  • B8. a daughter; m.Pana Filipescu
  • B9. a daughter; m.Radu Kretzulescu
• A4. Gheorghe Cantacuzino, Great Treasurer of Moldavia, fl 1633; his issue were Cantacuzino of Moldavia
  • B1. Toderasco, Lord of Daleni, +ca 1686
    • C1. Ilie I, senior boyar of Moldavia, +1720; m.Maria N
      • D1. Balasa; m.Pr Stefan Bassaraba de Brancovan (*1685, +executed Istanbul 26.8.1714)
    • C2. Ionitsa, Lord of Daleni; his descendants were called "Cantacuzino-Daleanu"
      • D1. Iordake, Lord of Daleni, Great Chancellor of Moldavia, +1740; m.N, dau.of Hospodar Mihai Racovita
        • E1. Gheorghe Canta, Lord of Daleni
          • F1. Maria Canta, heiress of Daleni; m.Constantin Pr Ghika-Comanesti
        • E2. Ionitsa III, +1789; m.Zoe Pss Ghika
          • F1. Matei, escaped to Russia in 1791, +1817; m.Rallouka Pss Callimachi (*1763, +1837); for his issue see HERE
        • E3. Safta; m.Constantin Cantacuzino-Magureanu (+1761)
      • D2. Toderasco II
        • E1. Ioan II, Chancellor of Moldavia, +1758
  • B2. Gheorghe II, Lord of Pascani; his descendants were called "Cantacuzino-Pascanu"; their genealogy is uncertain in many generations
    • C1. Gheorghe, Lord of Pascani
      • D1. Constantin, Lord of Pascani
        • E1. Gheorghe, Lord of Pascani
          • F1. Grigore, Lord of Pascani; m.Helene Pss Brancovan (*1787 +18.3.1809)
            • G1. Elisaveta, *1804, +1876; m.Barbu Stirbey (*1801 +13.4.1869), the last sovereign Voivode of Wallachia
            • G2. Zoe; m.Alexandru Pr Ghika
          • F2. Constantin, factual ruler of Wallachia from IX.1848 to VI.1849; m.Pulcheria Pss Rosetti
            • G1. Nicolae; m.Lucie Pss Palladi (*1821 +1860)
              • H1. Pulcheria, *9.2.1840, +19.8.1865; m.15.6.1856 Pr Emil zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (*21.4.1824 +16.9.1878)
• A5. Stanca, +after 23.10.1619; m.Aron Voda, Hospodar of Moldova (+1597)

NOTE: As I don't have sufficient information concerning the Roumanian branches of the family, I attempted to represent only those branches whose princely dignity was recognized in Russia.

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Last updated 9th January 2004