The House of Rosetti (also spelled ''Ruset'', ''Rosset, Rossetti'') was a
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...
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boyar princely
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family of
Byzantine
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Greek and Italian (from
Genoa
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) origins. There are several branches of the family named after their estates: Roznovanu, Solescu, Bălănescu, Răducanu, Ciortescu, Tescanu, and Bibica. The Rosetti family in
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...
is another branch of the family who initially settled in Moldavia.
Dicţionar istoric, arheologic şi geografic al României, 1937, pp. 450-451
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Notable members
* Alexandru Rosetti, linguist
*Elena Cuza
Elena Cuza (17 June 1825 – 2 April 1909), also known under her semi-official title Elena Doamna, was a Moldavian, later Romanian noblewoman and philanthropist. She was princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of Alexandru Ioan ...
, philanthropist; the Princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza
* C. A. Rosetti, Prime Minister, statesman, and writer
* Maria Rosetti, political activist, journalist, philanthropist and socialite
*Maria Tescanu Rosetti
Maria Tescanu Rosetti (1879–1968), was a Romanian aristocrat and royal court official.
Life
Born in Berești-Tazlău, Bacău County, she was a descendant of some illustrious Moldavian boyar families. Her father Dumitru was descended from the ...
, lady-in-waiting
*Radu D. Rosetti
Radu D. Rosetti or Rossetti (December 13 Constantin Ciopraga, ''Literatura română între 1900 și 1918'', pp. 296–297. Iași: Editura Junimea, 1970 or December 18, Șerban Cioculescu, "Amintiri. Radu D. Rosetti", in '' România Literară'', I ...
, poet
*Radu R. Rosetti
Radu R. Rosetti ( – June 2, 1949) was a Romanian brigadier general, military historian, librarian, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy.
Biography Early years
Born in Căiuți, Bacău County, he was part of the old ''boyar'' Rosetti fam ...
, general and historian
*Theodor Rosetti
Theodor Rosetti (5 May 1837, Iași or Solești, Moldavia – 17 July 1923, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania
The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Ro ...
, writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania
* Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu, lawyer and politician
* Emanuel Giani Ruset, Prince of Wallachia, and Prince of Moldavia
See also
* Roznovanu Palace
References
External links
Palatul Primăriei, în vâltoarea istoriei
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Phanariotes
Romanian boyar families
Romanian nobility