The Mocioni family ( hu, Mocsonyi de Foen), also spelled as Mocsony, was an

Austro-Hungarian Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

family that produced barons, philanthropists and bankers. It had branches in Romania, Serbia (Belgrade) and Hungary (Pest). The family was of Aromanian origin, migrating from

Moscopole Moscopole or Voskopoja ( sq, Voskopojë; rup, Moscopole, with several other variants; el, Μοσχόπολις, Moschopolis) is a village in Korçë County in southeastern Albania. During the 18th century, it was the cultural and commercial ...

in the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

to the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

(and

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

) at the end of the 17th century.

Notable people

* Alexandru Mocioni (1841–1909) - writer, journalist, politician, deputy, composer *

Andrei Mocioni Andrei Mocioni de Foen (also spelled Andrea de Mocioni or Andreiu Mocionĭ, last name also Mocsonyi, Mocsoni, Mocionyi or Mocsony; german: Andreas Mocioni de Foen or ''Andreas von Mocsonyi'', hu, fényi Mocsonyi András; June 27, 1812 – April 23 ...

(1812–1880) - politician; *

Anton Mocioni Anton may refer to: People * Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Anton (surname) Places * Anton Municipality, Bulgaria ** Anton, Sofia Province, a village * Antón District, Panama ** Antón, a town and capital ...

(1816–1890) - officer, deputy * Anton de Mocioni (1882) - minister * Eugeniu Mocioni (1844–1901) - deputy * Ecaterina Mocioni - baroness of

Foeni Foeni ( hu, Fény; german: Fün or ''Feuenfeld''; sr, Фењ, Fenj) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cruceni and Foeni (commune seat). Geography Foeni is located in the southwest of Timiș County, on the bo ...

* Gheorghe Mocioni (1823–1901) - deputy * Petru Mocioni (1804–1858 assassinated) - Torontál deputy * Zeno Mocioni

References

* Lucian Predescu - ''Enciclopedia României'', Cugetarea, Bucharest, 1999. Romanian people of Aromanian descent Hungarian people of Aromanian descent Serbian people of Aromanian descent Hungarian noble families Austrian noble families Romanian noble families People from Moscopole {{Austria-Hungary-bio-stub