Sturdza family


The House of Sturdza, Sturza or Stourdza is the name of an old Moldavian noble family whose origins can be traced back to the 1540s. Members of the family played important political role in the history of the Principality of Moldavia, Russia and later Romania.

Origin

The Sturdza were a family of Phanariote Greek origin and devoted much energy to the restoration of Greek independence.

Political family

The Sturdza family, a Moldavian princely family, has been long and intimately associated with the government first of Moldavia and afterwards of Romania. Its members belong to two main branches, which trace their descent from either Ioan Sturdza or Alexandru Sturdza, the sons of Chiriac Sturdza, who lived in the 17th century, and may be regarded as the founder of the family. Members active in government:
File:Castelul Sturdza din Miclauseni46.jpg|thumb|The Sturdza Castle in Miclăușeni
  • Ioan Sturdza, prince of Moldavia from 1822 to 1828
  • Mihail Sturdza, Prince of Moldavia from 1834 to 1849, modernizer of Moldavia
  • Alexandru Sturdza, also known as Alexandre Stourdza, Russian publicist and diplomatist
  • Grigore Sturdza, son of Mihail, army general and politician
  • Dimitrie Sturdza, Romanian statesman
  • Dimitrie C. Sturdza-Scheianu, Romanian historian
  • , Romanian Army, colonel, German spy
  • Mihail R. Sturdza, Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs
  • , Romanian historian
  • Șerban-Dimitrie Sturdza, Romanian politician

    Others

  • Roxandra Sturdza, philanthropist and writer
  • Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, actress and theater director
  • Marina Sturdza, former Romanian Princess and humanitarian activist
  • Constantin Sturdza, tennis player
  • Dimitri Sturdza, tennis player