Hurmuzachi
Encyclopedia
Hurmuzachi is a noble Romanian
family from Bukovina
of Greek
origin. During the 17th-19th centuries they were associated with the Cernauca estate in Bukovina.
The most prominent members were the Hurmuzachi brothers
:
Their father was Doxaki (Doxachi, Doxache, Doxaki) Hurmuzaki (d. April 1857), who eventually re-acquired Cernauca after the documents of the ownership of the estate by the family had been lost and built a new boier palace and church and planted park there. Doxaki married Iuliana (Ilinka, Olena) Murguleţ (d.1858), daughter of a Romanian boier (stolnic
), and they had 12 children, of whom 7 survived: the five brothers and two sisters, Eufrozina and Eliza.
Doxaki was son of medelnicer
Constantin Hurmuzachi and Roksana (d. August 12, 1818) from Moldavia
.
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
family from Bukovina
Bukovina
Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
origin. During the 17th-19th centuries they were associated with the Cernauca estate in Bukovina.
The most prominent members were the Hurmuzachi brothers
Hurmuzachi brothers
The Hurmuzachi brothers, Alexandru , Constantin , Eudoxiu , Gheorghe , and Nicolae , were members of an old Hurmuzachi family of Romanian nobles in Austrian Bukovina of Greek origin, with an estate in Cernăuca...
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- Constantin (1811–1869),
- EudoxiuEudoxiu HurmuzachiEudoxiu Hurmuzachi was a Romanian historian, politician and patriot.-Origins :Hurmuzachi was born into a family of old aristocratic lineage , as the second son of Doxache Hurmuzachi, at the family estate in Cernăuca, Austria , located in the historic region of Bukovina...
(1812–1878), - Gheorghe (1817–1882),
- Alexandru (1823–1871),
- Nicolae (1826–1909).
Their father was Doxaki (Doxachi, Doxache, Doxaki) Hurmuzaki (d. April 1857), who eventually re-acquired Cernauca after the documents of the ownership of the estate by the family had been lost and built a new boier palace and church and planted park there. Doxaki married Iuliana (Ilinka, Olena) Murguleţ (d.1858), daughter of a Romanian boier (stolnic
Stolnic
Stolnic was a boier rank and the position at the court in the history of Romania: in Moldavia and Wallachia. The title approximately corresponds to seneschal and is borrowed from the Slavic title stolnik a person in charge of the royal table.The title mare stolnic means "great stolnic", or...
), and they had 12 children, of whom 7 survived: the five brothers and two sisters, Eufrozina and Eliza.
Doxaki was son of medelnicer
Historical Romanian ranks and titles
This is a glossary of historical Romanian ranks and titles used in the principalities of Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania, and later in Romania. Many of these titles are of Slavic etymology, with some of Greek, Byzantine, Latin, and Turkish etymology; several are original...
Constantin Hurmuzachi and Roksana (d. August 12, 1818) from Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
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See also
- Hurmuzachi Psalter (Psaltirea Hurmuzachi), an early (16th century) manuscript in the Romanian languageRomanian languageRomanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
- Anatol Hurmuzaki (b. 1937), academicianAcademicianThe title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
, governmental functionary of MoldovaMoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
(chief of the department of mechanization, state technical control and labour protection, Ministry of Agriculture of Moldova & other positions)