Sturdza family
Encyclopedia
Sturdza, Sturza or Stourdza is the name of an old Romania
n family, whose origins can be traced back to the 1540s.
The Sturdza family has been long and intimately associated with the government first of Moldavia
and afterwards of Romania
. Its members belong to two main divisions, which trace their descent from either Ioan Sturdza
or Alexandru "Sandu" Sturdza
, the sons of Chiriac Sturdza, who lived in the 17th century, and may be regarded as the founder of the family.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n family, whose origins can be traced back to the 1540s.
The Sturdza family has been long and intimately associated with the government first of 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...
and afterwards of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Its members belong to two main divisions, which trace their descent from either Ioan Sturdza
Ioan Sturdza
Ioan Sturdza was a Prince of Moldavia and the most famous descendant of Alexandru Sturdza...
or Alexandru "Sandu" Sturdza
Alexandru Sturdza
Alexandru Sturdza was a Russian publicist and diplomat of Romanian origin. In his writings, he referred to himself with a French rendition of his name, Alexandre Stourdza.-Life:...
, the sons of Chiriac Sturdza, who lived in the 17th century, and may be regarded as the founder of the family.
Members of the family
- Ioan SturdzaIoan SturdzaIoan Sturdza was a Prince of Moldavia and the most famous descendant of Alexandru Sturdza...
- Alexandru SturdzaAlexandru SturdzaAlexandru Sturdza was a Russian publicist and diplomat of Romanian origin. In his writings, he referred to himself with a French rendition of his name, Alexandre Stourdza.-Life:...
, also known as Alexandre Stourdza. - Grigore SturdzaGrigore SturdzaGrigorie Sturdza , son of Mihail Sturdza was educated in France and Germany, became a general in the Ottoman army under the name of "Muklis Pasha", and afterwards attained the same rank in the Moldavian army. He was a candidate for the Moldavian throne in 1859, and subsequently a prominent member...
- Dimitrie SturdzaDimitrie SturdzaDimitrie Sturdza was a Romanian statesman of the late 19th century, and president of the Romanian Academy between 1882 and 1884.-Biography:Born in Iaşi, Moldavia, and educated there at the Academia Mihăileană, he continued his studies in Germany, took part in the political movements of the time,...
- Mihail SturdzaMihail SturdzaMihail Sturdza was a prince of Moldavia from 1834 to 1849. A man of liberal education, he established the Mihaileana Academy, a kind of university, in Iaşi. He brought scholars from foreign countries to act as teachers, and gave a very powerful stimulus to the educational development of the...
- Dimitrie Sturdza, also known as Tim Sturdza, former multiple Swiss tennis champion
- Ion SturzaIon SturzaIon Sturza is a Moldovan politician and businessman who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 19 February 1999 and 9 November 1999.- Education and early career :...
- Eric Sturdza
- Roxandra Edling-Sturdza
- Mihail R. SturdzaMihail R. SturdzaPrince Mihail R. Sturdza . Romanian nobleman and diplomat. Was a descendant of the wealthy and influential Sturdza family of Romanian landowners, politicians and boyars. Played a brief role in Romanian interwar politics....
, Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs - Radu Silviu Sturdza