Rosetti family
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The Rosetti family (also spelled Ruset, Rosset, Rossetti) was a Moldavian boyar princely family of Byzantine Greek and Italian (from Genoa) origins.[1] There are several branches of the family named after their estates: Roznovanu, Solescu, Bălănescu, Răducanu, Ciortescu, Tescanu, and Bibica. The Rosetti family in Wallachia is another branch of the family who initially settled in Moldavia.[2]
Notable members
- Alexandru Rosetti, linguist
- Elena Cuza, 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
- Radu D. Rosetti, poet
- Radu R. Rosetti, general and historian
- Theodor Rosetti, 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
References
External links
Media related to Rosetti family at Wikimedia Commons
- Palatul Primăriei, în vâltoarea istoriei (in Romanian)