The House of Rosetti (also spelled ''Ruset'', ''Rosset, Rossetti'') was a
Moldavia
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boyar
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princely
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family of
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Greek and Italian (
Genoese) origins. There are several branches of the family named after their estates: Roznovanu, Solescu, Bălănescu, Răducanu, Ciortescu, Tescanu, and Bibica. The Rosetti family in
Wallachia
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is another branch of the family who initially settled in Moldavia.
Dicţionar istoric, arheologic şi geografic al României, 1937, pp. 450-451
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Notable members
List by birthday.
* Lascaris Rusetos (Rosetti; before 1580 - after 1646), father of Antonie, founder of the Moldavian branch of the family
* Antonie Ruset (Rosetti; c. 1615-1685), Prince of Moldavia
* Emanuel Giani Ruset (1715-1794), Prince of Wallachia and later of Moldavia
* C. A. Rosetti (1816-1885), Prince of Wallachia and later Romanian revolutionary, statesman, and writer
* (1816-1884), Prince and politician
* Maria Rosetti (née Marie Grant; 1819-1893), Princess, political activist, journalist, philanthropist and socialite
*Elena Cuza
Elena Cuza (17 June 1825 – 2 April 1909), also known under her semi-official title Elena Doamna, was a Moldavian, later Romanian noblewoman and Philanthropy, philanthropist. She was princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of A ...
(née Rosetti-Solescu; 1825-1909), philanthropist; the Princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also Anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first ''domnitor'' (prince) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as List of monarchs of Moldavia ...
* Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu (1827–1884), Prince, lawyer and politician
*Theodor Rosetti
Prince Theodor Rosetti (; 5 May 1837 – 17 July 1923) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 23 March 1888 and 22 March 1889, with two cabinets formed. Over his life, he also served seve ...
(1837-1923), Prince, writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania
* aka Dimitrie Rosetti-Max (1850-1934), Prince, politician, journalist, and playwright
* Radu D. Rosetti (1874-1964), Prince and poet
* Radu R. Rosetti (1877-1949), Prince, general and historian
* Maria Tescanu Rosetti (1879–1968), Princess and lady-in-waiting
* (1889–1949), Princess, wife of field marshal of the 3rd Reich, Friedrich Paulus
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* Alexandru Rosetti (1895-1990), Prince and linguist
See also
* Roznovanu Palace
References
External links
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Palatul Primăriei, în vâltoarea istoriei
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