The House of Callimachi, Calimachi, or Kallimachi ( el, Καλλιμάχη, russian: Каллимаки, tr, Kalimakizade; originally ''Calmașul'' or ''Călmașu''), was a

Phanariote Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots ( el, Φαναριώτες, ro, Fanarioți, tr, Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar (Φανάρι, modern ''Fener''), the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumeni ...

family of mixed

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centra ...

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origins. Originating in the boyardom of Orhei County, it gave Moldavia four reigning princes. The family remains present today in modern

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

Notable members

Agnatic

* Vasile Călmașul, Moldavian landowner * Teodor Calmășul, Moldavian boyar * Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia (1758–1761) *

Gavriil Callimachi Gavriil Callimachi (; 1689—1786) was a monk at Putna Monastery who rose eventually to the position of Metropolitan of Moldavia. He was born Gheorghe Călmaşul, son of the Câmpulung headman, Teodor Călmaşul, and younger brother of Ioan Teodo ...

, Orthodox monk, Metropolitan of Moldavia (?–1786) * Grigore Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia (1761–1764; 1767–1769) * Alexandru Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia (1795–1799) *

Scarlat Callimachi Scarlat Callimachi or Calimachi (; nicknamed ''Prinţul Roşu'', "the Red Prince"; September 20, 1896 – June 2, 1975) was a Romanian journalist, essayist, futurist poet, trade unionist, and communist activist, a member of the Callimachi fa ...

, Prince of Moldavia (1806; ''de jure'' 1807–1810; 1812–1819); Prince of Wallachia (''de jure'' 1821) * Alexandros Kallimachis, Ottoman diplomat, Governor of Samos (1850–1854) *

, Romanian communist activist (1896–1975)

Matrilineal

Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (with spelling variants Papadopolu, Papadopulo, Papadopul, as well as Callimach, Callimac, and Callimachi; January 15, 1833 – June 18, 1898) was a Moldavian-born Romanian historian, jurist, and journalist, who served ...

, Romanian cabinet minister and scholar *

Rukmini Callimachi Rukmini Maria Callimachi (born Sichitiu on 25 June 1973) is a Romanian-born American journalist. She currently works for ''The New York Times''. Background Callimachi gained her name "Rukmini" through her family's closeness to the Indian theos ...

, American journalist

By marriage

* Dida Solomon-Callimachi, Romanian actress and writer Phanariotes {{Romania-stub