Văcărescu family
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The House of Văcărescu was a boyar family of Phanariote Greek descent in Wallachia (now part of Romania).[1][2]
The family produced the first poets in Romanian literature.[2]
Notable members
[edit]- Enache Văcărescu (1654–1714) grand treasurer of Wallachia (killed with his master, Prince Brâncoveanu)[3]
- Ienăchiță Văcărescu (1730–1796) poet, wrote the first Romanian grammar[3]
- Elisabeta Văcărescu (1768–1866), second wife of Constantine Ypsilantis
- Alecu Văcărescu (1769–1798), poet
- Nicolae Văcărescu (1786–1825), poet
- Barbu Văcărescu (died 1832), the last Great Ban of Craiova
- Iancu Văcărescu (1786–1863), poet
- Marițica Bibescu (1815–1859), poet and Princess-consort of Wallachia
- Claymoor (Mișu Văcărescu) (c. 1843–1903), journalist
- Maurice Paléologue (1859–1944), writer and French diplomat
- Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947), poet
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2003. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-85229-961-6.
Văcărescu FAMILY, Romanian boyars of Phanariote (Greek) origin, a gifted family that gave the first poets to Romanian literature
- Read online: "Văcărescu Family | Nobility, Aristocracy, Romania | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ a b Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster. 1995. p. 1152. ISBN 978-0-87779-042-6.
Văcărescu family \,və-kǝ-'res-kü \ Romanian family of Phanariote (Greek) origin that produced the first poets in Romanian literature
- ^ a b Gaster, Moses (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 830–831.
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