Mavrocordatos family
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For the 20th-century English printmaker, see Julia Mavrogordato.
The House of Mavrokordatos (also Mavrocordato, Mavrocordatos, Mavrocordat, Mavrogordato or Maurogordato; Greek: Μαυροκορδάτος) is the name of a family of Phanariot Greeks originally from Chios, a branch of which was distinguished in the history of the Ottoman Empire, Wallachia, Moldavia, and modern Greece.[1]
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Mavrokordatos Μαυροκορδάτος | |
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Country | Byzantine Empire Holy Roman Empire Ottoman Empire Russia Greece |
Current region | Danubian Principalities |
Place of origin | Chios, Byzantine Empire (now Greece) |
Founded | 16th century |
Founder | Nikolaos Mavrokordatos |
Titles | Imperial Count of the Holy Roman Empire Prince of Wallachia Prince of Moldavia Prince of Russia |
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