Mavrocordatos family

Prince Mavrocordat coat of arms.

Mavrocordatos (also Mavrocordato, Mavrokordatos, Mavrocordat or Mavrogordato; Greek: Μαυροκορδάτος) is the name of a family of Phanariot Greeks, distinguished in the history of the Ottoman Empire, Wallachia, Moldavia, and modern Greece. The family – whose members were given a status equal to a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and later became hospodars – was founded by a late-Byzantine noble (and merchant) of Chios.

Notable members of the family were:

• Alexander Mavrocordatos - son of the founder, styled prince ("Serene Highness") in 1699 by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

• Nicholas Mavrocordatos - Alexander's son, ruler of Wallachia (2 times) and Moldavia (2 times)

• Constantine Mavrocordatos - Nicholas' son, ruler of Moldavia (4 times) and Wallachia (6 times)

• Alexander I Mavrokordatos, ruler of Moldavia (1782-1785)

• Alexander Mavrokordatos - Nicholas' son

• Nicholas Mavrokordatos, ban of Wallachia

• Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Prime Minister of Greece (4 times)

• John Mavrokordatos, Nicholas' son, ruler of Moldavia (1743-47)

• Alexander II Mavrokordatos, ruler of Moldavia (1785-1786)

• John Mavrocordatos - Alexander's son, ruler of Wallachia, caimacam of Moldavia

• Alexandra Mavrokordatou - relationship unclear

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.