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Romanian Noble Family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The House of Sturdza, Sturza or Stourdza is the name of an old Moldavian noble family of Phanariote Greek origin. Their origins can be traced back to the 1540s and whose members played important political role in the history of Moldavia, Russia and later Romania.
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The Sturdza were a family of Phanariote Greek origin and devoted much energy to the restoration of Greek independence.[1][2]
The Sturdza family, a Moldavian princely family, has been long and intimately associated with the government first of Moldavia and afterwards of Romania. Its members belong to two main branches, which trace their descent from either Ioan Sturdza or Alexandru Sturdza, the sons of Chiriac Sturdza, who lived in the 17th century, and may be regarded as the founder of the family.[3] Members active in government:
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