Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NamePrince Matei (Ioan) Cantacuzene
Birth1750
Death1817
EducationUniversities of Bologna and Padua.
Note 1Grand Vornik. Grand Cousellor in Russia. Spatar. He was the founder of the Russian branch of the Moldavian Cantacuzene family.
Note 2Treasurer of Moldavia in 1790. Left for Russia in 1791. Secret adviser to Emperor Alexander.
FlagsCantacuzene, Caradja, Ghika, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Romania
FatherIoan ‘Ionita’ (Iordache) Cantacuzene (?-1789)
MotherZoë (Alexander) Ghika (?-?)
Marriage1780, Galatz/Galati, Romania
SpousePrincess Rallou (Gregorios) Callimachi, G Granddaughter
Birth1763
Death1837
FlagsCallimachi, Caradja, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Romania
Children
1 MCol. Prince George ‘Egor’ (Matei) Cantacuzene, GG Grandson
Birth1786
Death1857, Chisinau, Moldavia (Romania)
SpousePrincess Elena (Mihail) Gortchakoff (1794-1854)
Marriage?
ChildrenGeorge (George) (1817-1887)
 Grigori (George) (1814-1871)
 Leon (George) (1818-1874)
 Aspasia (George) (1822-1890)
 Mihail (George) (1827-1880)
 Olga (George) (1830-1903)
 Nicolai (George) (?-?)
2 MDimitri (Matei) Cantacuzene, GG Grandson
Birth?
Death?
3 MCol. Prince Grigore (Matei) Cantacuzene, GG Grandson
Birth?
Death6 Sep 1812, Borodino, Russia
4 MPrince Alexandru (Matei) Cantacuzene, GG Grandson
Birth1791, Jassy/Iasi, Romania
MemoAnother source say 11 Aug 1781.
Death8 Feb 1841, Athens, Greece
SpouseElisabeta (Mihail) Daragan (1791-1871)
Marriage?
ChildrenMatei (Alexandru) (1809-1841)
 Alexander ‘Alecu’ (Alexandru) (1813-1884)
 Mihail (Alexandru) (1812-1882)
 Elena (Alexandru) (1817-1845)
 Dimitri (Alexandru) (1817-1877)
 Aristide (Alexandru) (1819-?)
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