Callimachi family
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Callimachi, Calimachi, or Kallimachi (originally Calmaşul or Călmaşu) was a Moldavia
n boyar
and princely
family, originating with a group of free peasants living in the Orhei
area of Bessarabia
. It still remains present today in modern Romania
.
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
n boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
and princely
Hospodar
Hospodar or gospodar is a term of Slavonic origin, meaning "lord" or "master".The rulers of Wallachia and Moldavia were styled hospodars in Slavic writings from the 15th century to 1866. Hospodar was used in addition to the title voivod...
family, originating with a group of free peasants living in the Orhei
Orhei
Orhei is a city and the administrative centre of Orhei District in Moldova with a population of 25,680. Orhei is approximately 50 kilometers north of the capital, Chişinău.-Demographics:...
area of Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
. It still remains present today in modern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
Members
- Vasile Călmaşul: b. 1640, Landowner in Bucovina
- Teodor CălmaşulTeodor CalmasulTeodor Calmăşul was a low level boyar from the Orhei region of Bessarabia, founder of the princely family of Callimachi, the hellenized form of the name.He established himself in Câmpulung, where he founded a church...
: (1660—1740) vornic (headman) of CâmpulungCâmpulungCâmpulung , or Câmpulung Muscel, is a city in the Argeş County, Wallachia, Romania. It is situated among the outlying hills of the Transylvanian Alps, at the head of a long well-wooded glen traversed by the Râul Târgului, a tributary of the Argeş.Its pure air and fine scenery render Câmpulung a...
, father of Ioan and Gavriil - Ioan Teodor CallimachiIoan Teodor CallimachiIoan Teodor Callimachi was Prince of Moldavia from 1758 to 1761.-Early years:Ioan was the second son of Teodor Calmăşul. Teodor, born Calmăşul, changed the family name to Callimachi. Ioan's older brother, Gavriil Callimachi was a monk at Putna Monastery. Ioan pursued his studies at Lvov...
: Prince of Moldavia 1758-1761 - Gavriil CallimachiGavriil CallimachiGavriil Callimachi was a monk at Putna Monastery who rose eventually to the position of Metropolitan of Moldavia. He was born Gheorghe Călmaşul, son of the Câmpulung headman, Teodor Călmaşul, and younger brother of Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia from 1758 to 1761.Gheorghe Callimachi...
: OrthodoxEastern Orthodox ChurchThe Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
monk, Mitropolite of Moldavia ?-1786 - Grigore Callimachi: Prince of Moldavia 1761-1764; 1767-1769
- Alexandru Callimachi: Prince of Moldavia 1795-1799
- Scarlat CallimachiScarlat Callimachi (hospodar)Scarlat Callimachi was Grand Dragoman of the Sublime Porte 1801–1806, Prince of Moldavia between August 24 1806 – October 26 1806, August 4 1807 – June 13 1810, September 17 1812 – June 1819 and Prince of Wallachia between February 1821 – June 1821.A member of the Callimachi family, he was the son...
: Prince of Moldavia 1806; de-jure only, under Imperial Russian occupation, 1807-1810; 1812-1819); Prince of WallachiaWallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, 1821 de-jure only - prevented from reaching his throne by Vladimirescu's Pandur uprisingTudor VladimirescuTudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants... - Alexandros KallimachisAlexandros KallimachisSon of Scarlat Callimachi, Alexandru Callimachi fled Moldavia with his mother and other members of his family in 1821, at the time of his father's death. The family sought refuge in Russia, where Alexander finished his studies, at the University of Kiev...
: OttomanOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
diplomat, governor of Samos IslandSamos IslandSamos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of Asia Minor, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region, and the only municipality of the regional...
1850-1854 - Scarlat CallimachiScarlat Callimachi (communist activist)Scarlat Callimachi or Calimachi was a Romanian journalist, essayist, futurist poet, trade unionist, and communist activist, a member of the Callimachi family of boyar and Phanariote lineage...
: communistCommunismCommunism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
activist - Andrew CalimachAndrew CalimachAndrew Calimach is a Romanian-American author. He is a matrilineal descendant of the Callimachi noble family of Moldavia and is known for his writings on the subject of same-sex relations in Greek mythology-Works:...
: author - Rukmini Maria CallimachiRukmini Maria CallimachiRukmini Maria Callimachi is a Romanian-American journalist and poet.-Life:She left Romania during the communist regime with her mother, father and grandmother, for Switzerland and then the United States....
journalist
Sources
- Nita Dan Danielescu. "Gavriil Callimachi, ctitorul Catedralei mitropolitane Sf. Gheorghe din Iasi" Ziarul Lumina, 2006-02-20
- Narcis Dorin Ion. Castele, palate şi conace din România, 2003
- Ghyka family website, genealogical tree http://www.ghyka.com/Familles/Callimaki/Callimaki_01.pdf