Catargiu

The Catargiu family () is an old and influential Moldavian noble family of the Tupilați region, whose members played important political role in the history of Wallachia, Moldavia and Romania.

Notable members

• Alexandru Ștefan Catargiu (18251897), a Romanian politician
• Barbu Catargiu (18071862), a conservative Romanian journalist and politician
• Eva Callimachi-Catargi (1855 –1913), Parisian heiress and subject of two paintings by Henri Fantin-Latour.
• Lascăr Catargiu (18231899), a Romanian conservative statesman from Moldavia
• Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu (18301882), a conservative Romanian politician
• Elena Maria Catargiu-Obrenović (; 18311879), mother of King Milan I of Serbia

See also

• Catargiu River, a tributary of the Jijioara River in Romania

References