Mavrokordatos Μαυροκορδάτος | |
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![]() Coat of arms of the Mavrokordatos family | |
![]() A portrait of the Mavrokordatos family in the 19th century | |
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Current region | Danubian Principalities |
Place of origin | Chios, Byzantine Empire (now Greece) |
Founded | 16th century |
Founder | Nikolaos Mavrokordatos |
Titles | Imperial Count of the Holy Roman Empire Prince of Wallachia Prince of Moldavia Prince of Russia |
The House of Mavrokordatos (also Mavrocordato, Mavrocordatos, Mavrocordat, Mavrogordato or Maurogordato; Greek: Μαυροκορδάτος) is the name of a family of Phanariot Greeks originally from Chios, a branch of which was distinguished in the history of the Ottoman Empire, Wallachia, Moldavia, and modern Greece.[1]