Văcărescu family

The House of Văcărescu was a boyar family of Phanariote Greek descent in Wallachia (now part of Romania).^[1][2]

Coat of arms of the Văcărescu family

The family produced the first poets in Romanian literature.^[2]

Notable members

• Ianache Văcărescu (1654–1714) grand treasurer of Wallachia (killed with his master, Prince Brâncoveanu)^[3]
• Ienăchiță Văcărescu (1730–1796) poet, wrote the first Romanian grammar^[3]
• Elisabeta Văcărescu (1768–1866), second wife of Constantine Ypsilantis
• Alecu Văcărescu (1769–1798), poet
• Nicolae Văcărescu (1786–1825), poet
• Barbu Văcărescu (died 1832), the last Great Ban of Craiova
• Iancu Văcărescu (1786–1863), poet
• Marițica Bibescu (1815–1859), poet and Princess-consort of Wallachia
• Claymoor (Mișu Văcărescu) (c. 1843–1903), journalist
• Maurice Paléologue (1859–1944), writer and French diplomat
• Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947), poet

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  Iancu Văcărescu
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  Ienăchiță Văcărescu

See also

• Văcărești, Bucharest
• Phanariotes
• Văcărești (disambiguation)