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The '''Soutzos''' or '''Soutsos''' ({{lang |
The '''House of Soutzos''' or '''Soutsos''' ({{langx|el|Σούτσος}} or {{lang|el|Σούτζος}}, {{langx|ro|Suțu}} or {{lang|ro|Sutzu}}) was a [[Phanariotes|Phanariote]] family which grew into prominence and power in [[Ottoman Constantinople|Constantinople]] (present-day [[Istanbul]]) during the last centuries of [[Ottoman Empire]] and gave several ''[[hospodar]]s'' to the [[Danubian Principalities]], like [[Alexandros Soutzos]], [[Michael Drakos Soutzos|Michael (I) Drakos Soutzos]] and [[Michael Soutzos|Michael (II) Soutzos]].<ref>http://ghika.org/Familles/Soutzo/Sutzu_01.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>Livre d'or de la noblesse phanariote et des familles princières de Valachie et de Moldavie. Par E. R. R. [i.e. E. Rhizos Rhankabej.] Deuxième édition. Athenes, 1904</ref><ref>Dictionnaire historique et généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople, Paris: L'Auteur, 1983</ref> |
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== History == |
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A forefather in Constantinople of the Soutzoi bore the name Drako. It is indicated that they had at some juncture of earlier time come from [[Epeiros]]. Moreover, it is thought that the forefather had been Aromanians of some mountainous terrain, in Epeiros or therearound. More certainly, the Drakou family name had been in use by several people in Epeiros. |
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The origins of the Soutzos family are unclear. Some authors theorize [[Albania|Albanian]]<ref>{{Cite book |last1=A ́goston |first1=Ga ́bor |title=Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire |last2=Masters |first2=Bruce Alan |date=2008 |publisher=Infobase Publishing, NY |isbn=978-0-8160-6259-1 |page=458}} "...the Ghikas and Soutsos families were of Albanian origin..."</ref> or [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantine Greek]] descent for the family,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Newman |first=Peter C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=flEMQoDtZtkC |title=The Canadian Establishment |date=1989 |publisher=McClelland & Stewart |isbn=978-0-7710-6778-5 |pages=474 |language=en |quote=The Soutzo family were Phanariots, Greeks of Byzantine descent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Daskalov |first=Roumen Dontchev |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/851157146 |title=Entangled Histories of the Balkans : Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. |date=2013 |publisher=Brill |isbn=1-299-69103-X |pages=547 |oclc=851157146 |quote=Soutzos family (Phanariote Greeks)}}</ref> with a suggested region of origin being the island [[Chios]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fermor |first=Patrick Leigh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BUw2EAAAQBAJ |title=Μάνη |date=2021 |publisher=Metaichmio Publications |isbn=978-618-03-2837-0 |pages=Οι πιο αντιπροσωπευτικοί από τους Φαναριώτες είναι οι οικογένειες Γκίκα (νοτιοαλβανικής καταγωγής), Μαυροκορδάτου και Σούτσου (από τη Χίο) |language=el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sitwell |first=Sacheverell |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/793201669 |title=Roumanian journey |date=2011 |publisher=Bloomsbury Reader |isbn=978-1-4482-0468-7 |location=London |pages=51 |oclc=793201669 |quote=the Ghika family were originally Albanian; Mavrocordato, Soutzo are Phanariots.}}</ref> Its first members appear in the 17th century in Constantinople, while it is assumed that it descended from the [[Drakos family]] of [[Epirus]].{{cn|date=February 2024}} It is speculated that one of the members had an important role in the plumbing of Constantinople. Since then the [[Turkish people|Turks]] called the Drakos ''Soutzides'' and the Greeks used the more Greek ''Soutsos''.<ref>Πολυχρόνης Ενεπεκίδης, ''Οι Σούτσοι εις το Παρίσι'', στο: Ρήγας-Υψηλάντης-Καποδίστριας. Έρευναι εις τα αρχεία της Αυστρίας, Γερμανίας, Ιταλίας, Γαλλίας και Ελλάδας, ed. Βιβλιοπωλείον της Εστίας, Athens, 1965, p. 268</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Konstantinos Drako, son of a rhetor of the patriarchate (Diamantaki Drako), was the first Soutzos to rise to prominence.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In 1714, he married Princess Maria Rusetaina, daughter of a long-established Phanariote family (her mother was Helena Mavrokordataina and her paternal grandfather Antonie had even held the princely rule in the Danubian countries under Ottoman overlordship).{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Konstantinos' in-laws raised Konstantinos to high positions in Danubian principalities, and his sons were kin with everybody who mattered in Phanar. Later, in the 1780s—1790s, one of the sons (Mihai Draco-Sutzu) rose to the thrones of Walachia and Moldavia and was the first Prince of their surname.{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2022}} |
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A story tells that being involved in hydraulic equipment of Constantinople, the family started to be called with a term of that by Turks. Modified to Greek language, it were the origin of the name of Soutzos. |
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| ⚫ | Konstantinos Drako, son of a rhetor of the patriarchate (Diamantaki Drako), was the |
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After prince Mihai, his nephew [[Alexandru Suțu]], and his namesake grandson [[Mihail Suțu]] also ruled as Princes. |
After prince Mihai, his nephew [[Alexandru Suțu]], and his namesake grandson [[Mihail Suțu]] also ruled as Princes. |
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Significant members of the family include the two brother poets [[Panagiotis Soutsos]] and [[Alexandros Soutsos]], of whom the first set the cornerstone for the revival of the [[Olympic Games]] and the latter was the founder of the Greek [[Romantic school of poetry]]. The main branch of the above family is |
Significant members of the family include the two brother poets [[Panagiotis Soutsos]] and [[Alexandros Soutsos]], of whom the first set the cornerstone for the revival of the [[Olympic Games]] and the latter was the founder of the Greek [[Romantic school of poetry]]. The main branch of the above family is now found in Athens, Greece. [[Alexandru A. Suțu]] and [[Mihail C. Suțu]] both became members of the [[Romanian Academy]] in the 1880s. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Alexandre Negresco-Soutzo (ro), Livre d’Or de la Famille Soutzo, chez l'auteur, Paris, 2005. |
Alexandre Negresco-Soutzo (ro), Livre d’Or de la Famille Soutzo, chez l'auteur, Paris, 2005. |
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The House of Soutzos or Soutsos (Greek: Σούτσος or Σούτζος, Romanian: Suțu or Sutzu) was a Phanariote family which grew into prominence and power in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) during the last centuries of Ottoman Empire and gave several hospodars to the Danubian Principalities, like Alexandros Soutzos, Michael (I) Drakos Soutzos and Michael (II) Soutzos.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The origins of the Soutzos family are unclear. Some authors theorize Albanian[4] or Byzantine Greek descent for the family,[5][6] with a suggested region of origin being the island Chios.[7][8] Its first members appear in the 17th century in Constantinople, while it is assumed that it descended from the Drakos family of Epirus.[citation needed] It is speculated that one of the members had an important role in the plumbing of Constantinople. Since then the Turks called the Drakos Soutzides and the Greeks used the more Greek Soutsos.[9]
Konstantinos Drako, son of a rhetor of the patriarchate (Diamantaki Drako), was the first Soutzos to rise to prominence.[citation needed] In 1714, he married Princess Maria Rusetaina, daughter of a long-established Phanariote family (her mother was Helena Mavrokordataina and her paternal grandfather Antonie had even held the princely rule in the Danubian countries under Ottoman overlordship).[citation needed] Konstantinos' in-laws raised Konstantinos to high positions in Danubian principalities, and his sons were kin with everybody who mattered in Phanar. Later, in the 1780s—1790s, one of the sons (Mihai Draco-Sutzu) rose to the thrones of Walachia and Moldavia and was the first Prince of their surname.[citation needed]
After prince Mihai, his nephew Alexandru Suțu, and his namesake grandson Mihail Suțu also ruled as Princes.
Significant members of the family include the two brother poets Panagiotis Soutsos and Alexandros Soutsos, of whom the first set the cornerstone for the revival of the Olympic Games and the latter was the founder of the Greek Romantic school of poetry. The main branch of the above family is now found in Athens, Greece. Alexandru A. Suțu and Mihail C. Suțu both became members of the Romanian Academy in the 1880s.
References
[edit]Alexandre Negresco-Soutzo (ro), Livre d’Or de la Famille Soutzo, chez l'auteur, Paris, 2005.
- ^ http://ghika.org/Familles/Soutzo/Sutzu_01.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Livre d'or de la noblesse phanariote et des familles princières de Valachie et de Moldavie. Par E. R. R. [i.e. E. Rhizos Rhankabej.] Deuxième édition. Athenes, 1904
- ^ Dictionnaire historique et généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople, Paris: L'Auteur, 1983
- ^ A ́goston, Ga ́bor; Masters, Bruce Alan (2008). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Infobase Publishing, NY. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-8160-6259-1. "...the Ghikas and Soutsos families were of Albanian origin..."
- ^ Newman, Peter C. (1989). The Canadian Establishment. McClelland & Stewart. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-7710-6778-5.
The Soutzo family were Phanariots, Greeks of Byzantine descent
- ^ Daskalov, Roumen Dontchev (2013). Entangled Histories of the Balkans : Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. Brill. p. 547. ISBN 1-299-69103-X. OCLC 851157146.
Soutzos family (Phanariote Greeks)
- ^ Fermor, Patrick Leigh (2021). Μάνη (in Greek). Metaichmio Publications. pp. Οι πιο αντιπροσωπευτικοί από τους Φαναριώτες είναι οι οικογένειες Γκίκα (νοτιοαλβανικής καταγωγής), Μαυροκορδάτου και Σούτσου (από τη Χίο). ISBN 978-618-03-2837-0.
- ^ Sitwell, Sacheverell (2011). Roumanian journey. London: Bloomsbury Reader. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-4482-0468-7. OCLC 793201669.
the Ghika family were originally Albanian; Mavrocordato, Soutzo are Phanariots.
- ^ Πολυχρόνης Ενεπεκίδης, Οι Σούτσοι εις το Παρίσι, στο: Ρήγας-Υψηλάντης-Καποδίστριας. Έρευναι εις τα αρχεία της Αυστρίας, Γερμανίας, Ιταλίας, Γαλλίας και Ελλάδας, ed. Βιβλιοπωλείον της Εστίας, Athens, 1965, p. 268
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