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Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots (Greek: Φαναριώτες, Romanian: Fanarioți, Turkish: Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar [1] (Φανάρι, modern Fener), [2] the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is located, who traditionally occupied four important positions in the ...
Romania during World War II: Ion Antonescu: Mircea: Mircea: 1989 1386–1418 Battle of Rovine, Battle of Nicopolis: Mircea cel Batrân, Mehmed I, Vlad III the Impaler: Mircea at IMDb: For the country: Pentru patrie: 1978 1877–1878 Romanian War of Independence: Carol I of Romania: Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man: Portretul luptătorului ...
The main goal of most Phanariots was to get rich and then to retire. Under the Phanariots, Moldavia was the first state in Eastern Europe to abolish serfdom, when Constantine Mavrocordatos, summoned the boyars in 1749 to a great council in the church of the Three Hierarchs in Iași. In Transylvania, this reform did not take place until 1784, as ...
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days: Cristian Mungiu: Abortion in Communist Romania, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes: California Dreamin' Cristian Nemescu: American soldiers meet Romanian villagers. The Rest is Silence: Nae Caranfil: The making of one of the first Romanian films in 1911 2008: Silent Wedding: Horațiu Mălăele: Elevator: George Dorobanțu
Pages in category "Films set in Romania" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
A Lesson in Dying, date unknown; A Day in Bucharest, date unknown; Let There Be Peace in this House, date unknown; Requiem for Dominic, 1990; Dateline: 1989, Romania, 1991 ...
Wallachia or Walachia (/ w ɒ ˈ l eɪ k i ə /; [11] Romanian: Țara Românească, lit. 'The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country'; Old Romanian: Țeara Rumânească, Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: Цѣра Рꙋмѫнѣскъ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania.
In the 18th century, several Phanariots (members of prominent Greek families in the Fener quarter of Constantinople) were granted governing positions in the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (predecessors of Romania) by the Ottomans. The Phanariots sent to Wallachia and Moldavia included people with the last name Palaiologos, ancestors ...