Bogoridi

Bogoridi ( Bulgarian Богориди , Greek Βογορίδης Vogoridis or Vogorides ) is the name of an important, partly Hellenized Bulgarian noble family ( Knjaze ) from Kotel .

Stefan Bogoridi (1775-1859) laid during his training Colegiul Sfântul Sava in Bucharest his birth name Stojko Zonkow Stójków and took as his brother Atanas the new name in honor of the Bulgarian Prince Boris I of.

The Bogoridis received high positions in the principalities of Wallachia and Moldova through the Ottoman Empire , took over important posts in the army and government and were sometimes active as ambassadors in European countries. At the same time they were also sponsors of the Bulgarian National Revival and fought for an independent Bulgarian church . They supported gifted Bulgarians (such as Gawril Krastewitsch , Georgi Rakowski ) with scholarships . Today many places, institutions and streets are named after them.

Family members:

• Sophronius von Wraza (1739-1813), born Stojko Wladislawow, was a Bulgarian bishop, historian and writer
• Stefan Bogoridi (1775–1859), born Stojko Zonkow Stojkow , Prince of the Principality of Samos , grandson of Sophronius von Wraza
• Atanas Bogoridi (around 1788–1826), writer
• Aleksandar Bogoridi (1822–1910), Governor General of Eastern Rumelia (May 28, 1879 - May 1884)
• Nikola Bogoridi (1820–1863), Prince of the Principality of Moldova (1857–1858)
• Emanuil Bogoridi (1847–1935), Romanian prince