Michael Stourdza
Michael Stourdza or Michail Stourtzas , also Mihail Sturdza ( Greek Μιχαήλ Στούρτζας ; * 1794 in Jassy ; † May 8, 1884 in Paris ) was a Moldovan prince of Greek origin and an honorary citizen of Baden-Baden .
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The Stourdza family was a Phanariotic Greek family. Michail Stourdza's parents moved from Constantinople to the Principality of Moldova . Stourdza was taught by a French tutor, soon spoke eight languages and was known for his education, which enabled him to work in the civil service. His maternal grandfather was chancellor under Prince Skarlatos Kallimachi (Scarlat Calimah), so he was able to participate in the creation of the Moldovan code of law published in 1817.
In 1834 Michail Stourdza was elected Prince of the Moldavia. After the Treaty of Balta-Limani in 1849, he had to resign. He took up residence in Paris.
He was married twice: with his first wife Rosetti he had two sons (Gregor and Demeter Michael), his second wife Smaragda, 21 years younger than him, gave birth to a son Michael and a daughter Maria. According to the relevant matriculations, all three sons studied together for a few semesters in Berlin at the Humboldt University from 1857.
From 1854 the family spent the summer months in Baden-Baden, where the family had built the Palais Stourdza on Lichtentaler Straße. In June 1863 his son Michael Stourdza Junior died at the age of 16. In memory of the Stulz orphanage in Lichtental , the father donated 10,000 guilders and the Baden-Baden hospital 4,000 guilders. He was buried on Michaelsberg, named after his son, where a Greek Orthodox Stourdza chapel was built. He also created a park there for the general public. The chapel was designed by Leo von Klenze and was intended to serve as a burial place for the entire family, but also for services according to Greek Orthodox rites. It was inaugurated on October 25, 1866.
Stourdza left a huge fortune, the distribution of which his relatives led several lawsuits against each other after his death.
Honors in Baden-Baden
- Honorary Citizenship, 1872
- Michaelsberg with the now Romanian Orthodox Stourdza Chapel
- Michael tunnel
- Stourdza Street
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sturdza, Moldovan boyar family . In: Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon 1894–1896, Volume 15, p. 461.
- ↑ The Stourdza Chapel ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on baden-baden.de
- ^ New York Times, February 6, 1898
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stourdza, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stourtzas, Michael; Stourtzas, Michail; Sturdza, Mihail; Στούρτζας, Μιχαήλ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Moldova, emigrant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iassy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1884 |
| Place of death | Paris |