Caragea family
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The Caragea or Caradja were a boyar family of Phanariote Greek origins, present as dignitaries in the Ottoman Empire, and established in the late 17th century in Wallachia, remaining present in modern-day Romania.
[edit] Notable members
- Nicolae Caragea, Dragoman of the Ottoman Empire (1769-1774) and Prince of Wallachia (1782-1783)
- Ioan Gheorghe Caragea, Dragoman and later Prince of Wallachia (1812-1818)
- Catherine Caradja
