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Caradja Καρατζάς | |
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Country | Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire Romania Greece |
Current region | Philippopolis Dyrrhachium Dalmatia Danubian Principalities |
Place of origin | Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
Founded | 1091 |
Founder | Argyros Karatzas |
Titles | Doux of Philippopolis Doux of Dyrrhachium Grand Postelnic of Moldavia Prince of Wallachia |
Connected families | Rosetti family Kretzulescu family |
The House of Caradja (also spelt as Karadja, Karaca, Caragea) or Karatzas (also spelt Caratzas; Greek: Καρατζάς) is a princely house of Byzantine and Phanariote Greek origins, present as dignitaries in the Ottoman Empire, and established as boyars and hospodars in the Danubian Principalities from the late 16th century.