Mavrocordatos (also Mavrocordato, Mavrokordatos, Mavrocordat or Mavrogordato; Greek: Μαυροκορδάτος) is the name of a family of Phanariot Greeks, distinguished in the history of the Ottoman Empire, Wallachia, Moldavia, and modern Greece. The family – whose members were given a status equal to a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and later became hospodars – was founded by a late-Byzantine noble (and merchant) of Chios.
Notable members of the family were:
Alexander Mavrocordatos - son of the founder, styled prince ("Serene Highness") in 1699 by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Nicholas Mavrocordatos - Alexander's son, ruler of Wallachia (2 times) and Moldavia (2 times)
Constantine Mavrocordatos - Nicholas' son, ruler of Moldavia (4 times) and Wallachia (6 times)
Alexander I Mavrokordatos, ruler of Moldavia (1782–1785)
Alexander Mavrokordatos - Nicholas' son
Nicholas Mavrokordatos, ban of Wallachia
Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Prime Minister of Greece (4 times)
John Mavrokordatos, Nicholas' son, ruler of Moldavia (1743-47)
Alexander II Mavrokordatos, ruler of Moldavia (1785–1786)
John Mavrocordatos - Alexander's son, ruler of Wallachia, caimacam of Moldavia
Alexandra Mavrokordatou - relationship unclear
