Sturdza, Sturza or Stourdza is the name of an old Romanian aristocratic family, whose origins can be traced back to the 1540s.
The Sturdza family has been long and intimately associated with the government first of Moldavia and afterwards of Romania. Its members belong to two main branches, which trace their descent from either Ioan Sturdza or Alexandru "Sandu" Sturdza, the sons of Chiriac Sturdza, who lived in the 17th century, and may be regarded as the founder of the family. Members active in government:
Ioan Sturdza prince of Moldavia from 1822 to 1828Mihail Sturdza (1795–1884), prince of Moldavia from 1834 to 1849Alexandru Sturdza, also known as Alexandre Stourdza (1791–1854), Russian publicist and diplomatistGrigore Sturdza (1821–1901), son of Mihail, army general and politicianDimitrie Sturdza (1833–1914), Romanian statesmanMihail R. Sturdza (1886–1980), Romanian minister of Foreign AffairsRoxandra Skarlatovna Edling-Sturdza or Roksandra Skarlatovna EdlingDimitri Sturdza, also known as Tim Sturdza, former multiple Swiss tennis championEric Sturdza, the brother of Dimitrie Sturdza, former top 10 player in SwitzerlandConstantin Sturdza (born 1989), tennis player and the son of Eric SturdzaRadu Silviu SturdzaSerban Sturdza
