the Kantakouzenoi had with the locale in the 11th and 13th centuries. Origin of the Romanian branch The Greek Kantakouzenos family had been active in Constantinople and Greece during the Greek War of Independence, but several branches of the original Greek family were created via the migrations and establishment of Kantakouzenos family members to different parts of Europe. Two of those new branches were the Romanian (Wallachian and Moldavian) Cantacuzino branch as well as the Russian branch (which is an offshoot of the Romanian-Moldavian one). As a consequence of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet occupation of Romania after World War II, (between 1944 and 1947) the last two branches now mostly live in Western Europe and North America. According to Jean-Michel Cantacuzène and Mihail Sturdza, the origin of the Cantacuzino family in Romania is traced to Andronikos Kantakouzenos (1553–1601; also known as Andronik), a Greek financier from Constantinople, son of the "Prince of the Greeks" Michael "Şeytanoğlu" Kantakouzenos. Andronikos had among his several sons two who became "boyars" in what today is Romania and founded the yet-surviving new branches of Cantacuzino: "boyar" Georgios 'Iordaki' Kantakouzenos became forefather of the Moldavian branch, which soon branched to Cantacuzino-Deleanu and Cantacuzino-Pasceanu. "boyar" Konstantinos 'Kostaki' Kantakouzenos married an heiress (daughter) of the late reigning prince Radu Șerban, onetime ruler of Wallachia, and they founded the Wallachian branches which soon clashed against the Ghica family over power. Family tree of notable members Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu (1510–1578) Andronikos Kantakouzenos (1553–1601) Mihai Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino (died 1686), Prince of Moldavia Iordache (died 1663) Toderascu (died 1685) Ionitsa (1664–1692) Iordache (1688–1758) Ionitsa (1721–1789) Matei (1750–1817) Alexandros Kantakouzinos (1787–1841), magnate and politician Alexandru Cantacuzino (1811–1884), government minister Iordache (died 1700) Iordache (died 1740) Constantin (died 1740) (1740–1826) Constantin (1778–1843) Lascar (1805–1885) Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu (1856–1927), politician Nicolas (1811–1840), married to (1821–1860) Pulcheria (1840–1865), married to Prince Emil zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1824-1878) Lucia zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Beleburg (1859-1903), married Prince Otto Victor von Schönburg-Waldenburg (1856-1888) Princess Sophie von Schönburg-Waldenburg (1885-1936), married Wilhelm, Prince of Albania Grigore (1779–1809) Elisabeta Știrbey (1805–1874), Princess of Wallachia Alexandru (1786–1832) (1829–1897) (1598–1663); married to Elena Cantacuzino (1630–1667) Parvu (died 1696) Parvu (1689–1751) Ioan (died 1749) Iordache (1747–1803) Constantin Cantacuzino (1793–1877) Ion C. Cantacuzino (1825–1878), politician Ioan Cantacuzino (1863–1934), physician and scientist Adolf (1839–1911) Scarlat Cantacuzino (1874–1949), poet and diplomat Grigore (1800–1849) Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino (1833–1913), Prime Minister of Romania Mihail G. Cantacuzino (1867–1928), Mayor of Bucharest and Justice Minister