Filotti family

The Filotti family is a Romanian family of landowners. Several members of the family have made their presence felt in Romanian politics, literature, sciences and arts.

The family if of greek origin from the island of Naxos and descends from a certain Ion Filotti, who, in 1619, came to the Principality of Moldavia in the personal suite de voivode Gaspar Graziani, who was also Duke of Paros and Naxos. Ion Filotti was able to escape when Graziani was murdered. He married and settled in settled in Brăila with his son Ştefan starting a business as grain mercheants. The greek branch of the island of Naxos is now extinct, though local records prove that the branch continued to exist for some time.

Main Branch

Brăila (Nestor Filotti) Branch

"'Ploieşti (Neculaie Filotti) Branch

References

*Mihai Sorin Rădulescu - Genealogia Românească. Istoric şi bibliografie - Muzeul Brăilei. Editura Istros, 2000