Mocioni family

Summary

The Mocioni family (Hungarian: Mocsonyi de Foen), also spelled as Mocsony de Foen, was an Austro-Hungarian noble family whose members held significant positions within the Kingdom of Romania.

Coat of arms of the Mocsonyi de Foen family
Gheorghe Mocioni (1823 - 1901)

History edit

The family was of Aromanian origin, migrating from Moscopole in the Ottoman Empire to the Kingdom of Hungary (and Banat) at the end of the 17th century. As noted philanthropists and bankers, they were awarded with the title of Baron in Austria. They had branches in Romania, Serbia, (Belgrade) and in Hungary, (Budapest).

Notable people edit

  • Alexandru Mocioni (1841–1909) - writer, journalist, politician, deputy, composer
  • Andrei Mocioni (1812–1880) - politician;
  • Anton Mocioni (1816–1890) - officer, deputy
  • Anton de Mocioni (1882) - minister
  • Eugeniu Mocioni (1844–1901) - deputy
  • Ecaterina Mocioni - Baroness of Foeni
  • Gheorghe Mocioni (1823–1901) - deputy
  • Petru Mocioni (1804–1858 assassinated) - Torontál deputy
  • Zeno Mocioni

See also edit

References edit

  • Lucian Predescu - Enciclopedia României, Cugetarea, Bucharest, 1999.