Roxani Soutzos dating history

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Roxani Karatza-Soutzos (Greek: Ρωξάνη Καρατζά Σούτσου or Σούτζου, also Ρωξάνη Βόδα Σούτσου, Roxani Voda Soutsou, Romanian: Roxandra or Roxana Caragea Suțu[l], Cyrillic: Роѯандра [Караџѣ] Сȣцȣл, French: Roxane Soutzo or Suzzo; 1783 – April 1868) was a Phanariote Greek cultural animator, initially active inside the Ottoman Empire; the daughter of John Caradja, sister of Rallou Karatza-Argyropoulos, and wife of Michael Soutzos, she served as Princess-consort of Moldavia in June 1819 – April 1821. This matrimonial arrangement united the powerful Caradjas with the more politically frail Soutzoses, but the two Phanariote clans were soon at odds with one another—Roxani favored her adoptive family. The break was initiated in late 1812, when Caradja was made Prince of Wallachia under Ottoman tutelage. Serving as the Great Dragoman, Michael also competed for that position, and worked to topple his father-in-law. The latter finally abandoned his throne in late 1818, but Michael lost the competition to his second-uncle, Alexandros; he was compensated with the Moldavian throne.