Phanariotes

Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Phanariote Greeks (Greek:Φαναριώτες, Romanian:Fanarioți, Turkish:Fenerliler) were members of those prominent Greek families residing in Phanar (Φανάρι, modern Fener), the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople, where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated, who came to traditionally occupy four positions of major importance in the Ottoman Empire: Grand Dragoman, Grand Dragoman of the Fleet, Hospodar of Moldavia, and Hospodar of Wallachia.