Ceaușescu family

Nicolae Ceaușescu, who led Romania from 1965 to 1989, had a large family, several members of which wielded influence in Communist Romania. Below are given outlines of his immediate family members' lives, with links to those who have separate articles about them.

Nicolae's father was Andruță Ceaușescu (1886–1969), descendant of a family of shepherds from Polovragi, in Gorj County. Andruţă Ceauşescu owned a modest house in Scornicești, Olt County. A supporter of Ion Mihalache and the Peasants' Party, he was for a while mayor of Scornicești. After the fall and execution of Nicolae, some people from Scornicești claimed Andruță used to beat his wife and children, while the Romanian media alleged that he was an alcoholic.

Nicolae's mother was Alexandrina (née Lixandra) (1888–1977), descendant of an officer in Tudor Vladimirescu's army. She was a very religious woman, and after his parents died, Nicolae Ceaușescu, an atheist, ordered that a church be built in their memory in Scornicești; their portraits still adorn its walls.

In order of birth, their children were:

Additionally, one child did not survive to adulthood.

Nicolae's parents had 18 grandchildren: 7 boys and 11 girls.

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