Alexandru G. Golescu
Alexandru G. Golescu (* 1819 in Bucharest , Principality of Wallachia ; † August 15, 1881 in Rusăneşti , Olt County , Kingdom of Romania ) was a Romanian politician who, among other things, was Prime Minister of the Principality of Romania in 1870 .
Life
Golescu came from a boyar family and was a nephew of Dinicu Golescu and cousin of his sons and later Prime Minister Ștefan Golescu and Nicolae Golescu . He attended the St. Sava Academy (Colegiul Național "Sfântul Sava") in Bucharest and then studied engineering at the renowned Arts et Métiers ParisTech, founded in 1778 . After graduation, he worked as an engineer in the Principality of Wallachia , where he founded the radical secret society Frăția (Brotherhood) in 1843 together with Nicolae Bălcescu , Ion Ghica and Christian Tell , which stood in opposition to Gheorghe Bibescu , who was Prince of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848 was. After initially returning to Paris in 1845 and joining Romanian student associations there, he took part in the Romanian Revolution of 1848 .
Golescu was nicknamed Arăpilă and Negru (black) in contrast to his other cousin Alexandru C. Golescu , who was called Albu . In 1859 he was one of the promoters of the merger of the Principality of Wallachia with the Principality of Moldova to form the Principality of Romania , whereupon Alexandru Ioan Cuza became the first ruler (Domnitor) of these two Danube principalities . He was diplomatic representative in the Ottoman Empire from 1866 to 1868 and then between November 16, 1868 and January 7, 1870 Minister of Finance (Ministru de Finanțe) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Dimitrie Ghica . On February 2, 1870, he succeeded Dimitrie Ghica himself as Prime Minister (Prim-Ministru) April 18, 1870. At the same time, he also held the office of Foreign Minister (Ministrul Afacerilor Externe) and Minister of the Interior (Ministru de internal) .
Background literature
- Anastasie Iordache: Alexandru G. Golescu (1819-1881) , Editura științifică, Bucharest 1974
Web links
- Entry in rulers.org
- Bibliography ( Open Library )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Romania: Prime Ministers (rulers.org)
- ^ Romania: Foreign Ministers (rulers.org)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Golescu, Alexandru G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest , Principality of Wallachia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1881 |
| Place of death | Rusăneşti , Olt County , Kingdom of Romania |