Dionysius Florianu by Oltrákovicza

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General Dionysius Florianu

Dionysius Florianu von Oltrákovicza, Romanian: Dionisie Florianu de Olt-Racovița, (born May 3, 1856 in Rakowitz , Austria-Hungary , † July 13, 1921 in Vienna ) was a Romanian-born kuk major general , then a royal Romanian division general of Romanian descent.

Origin and family

Dionsius and Aurel Florianu

Dionysius came from a long-established family from Biertan , from which numerous Greek-Catholic priests had emerged, including the historian and Romanist Florian Aaron .

He was a son of the United Archpriest Petru Florianu (1828-1895) from his marriage to Ana (* 1838), the daughter of Archpriest Ioan Mihălțan and grandson of the pastor of Biertan Petru Flore (a) (1791-1869) on May 8, 1855 ). His father changed the family name of Flore (a) to Florianu. The later officer had five brothers, including Aurel 1858-1917, professor of theology at the seminary in Blasendorf , archpriest and military chaplain and the archpriest Valeriu (1864-1946). Dionysius was married to Marianne Wiehart from Vienna.

biography

In Austria-Hungary

Kotor, city wall

After completing the uniert denominational elementary school in town, Florianu attended the high school in Blaj, where he passed his Abitur in 1876 with excellent results. Contrary to family tradition, he decided to pursue a military career. After completing the cadet school in Infantry Regiment No. 31 in Sibiu , he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 50 in Weissenburg in 1879 , where he was promoted to lieutenant on November 1, 1881, and then to first lieutenant in 1887 . In 1893 he was captain 2nd class in Infantry Regiment No. 85 in Leutschau .

As a captain, 1st class, he was company commander in Marmaroschsiget between 1900 and 1902 and, after having advanced to major in 1906 , battalion commander in infantry regiment No. 33 in Arad until 1910 . Having advanced to lieutenant colonel in the general staff, he held the position of troubleshooting ammunition and armament, and he was also the commander of the Crivosije defense district in Dalmatia .

In early 1914 Florianu was a colonel and military station commander in Cattaro . Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, as commander of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, he sustained a serious war injury and was no longer even classified as fit for the Landsturm. On November 1, 1914, he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown 3. Class (KD.) Retired, but reactivated soon after and assigned to the General Command in Leitmeritz as an inspector of the mechanical engineering corps in the landmines department.

On November 20, 1917, he received the title and character of major general. Emperor Karl I raised the bearer of the Officer's Cross of the Imperial Austrian Franz Joseph Order in 1918 to the nobility with the title “von Oltrákovicza”. After the fall of the Danube Monarchy , he was finally retired on December 1, 1918.

In the Kingdom of Romania

In early 1919 Florianu was raised to the rank of division general in Romania. Together with other high Romanian officers from the ranks of the former Austro-Hungarian army, took part in the restructuring of the Romanian army in Transylvania. He was then, among other things, deputy head of the military section within the Governing Council of Transylvania, Banat and the Romanian provinces in Hungary under the leadership of Iuliu Maniu in Sibiu and was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania .

In addition to his military duties, the general was also involved in the cultural sector. From 1919 to 1921 he was a member of the administrative committee for the school fund of the former border regiment in Orlat , but also at ASTRA , a society for literature and culture of the Romanian people in Transylvania. In 1921 he was president of the lottery commission of this cultural forum. In this capacity he also maintained close relationships with the Czech writer Jan Urban Jarník , whom he had met a long time ago while still serving in the military in the various garrisons.

He died unexpectedly while visiting family in Vienna, where he was also buried.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ I.Cavale de Puşcariu, Familiile nobile române, Volume 2, Sibiu 1895 S. 108th
  2. ↑ N. Brînzeu, Şcoalele din Blaj, Sibiu, 1898, p 124th
  3. ↑ Arhiva Cornel Lupea, Comunicare no. 29515/1974.
  4. ↑ N. Brînzeu, Şcoalele din Blaj, Sibiu, 1898, p 124th
  5. ↑ Arhiva Cornel Lupea, Comunicare no. 29515/1974.
  6. ↑ Imperial and Royal Military Schematism for 1880, Part 1, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, January 1880, p. 347.
  7. ↑ Imperial and Royal Military Schematism for 1887, Part 1, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, January 1886, p. 223.
  8. ↑ Imperial and Royal Military Schematism for 1894, Part 1, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, January 1894, pp. 199, 474.
  9. ↑ Fremd-Blatt with Vedette No. 34 of Wednesday, February 4, 1914, p. 6.
  10. ↑ (Linzer) Tages-Post . No. 238 of Monday, October 12, 1914, p. 4.
  11. ↑ Čech - Der Böhme No. 227 of August 17, 1915, p. 6.
  12. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 2007, p. 47.
  13. ↑ Gazeta oficială a Consiliului Conductor pe anul 1919, in Calendarul Asociațiunii pe anul comun 1922, Sibiu 1921, p. 142.
  14. ↑ Protocol: Adunare generală al CAFS, Doc. No. 2/1920 and 10/1921.
  15. ↑ Arhiva Cornel Lupea, Biletul de loterie cu, No. 38679.
  16. ↑ JU Jarnik: "Corespondență", Minerva Verlag, Bucharest, 1980, pp. 190 f., 342.

literature

  • Cornel Lupea: “Racovița - Monografia unei străvechi aşezări sibiene”, Casa de presă and Editura Tribuna, Sibiu, 1995.
personal data
SURNAME Florianu von Oltrákovicza, Dionysius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Florianu Dionisie; Florianu de Olt-Racovița, Dionisie; Florianu von Oltrákovicza, Dionysius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austro-Hungarian major general, then Romanian division general
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Rakowitz
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1921
Place of death Vienna