Prince Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu (6 December 1827 – 11 May 1884) was a lawyer and Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Principality of Romania from 29 August 1863 until 29 October 1865.[1][2]
Prince Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Principality of Romania | |
In office 29 August 1863 – 29 October 1865 | |
Monarch | Alexandru Ioan Cuza |
Preceded by | Ioan Grigore Ghica |
Succeeded by | Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah |
Personal details | |
Born | Iași, Moldavia | 6 December 1827
Died | 11 May 1884 Paris, France | (aged 56)
Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
Nationality | Romanian |
Spouse | Princess Olga Rosetti-Bălănescu |
Children | Princess Elena Rosetti-Bălănescu |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Rosetti-Bălănescu was born in Iași, Moldavia. He came from a larger aristocratic Rosetti family, which to distinguish themselves split into four smaller families: Rosetti-Solescu, Rosetti-Roznovanu, Rosetti-Tescanu and Rosetti-Bălănescu.[3] He studied in Paris at Lycée Henri-IV and then at the Paris Law Faculty, after which he returned to Romania.[1] His wife, Olga, divorced him and then married another diplomat, Petre Mavrogheni.[4] Towards the end of his life he went back to Paris, where he died.[1][2] He is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.[5]
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- ^ a b "Ctitori ai României – 150 de ani de la Unirea Principatelor Române". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). January 19, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "There Are Noblemen and Noblemen…". Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "Romanian Aristocratic Families". 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ Iftimi, Sorin (2018), "Portretele familiei lui Antonie Vodă Ruset. De la frescă la șevalet", Cercetări Istorice, New Series (in Romanian), 37: 223–248