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 | Olga Rosetti-Bălănescu |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
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]
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]