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Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu
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(1827-12-06)6 December 1827
Iași, Moldavia
Died11 May 1884(1884-05-11) (aged 56)
Paris, France
Resting place Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Nationality Romanian
SpouseOlga 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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu" (in Romanian). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ctitori ai României – 150 de ani de la Unirea Principatelor Române". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). January 19, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "There Are Noblemen and Noblemen…". Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  4. ^ "Romanian Aristocratic Families". 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  5. ^ Iftimi, Sorin (2018), "Portretele familiei lui Antonie Vodă Ruset. De la frescă la șevalet", Cercetări Istorice, New Series (in Romanian), 37: 223–248