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Marshal Of The Court (Romania)
The Marshal of the Royal Court and Household of Romania (Romanian: ''Mareșalul Curții și al Casei Regale a României'') was the highest official in the Royal Court of Romania. The Marshal was appointed by the monarch and was directly responsible for the organization and affairs of the court. The function was dissolved on 30 December 1947, when Romania became a republic. The most famous officeholder was general Constantin Sănătescu, who, during the Royal Coup of 23 August 1944, became Prime Minister of Romania. List of Marshals of the Royal Court of RomaniaVișan-Miu, Tudor (2022). "Tabele cu liste ale demnitarilor Curții, 1. Mareșalii, 1866-1947". Mareșalii palatului. Demnitari ai Curții regilor României, 1866–1947. Corint Books. pp. 273–274. *George Filipescu (1866–1873; Grand Marshal between 1900 and 1902) *Theodor C. Văcărescu (1873–1882) *Victor Crețeanu (1882–1885) * (1885–1892) * Matei Vlădescu (1893–1899) *Mihail Priboianu (1900–1906) * (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Romania
The King of Romania (Romanian: ''Regele României'') or King of the Romanians (Romanian: ''Regele Românilor''), was the title of the monarch of the Kingdom of Romania from 1881 until 1947, when the Romanian Workers' Party proclaimed the Romanian People's Republic following Michael I's forced abdication. History The state had been internationally recognized as a principality since 1862, after the creation of the United Principalities, a personal union between Moldavia and Wallachia, at that time vassal states of the Ottoman Empire. Alexander I became ''domnitor'' (ruling prince) after the official unification of the two formerly separate states, being elected prince of both states in 1859. He was deposed in 1866 by a broad coalition of the main political parties, after which parliament offered the throne to Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen who subsequently became the new "Domnitor of Romania" (as Carol I). Romania's independence from the Ottoman Empire was recognized in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Republic Of Romania
The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Republic (, RPR). The country was an Eastern Bloc state and a member of the Warsaw Pact with a dominant role for the Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its constitutions. Geographically, RSR was bordered by the Black Sea to the east, the Soviet Union (via the Ukrainian and Moldavian SSRs) to the north and east, Hungary and Yugoslavia (via SR Serbia) to the west, and Bulgaria to the south. As World War II ended, Romania, a former Axis member which had overthrown the Axis, was occupied by the Soviet Union, the sole representative of the Allies. On 6 March 1945, after mass demonstrations by communist sympathizers and political pressure from the Soviet representative of the Allied Control Commission, a new pro-Soviet government that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantin Sănătescu
Constantin Sănătescu (14 January 1885 – 8 November 1947) was a Romanian general and statesman who served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania after the 23 August 1944 coup after which Romania left the Axis powers and joined the Allies. Early life and military career Sănătescu was born on January 14, 1885, in Craiova. He was the son of the infantry lieutenant Gheorghe Sănătescu (1858–1942), a future general.Leonida Loghin, Aurel Lupășteanu, Constantin Ucrain, ''Bărbați ai datoriei: 23 august 1944 – 12 mai 1945. Mic dicționar'', Editura Militară, București, 1985, p. 369. He graduated from the School of Sons of Soldiers in Iași (1905), then attended the Military School of Infantry and Cavalry in Bucharest (September 1, 1905 – July 1, 1907). He attended military school in the same class with future Generals Gheorghe Mihail and Nicolae Macici, being promoted after graduation to the rank of second lieutenant (July 1, 1907) and assigned to the 5th Roșiori Regimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Romanian Coup D'état
The 1944 Romanian coup d'état, better known in Romanian historiography as the Act of 23 August ( ro, Actul de la 23 August), was a coup d'état led by King Michael I of Romania during World War II on 23 August 1944. With the support of several political parties, the king removed the government of Ion Antonescu, which had aligned Romania with Nazi Germany, after the Axis front in northeastern Romania collapsed in the face of a successful Soviet offensive. The Romanian Army declared a unilateral ceasefire with the Soviet Red Army on the Moldavian front, an event viewed as decisive in the Allied advances against the Axis powers in the European theatre of World War II. The coup was supported by the Romanian Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, and the National Peasants' Party who had coalesced into the National Democratic Bloc in June 1944. Preparations According to Silviu Brucan, the two main conspirators from the Communist Party's side were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Romania
The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Guvernului României, link=no), is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was styled ''President of the Council of Ministers'' ( ro, Președintele Consiliului de Miniștri, link=no), when the term "Government" included more than the Cabinet, and the Cabinet was called the ''Council of Ministers'' ( ro, Consiliul de Miniștri). The title was officially changed to ''Prime Minister'' by the 1965 Constitution of Romania during the communist regime. The current prime minister is Nicolae Ciucă of the National Liberal Party (PNL), who has been serving since November 2021 onwards as the head of government of the National Coalition for Romania (CNR). Nomination One of the roles of the president of the republic is to designate a candidate for the office of prime minister. The president must consult with the party that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matei Vlădescu
Matei Vlădescu (February 2, 1835 – January 23, 1901) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier. Born in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, he entered the Bucharest Military School for Officers in 1854, becoming a second lieutenant in 1856. He rose to lieutenant (1860), captain (1863), major (1866), lieutenant-colonel (1870), colonel (1873), brigadier general (1883), and major general (1893). A participant in the Romanian War of Independence, he commanded units on the front at Pleven and Vidin.Biografia ministrului at the Ministry of National Defence (Romania), Romanian Ministry of National Defence site From November 1889 to February 1891, Vlădescu served as Ministry of National Defence (Romania), War Minister in the cabinet of Gheorghe Manu., ''Dicționarul Contimporanilor'', p. 194. Bucharest: Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Condeescu
Nicolae Condeescu Nicolae Condeescu (February 27, 1876–July 11, 1936) was a Romanian general. Born in Coșereni, Ialomița County, his parents were Grigore and Maria. Condeescu attended the officers’ school in Bucharest from 1894 to 1896, following which he was enrolled in a regiment. He advanced to lieutenant in 1899 and attended the Higher War School from 1903 to 1905. Sent to work for the general staff in 1906, he became a captain the following year. For most of 1908, he was sent to train with an elite regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army, following which he returned to the general staff.Spânu, p. 215 In August 1916, when Romania entered World War I, Condeescu was made lieutenant-colonel. During much of the war, he did not command battle troops, instead working in military intelligence. He essentially built up this capacity of the Romanian Army from scratch, centralizing reports, studying the enemy armies, publishing orders and news bulletins, organizing espionage mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Urdărianu
Ernest Urdărianu (1897–1985), (largely known as "Urdăreanu", but this is incorrectDiana Mandache - ''Moștenirea Elenei Lupescu și statul comunist'', page 15) was the Minister of the Court during the reign of King Carol II of Romania (1930–1940). As closest confidant of the King Urdăreanu was, alongside Madame Lupescu, the King's mistress, the third member of the triumvirate which held virtually all power in the state during the 1930s. It is alleged that he was, after the King, the most powerful and the most hated man in Romania. Following the abdication of the King in 1940, Urdăreanu left the country together with him and Madame Lupescu to seek asylum and he stayed with them for the rest of his life. Early years Little is known about the early years of Urdăreanu. He had two brothers – one an engineer and the other a businessman. His family's background was in the military; his father was a captain in the army. Urdăreanu also received military training. He was a ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
