Alexandru Emanoil Florescu (22 January 1822 – 1907) was a

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n and

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n politician. Florescu came from a ''boyar'' family; his father Manolache was a ''vornic'', while his mother was Tinca Faca. He was the younger brother of

Ion Emanuel Florescu Ion Emanuel Florescu (7 August 1819, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Wallachia – 10 May 1893, Paris, France) was a Romanian army general who served as Prime Minister of Romania for a short time in a provisional government in 1876 (4 April – 26 Ap ...

.Octav George Lecca, ''Familiile boerești române'', pp. 233-34. Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1899 Born in

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, in the

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region of the

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, he left for the

n capital

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, where he attended

Saint Sava College Saint Sava College was one of the earliest academic institutions in Wallachia, Romania. It was the predecessor to both Saint Sava National College and the University of Bucharest. History It was the continuator of the Princely Academy from Buchare ...

. He graduated in 1840, and Florescu then became a copyist at the state secretariat, later rising to secretary. In 1846 he went to Paris, studying law for two years. After the

Wallachian Revolution of 1848 The Wallachian Revolution of 1848 was a Romanian liberal and nationalist uprising in the Principality of Wallachia. Part of the Revolutions of 1848, and closely connected with the unsuccessful revolt in the Principality of Moldavia, it sought t ...

, he returned home and was named to a number of terms as county prefect and prefect of the Bucharest police. Dimitrie R. Rosetti, ''Dicționarul contimporanilor'', p. 77. Bucharest: Editura Lito-Tipografiei Populara, 1897 In the years leading up to the

Union of the Principalities The unification of Moldavia and Wallachia ( ro, Unirea Moldovei și Țării Românești), also known as the unification of the Romanian Principalities ( ro, Unirea Principatelor Române, link=no) or as the Little Union ( ro, Mica Unire, link=no) ...

, which he supported, Florescu was a director in the Interior Ministry and, in 1857, entered the Wallachian

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. He formed part of the first government covering all Romania, led by

Barbu Catargiu Barbu Catargiu (26 October 1807 – ) was a conservative Romanian politician and journalist. He was the first Prime Minister of Romania, in 1862, until he was assassinated on 20 June that year. He was a staunch defender of the great estates of t ...

, and served as Minister of Control from March to June 1862. In the succeeding cabinet, that of

Nicolae Crețulescu Nicolae Crețulescu (, surname also spelled Kretzulescu; 1 March 1812 – 26 June 1900) was a Wallachian, later Romanian politician and physician. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Romania: from 1862 to 1863, and from 1865 to 1866. He was ...

, he was Public Works Minister from June to October. He was President of the Assembly of Deputies from December 1864 to June 1865. Dinu C. Giurescu, ''Dicționar biografic de istorie a României'', p. 210. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008. He served a number of terms as both

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and

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. He was married to Elena Manu. The couple had a son and three daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Florescu, Alexandru Emanoil 1822 births 1907 deaths Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Romanian Ministers of Public Works Romanian Ministers of Control Members of the Ad hoc Divans Romanian civil servants Organizers of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 People from Brașov Wallachian nobility Saint Sava National College alumni