Grigore Bengescu (1824–1881) was a
Wallachia
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n, later
Romania
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n, politician.
Born in
Craiova
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as the scion of a ''
boyar
A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...
'' family,
[Octav George Lecca, ''Familiile boerești române'', p. 70. Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1899] Bengescu studied at the
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...
. Returning home, he occupied various administrative posts, including that of
county
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prefect
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. He was Religious Affairs Minister under
Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei
Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei (), also written as ''Stirbey'', (17 August 1799 – April 13, 1869), a member of the Bibescu boyar family, was a hospodar (Prince of Wallachia) on two occasions, between 1848 and 1853, and between 1854 and 1856.I ...
.
Dimitrie Rosetti Dimitrie is the Romanian form of a Slavic given name. Notable persons with that name include:
;First name
* Dimitrie Alexandresco (1850–1925), Romanian encyclopedist
* Dimitrie Anghel (1872–1914), Romanian poet
* Dimitri Atanasescu (1836–1907 ...
, ''Dicționarul Contimporanilor'', p. 26. Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara", Bucharest, 1897
Bengescu later served as general director of theaters and as ministerial department head. In the government of
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Mihail Kogălniceanu (; also known as Mihail Cogâlniceanu, Michel de Kogalnitchan; September 6, 1817 – July 1, 1891) was a Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on October 11, 1863, ...
, he was Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs from January 21 to 26, 1865. He died in
Bucharest
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.
Bengescu married Elena, the daughter of
Iordache Golescu Iordache is a Romanian surname. ''Iordăchescu'' and ''Iordăcheanu'' were coined from Iordache. ''Iordache'' is of Greek language origin, from Yeorgakis (Γεωργάκης), a patronym from the Modern Greek first name Yiorgos (Γιώργος), fro ...
.
Gheorghe Bengescu
Gheorghe Bengescu ( Francized ''Georges Bengesco''; August 30, 1848–August 23, 1922) was a Romanian diplomat and man of letters.
Born in Craiova to Grigore Bengescu as the scion of a ''boyar'' family, he studied in Paris, earning a doctorate ...
was their son.
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1824 births
1881 deaths
People from Craiova
Romanian nobility
University of Vienna alumni
Prefects of Romania
Government ministers of the Principality of Wallachia
Romanian Ministers of Justice