Nicolae Matei (1863–1933) was a

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n politician who served as

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from 1905 to 1914 and as

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from 1914 to 1933. He married first Aglaia Popovici in 1893 and second time Smaranda Tașcă in 1920. His first wife died in 1917 during

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in a shrapnel blast. His second wife was an agriculturist who had been trained in Germany under a special scholarship program sponsored by Queen

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. Matei was also owner of the Bogdănești estate in

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, which besides the mansion, also included farmland, a

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, two

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and some of woodlands. The estate was inherited by his male offspring, Virgiliu, but was

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in March 1949 after the rise to power of the

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. Eventually his offspring moved to

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, Ireland where both his granddaughter, Ruxandra Colan Petcu, and his great-granddaughter

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, have pursued careers as musicians.George-Felix Taşcă – Din descendenţa marelui căpitan Constantin Balaban (1780–1845) – Institutul de Istorie şi Arheologie A.D. Xenopol Iaşi – Al IV-lea simpozion de studii genealogice 13–15 mai 1993.

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1863 births 1933 deaths Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Romanian landowners People from Bacău County {{Romania-politician-stub