Ion Emanuel Florescu

Ion Emanuel Florescu (7 August 1819, Râmnicu Vâlcea,

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– 10 May 1893,

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who served as

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for a short time in a provisional government in 1876 (4 April – 26 April) and then in 1891 (2 March – 29 December). He also served as Chief of the General Staff in 1860 (30 May – 30 August) and then from 21 April 1864 to 1 May 1866. His cousin was

Bonifaciu Florescu Bonifaciu Florescu (first name also Boniface, Bonifacio, Bonifati, last name also Floresco; born Bonifacius Florescu; May 1848 – December 18, 1899) was a Romanian polygraph, the illegitimate son of writer-revolutionary Nicolae Bălcescu. Born se ...

. Chiefs of the General Staff of Romania People from Râmnicu Vâlcea Prime Ministers of Romania Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian Ministers of Defence Romanian Ministers of Interior Romanian Ministers of Agriculture Romanian Ministers of Public Works Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Presidents of the Senate of Romania 1819 births 1893 deaths {{Romania-politician-stub