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Mihail G. Cantacuzino (6 April 1867 – 28 August 1928) was a

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n politician. After receiving doctorates in Law and Literature from the

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, he became a prominent member of the

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. He served as

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from 1904 to 1907 and was elected to the

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for

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in 1909. He was

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from December 1910 to January 1914 and again from December 1916 to January 1918 in the

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of Ion I. C. Brătianu. In 1922, together with other members of the late

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, he joined the

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, becoming its vice president for the former

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. Andrei Alexandru Căpușan
"Amintirile unei prințese (1940 –1950)"
''Magazin Istoric'', nr. 10/1998 The eldest son of

Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Prince Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino (22 September 1833 – 22 March 1913), was a Romanian politician and lawyer, one of the leading Conservative Party policymakers. Among his political posts were minister of public instruction in Romania, preside ...

and brother of

Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino Grigore Gheorghe Cantacuzino (1872-1930) was a Romanian Conservative politician who served as Mayor of Bucharest during 1913. The son of Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino and brother of Mihail G. Cantacuzino, he married Alexandrina Pallady.

, he married Maria ("Maruca") Rosetti-Tescanu on November 26, 1898, with whom he had a son, the aviator Constantin Cantacuzino. He was a notorious womanizer and the marriage was an unhappy one, but it did allow the vain Maruca to use the title of "Princess Cantacuzino", which she retained until her death in 1969.Dora Mezdrea, ''Nae Ionescu: Biografia'', vol. 3, p. 286. Editura Universal Dalsi, 2001,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cantacuzino, Mihail 1867 births 1928 deaths Mihail Mayors of Bucharest Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) politicians Romanian Ministers of Justice Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)