Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu (6 December 1827 – 11 May 1884) was a lawyer and

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n politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Principality of Romania from 29 August 1863 until 29 October 1865. Rosetti-Bălănescu was born in Iași,

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. He came from a larger aristocratic Rosetti family, which to distinguish themselves split into four smaller families: Rosetti-Solescu, Rosetti-Roznovanu, Rosetti-Tescanu and Rosetti-Bălănescu. He studied in

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and then at the

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, after which he returned to Romania. His wife, Olga, divorced him and then married another diplomat, Petre Mavrogheni. Towards the end of his life he went back to Paris, where he died. He is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.

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1827 births 1884 deaths Politicians from Iași Nicolae Rosetti-Bălănescu Romanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs Romanian Ministers of Control Romanian Ministers of Finance Lycée Henri-IV alumni University of Paris alumni Romanian expatriates in France Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery {{Romania-politician-stub

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