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Dincă Brătianu
Constantin Brătianu (born 1768,Sabina Cantacuzino: ''Din viaţa familiei Ion C. Brătianu 1821–1891'', vol. 1, pages 19f and 196f. Humanitas, Bukarest 2014 1788Familia Bratienilor si rolul hotarator jucat de aceasta famile si Partidul Liberal' or 1795Alex Drace-Francis: ''Making of Modern Romanian Culture – Literacy and the Development of National Identity'', page 43f. I.B.Tauris, London/New York 2006 in Curtea de Argeș; Wallachia, Principality of Wallachia; died February 10, 1844 in Tigveni near Pitești, Wallachia), also known as ''"Dincă"'' (from ''Constandin'',Keith Hitchins: ''Makers of the Modern World – Ionel Bratianu'', page 18ff, House Publishing, Bukarest 2011 a more seldom transcription of the originally Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic written name), was a Romanian Boyars of Wallachia and Moldavia, boyar and politician. He was the father of the List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Romanian Prime Ministers Dimitrie Brătianu, Dumitru Brătianu and Ion C. Brăt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtea De Argeș
Curtea de Argeș () is a municipiu, city in Romania on the left bank of the river Argeș (river), Argeș, where it flows through a valley of the Southern Carpathians (the Făgăraș Mountains), on the railway from Pitești to the Turnu Roșu Pass. It is part of Argeș County. The city also administers one village, Noapteș. On 7 July 1947 the total rainfall in Curtea de Argeș was in 20 minutes, which is a world record. Etymology and names The present name, literally ''The Court upon (river) Argeș'', refers to the former status of the town as the capital of Wallachia. Some historians identify the Argeș (river), Argeș River with ancient "Ordessos", however the name is unlikely to be derived from this name. The oldest Slavonic documents use an "Arghiș" form, which might suggest a Cuman language, Cuman or Pecheneg language, Pecheneg etymology, from the root ''arghiš'' ("higher ground", "heights"). The original name was Argeș, which was then used for the name of the river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
