Dimitrie C. Brătianu (; 1818 – 8 June 1892) was the

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and

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from 10 April 1881 until 8 June 1881. Born in

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, he was the son of '' stolnic'' Dincă Brătianu and his wife, Anastasia Brătianu (née Tigveanu), and the older brother of Ion C. Brătianu. For his studies, he went to

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, where he took the

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in 1835 and, after one year of medical school, he studied law at the

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, obtaining his law degree in 1841. In April 1848, he returned to his home country and participated in the

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. After the revolution was suppressed, Brătianu went into exile, only returning to Wallachia in July 1857. As mayor of

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, he witnessed a major event in Romania's history: the arrival of

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Carol I Carol I or Charles I of Romania (born Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen; 20 April 1839 – ), was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (''Domnitor'') from 1866 to 1881, and as ...

of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, the first king of

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. Brătianu received Carol I near the Băneasa Forest, where he gave a speech to over 30,000 people. Brătianu was a member of the

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1818 births 1892 deaths People from Pitești Dimitrie Chairpersons of the National Liberal Party (Romania) Prime ministers of Romania Ministers of agriculture of Romania Ministers of culture of Romania Ministers of education of Romania Ministers of foreign affairs of Romania Ministers of public works of Romania Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Mayors of Bucharest Members of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society University of Paris alumni Romanian expatriates in France {{Romania-mayor-stub