Ioan Lahovary
Ioan Lahovary | |
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 Caricature by Nicolae Petrescu-Găină | |
| President of the Romanian Senate | |
| In office 3 July 1913 – 11 January 1914 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Theodor Rosetti |
| Succeeded by | Basile M. Missir |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania | |
| In office April 11, 1899 – July 6, 1900 | |
| Prime Minister | Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino |
| Preceded by | Dimitrie A. Sturdza |
| Succeeded by | Alexandru Marghiloman |
| In office March 12, 1907 – December 27, 1908 | |
| Prime Minister | Dimitrie Sturdza |
| Preceded by | General Iacob Lahovary |
| Succeeded by | Dimitrie A. Sturdza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1844 Bucharest, Wallachia |
| Died | June 14, 1915 (aged 71) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
| Spouse | Emma Lahovary |
| Children | Five, including Princess Marthe Bibesco |
| Relatives | Alexandru Lahovary (brother) Iacob Lahovary (brother) |
Ioan N. Lahovary or Ion Lahovari; January 25, 1844 – June 14, 1915) was a member of Romanian aristocracy, a politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
Political career
[edit]Ioan Lahovary was the brother of Alexandru Lahovary, who also previously served as foreign minister and General Iacob Lahovary who was his predecessor in the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and later Minister of War.[1][2] He was elected deputy, being a member of the Conservative Party since 1871. Lahovary served two terms as foreign minister: from April 11, 1899, until July 6, 1900, in the Gheorghe Gr. Cantacuzino Cabinet and March 12, 1907, until December 27, 1908.
He was a member of the senate from the conservative party, and he also served as chairman of the Senate.
Ioan Lahovary died on June 14, 1915, in Bucharest.
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Princess Emma Mavrocordato (1860–1920), daughter of Prince Alexandru Mavrocordato (1819–1895) and his wife Elise Millo. They had five children. Among them was Princess Marthe Bibesco, a famous Romanian writer.[3]
Gallery
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Ioan Lahovary - caricature by Nicolae S. Petrescu-Găină -
Ioan Lahovary's photo, appeared in the Adevărul newspaper in 1899 -
Grave at Bellu Cemetery
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Lahovary, Alexandru Em. Memorialisticâ Diplomaticâ [Diplomatic Memoirs] (PDF). Romania. p. 19. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Lahovary family tomb vandalized for Vanghelie to bury his own relatives". Bucharest Herald. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Princess Marthe Bibesco". Retrieved 2010-09-03.
| International | |
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| National | |
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- 1844 births
- 1915 deaths
- Nobility from Bucharest
- Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) politicians
- Ministers of foreign affairs of Romania
- Ministers of agriculture of Romania
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
- Presidents of the Senate of Romania
- Politicians from Bucharest
- Burials at Bellu Cemetery