Dimitrie Lecca

Dimitrie Lecca (2 December 1832–4 July 1888) was a Moldavian-born Romanian officer and politician.

Biography

Born in Tecuci, he was the son of paharnic (royal cup-bearer) Gheorghe Lecca (said to be a descendant of Leca of Cătun)^[1] and of Maria Negură; he had a sister, Ruxandra, and two brothers, Ioan and Gheorghe.^[2] He studied at the École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz and at the École d'état-major [fr] in Saumur from 1852 to 1853. After returning home, he entered the Moldavian Army, soon to become the Romanian Army, and was made a major in 1863. He commanded the elite battalion that guarded the princely palace in Bucharest on the night of 22 February 1866. In cahoots with the conspirators against domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza, he allowed into the palace the officers who forced the ruler's abdication.^[3]

Lecca served as War Minister immediately afterward, from February to May 1866, under Ion Ghica. Promoted colonel in 1868, he resigned from the army in 1872 and entered politics. A member of the National Liberal Party founded in 1875, he was elected to the Assembly of Deputies in 1876. He returned to service to fight in the Romanian War of Independence, again serving as War Minister under Ion C. Brătianu from July 1879 to April 1880. Lecca was Assembly President twice: October 1882 to March 1883, and October 1883 until his death at Radomirești in July 1888.^[3] He was buried in the village's Dealu Mare Church; years later, Lecca's tomb was desecrated by the communist authorities, who had it covered with a floor.^[1]

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Descoperire senzațională în Arhivele Naționale: Caietele cu însemnări ale politicianului băcăuan Iuniu Lecca". www.desteptarea.ro (in Romanian). January 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Rădulescu, Mihai Sorin. "Familia Lecca din Moldova și avatarurile ei peste timp". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ion Mamina, Monarhia constituțională în România, pp. 399-400. Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică, 2000. ISBN 973-450-315-4

[Iuniu-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Descoperire senzațională în Arhivele Naționale: Caietele cu însemnări ale politicianului băcăuan Iuniu Lecca". www.desteptarea.ro (in Romanian). January 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[2] Rădulescu, Mihai Sorin. "Familia Lecca din Moldova și avatarurile ei peste timp". Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[mamina-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ion Mamina, Monarhia constituțională în România, pp. 399-400. Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică, 2000. ISBN 973-450-315-4

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v t e Defence Ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	Vlădoianu Macedonski Cornescu Florescu Golescu Adrian Sămășescu Grigore Ghica Iacovache Manu Solomon Lecca Haralambie Gherghel I.C. Brătianu Duca Manu Pencovici Tell Slăniceanu Cernat Dabija
Kingdom of Romania	Gheorghe Angelescu Fălcoianu Alexandru Anghelescu Barozzi Vlădescu Lahovary Catargiu Poenaru Budișteanu Stoicescu Berindei Sturdza Averescu Stelian Crăiniceanu Filipescu Argetoianu Hârjeu I. I. C. Brătianu Vintilă Brătianu Iancovescu Grigorescu Văitoianu Rășcanu Moșoiu Holban Mărdărescu Mircescu Paul Angelescu Cihoski Maniu Condeescu Ștefănescu Amza Samsonovici Uică Tătărescu Irimescu Ilasievici Antonescu Argeșanu Ciupercă Călinescu Ilcuș Nicolescu Iacobici Pantazi Racoviță Sănătescu Negulescu Rașcanu Lascăr
Socialist Republic	Bodnăraș Sălăjan Ioniță Coman Olteanu Milea
Romania since 1989	Militaru Stănculescu Spiroiu Tinca Babiuc Ionescu Frunzăverde Pașcu Atanasiu Frunzăverde Meleșcanu Stănișoară Oprea Dobrițoiu Dușa Motoc Leș Țuțuianu Fifor Leș Ciucă Dîncu Tîlvăr

v t e Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1862–1947	Nifon Rusailă Alexandru Emanoil Florescu Manolache Costache Epureanu Nicolae Calimachi-Catargiu Manolache Costache Epureanu Lascăr Catargiu Anastasie Fătu Ion C. Brătianu Costache Negri Grigore Balș Gheorghe Costaforu Nicolae Păcleanu Dimitrie Ghica Constantin N. Brăiloiu Constantin A. Rosetti George D. Vernescu Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie C. Brătianu Dimitrie Lecca Constantin A. Rosetti Dimitrie Lecca Lascăr Catargiu Constantin Grădișteanu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Gheorghe Rosnovanu Gheorghe Manu Petre S. Aurelian Dimitrie Gianni Constantin Olănescu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Mihail Pherekyde Ștefan C. Șendrea Grigore Trandafil Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Basile M. Missir Mihail Pherekyde Constantin Olănescu Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu Mihail Pherekyde Vasile Morțun Constantin Meissner Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Nicolae Iorga Duiliu Zamfirescu Mihail Orleanu Petre P. Negulescu Nicolae Săveanu Ștefan Cicio Pop Dimitrie Pompeiu Ștefan Cicio Pop Nicolae Săveanu Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Mihail Sadoveanu
Marea Adunare Națională (Grand National Assembly) 1948–1989	Gheorghe Apostol Constantin Agiu Constantin Pârvulescu Dumitru Petrescu Alexandru Drăghici Dumitru Petrescu Constantin Doncea Gheorghe Apostol Ion Vincze Gheorghe Apostol Gheorghe Stoica Constantin Pîrvulescu Ștefan Voitec Miron Constantinescu Nicolae Giosan
Adunarea Deputaților (Assembly of Deputies) 1990–1992	Marțian Dan
Camera Deputaților (Chamber of Deputies) since 1992	Adrian Năstase Ion Diaconescu Valer Dorneanu Adrian Năstase Bogdan Olteanu Roberta Anastase Valeriu Zgonea Florin Iordache Liviu Dragnea Marcel Ciolacu Ludovic Orban Marcel Ciolacu