Matei Vlădescu

Matei Vlădescu (February 2, 1835 – January 23, 1901) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier.

Born in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County,^[1] he entered the Bucharest Military School for Officers in 1854, becoming a second lieutenant in 1856. He rose to lieutenant (1860), captain (1863), major (1866), lieutenant-colonel (1870), colonel (1873), brigadier general (1883), and major general (1893). A participant in the Romanian War of Independence, he commanded units on the front at Pleven and Vidin.^[1]^[2]

From November 1889 to February 1891, Vlădescu served as War Minister in the cabinet of Gheorghe Manu.^[3] In 1892, he was named chief of staff to the royal household. He was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania.^[1]^[2]^{[dead link]} Vlădescu died in Bucharest in 1901. He is buried in the cemetery of Viforâta Monastery [ro], with a funerary monument sculpted by Carol Storck.^[4]^[1]

A street in Târgoviște is named after him.

Notes

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cornel Mărculescu (March 6, 2020). "Generalul Matei Vlădescu (1835–1901) – eroul dâmbovițean în războiul de independență de la 1877–1878". Gazeta de Dâmbovița (in Romanian). Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Romanian) Biografia ministrului at the Romanian Ministry of National Defence site ^{[dead link]}
^ Dimitrie R. Rosetti [ro], Dicționarul Contimporanilor, p. 194. Bucharest: Editura Lito-Tipografiei Populară, 1897
^ (in Romanian) Alin Saidac, "Mănăstirea Viforâta", Revista Monumentelor Istorice, year LXXIX, nr. 1-2, 2010, p. 64

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[gazeta-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cornel Mărculescu (March 6, 2020). "Generalul Matei Vlădescu (1835–1901) – eroul dâmbovițean în războiul de independență de la 1877–1878". Gazeta de Dâmbovița (in Romanian). Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[def-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Romanian) Biografia ministrului at the Romanian Ministry of National Defence site ^{[dead link]}

[r-3] Dimitrie R. Rosetti [ro], Dicționarul Contimporanilor, p. 194. Bucharest: Editura Lito-Tipografiei Populară, 1897

[4] (in Romanian) Alin Saidac, "Mănăstirea Viforâta", Revista Monumentelor Istorice, year LXXIX, nr. 1-2, 2010, p. 64

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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
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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 Manu cabinet (5 November 1889 – 15 February 1891)
Prime Minister	Gheorghe Manu
Ministers	Gheorghe Manu (Interior) Alexandru Lahovary (External Affairs) Menelas Ghermani (Finances) Theodor Rosetti/Grigore Trandafil (Justice) Matei Vlădescu (War) Theodor Rosetti/Titu Maiorescu (Religious Affairs and Public Instruction) Grigore Păucescu/Alexandru Marghiloman (Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and Domains) Alexandru Marghiloman/Titu Maiorescu (Public Works)