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| 6thPrime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 27 November 1891 – 3 October 1895 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Ioan Emanoil Florescu |
| Succeeded by | Dimitrie Sturdza |
| In office 29 March 1889 – 3 November 1889 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Theodor Rosetti |
| Succeeded by | Gheorghe Manu |
| In office 11 March 1871 – 30 March 1876 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Ion Ghica |
| Succeeded by | Ioan Emanoil Florescu |
| In office 11 May 1866 – 13 July 1866 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Ion Ghica |
| Succeeded by | Ion Ghica |
| 5thPresident of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania | |
| In office 7 December 1866 – 1 November 1867 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Manolache Costache Epureanu |
| Succeeded by | Anastasie Fătu |
| In office 10 November 1888 – 14 January 1889 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Dimitrie Lecca |
| Succeeded by | Constantin Grădișteanu |
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| Born | (1823-11-01)1 November 1823 |
| Died | 30 March 1899(1899-03-30) (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Eufrosina Ventura |
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Lascăr Catargiu (Romanian:[ˈlaskərkatarˈd͡ʒi.u]ⓘ, surname also spelledCatargi; 1 November 1823 – 30 March 1899) was aRomanianconservative statesman born inMoldavia. He belonged to an ancientWallachian family, one of whose members had been banished in the 17th century byPrinceMatei Basarab, and had settled in Moldavia.[1]
He was born inIași, the son of Constantin Catargiu, the scion of an oldboyar family. According to some historians, he hadGagauz ancestry.[2][3] From 1843 to 1844, he served as deputyispravnic inHuși and then aspârcălab inNeamț County.[4] Lascăr Catargiu rose to the office of prefect of police in Iași under the rule of theMoldavian PrinceGrigore Ghica (1849–1856). In 1857 he became a member of thead hoc Divan of Moldavia, a commission elected in accordance with theTreaty of Paris (1856) to vote on the proposed union of Moldavia and Wallachia (theDanubian Principalities). His strongly conservative views, especially onland reform, induced theConservatives to support him as a candidate for the Romanian throne in 1859.[1]
During the reign ofDomnitorAlexandru Ioan Cuza (1859–1866), Catargiu was one of the Opposition leaders, and received much assistance from his kinsman,Barbu Catargiu (b. 1807), a noted journalist and politician, who was assassinated in Bucharest on 20 June 1862. Lascăr Catargiu consequently took part in the so-calledmonstrous coalition that toppled Cuza, and, on the accession ofDomnitorCarol I in May 1866, becamePresident of the Council of Ministers but, finding himself unable to cooperate with hisLiberal colleagues,Ion Brătianu andC. A. Rosetti, he resigned in July.[1]
After eight more ministerial changes, culminating in the anti-dynastic agitation of 1870–1871 (provoked by the Liberals in the context of theFranco-Prussian War;see alsoRepublic of Ploiești), Catargiu formed, for the first time in Romanian history, a stable Conservative cabinet, which lasted until 1876. His policy, which averted political violence and revived the popularity of the crown, was regarded asunpatriotic andreactionary by the Liberals, who resumed office in 1876; and a proposal to impeach the whole Catargiu cabinet was only withdrawn in 1878.[1]
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Catargiu remained in opposition until 1889, when he formed another cabinet, taking the portfolio of the Interior; but this administration fell after seven months. In theIoan Emanoil Florescu cabinet of March 1891 he occupied the same position, and in December he again became president of the Council, retaining office until 1895. During this period he was responsible for several important reforms, chiefly financial and commercial.[1] He died inBucharest and was buried in the city'sBellu Cemetery.[5]
TheLascăr Catargiu Boulevard—one of the main roads in central Bucharest—connectsPiața Romană toPiața Victoriei. In the middle of the boulevard lies a statue of Catargiu, built by sculptorAntonin Mercié in 1907.[6]
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