 | This articlerelies largely or entirely on asingle source. Relevant discussion may be found on thetalk page. Please helpimprove this article byintroducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Ștefan Golescu" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(August 2020) |
Ștefan Golescu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 8thPrime Minister of Romania | |
| In office 26 November 1867 – 12 May 1868 | |
| Monarch | Carol I |
| Preceded by | Constantin A. Kretzulescu |
| Succeeded by | Nicolae Golescu |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 March 1867 – 5 August 1867 | |
| Prime Minister | Constantin A. Kretzulescu |
| Preceded by | George Barbu Știrbei |
| Succeeded by | Alexandru Teriachiu |
| In office 13 November 1867 – 30 April 1868 | |
| Prime Minister | himself |
| Preceded by | Alexandru Teriachiu |
| Succeeded by | Nicolae Golescu |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 17 August 1867 – 13 November 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Ion C. Brătianu |
| Succeeded by | Ion C. Brătianu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 (1809) |
| Died | 27 August 1874 (1875) (aged 65) |
Ștefan Golescu (Romanian pronunciation:[ʃteˈfanɡoˈlesku]; 1809–1874) was aWallachianRomanian politician who served as theMinister of Foreign Affairs for two terms from 1 March 1867 to 5 August 1867 and from 13 November 1867 to 30 April 1868, and asPrime Minister of Romania between 26 November 1867 and 12 May 1868.
Golescu was the son of writer, educationist and pioneerRomanian nationalist,Dinicu Golescu. Born inCâmpulung into aboyar family of the Golești, he studied with his brothers (Nicolae andRadu [ro]) inSwitzerland. After he returned, he joined theWallachian Army and became a major in 1836. With his brother he also joined the Philharmonic Society, a society similar to theFreemasonry.[1]
Ștefan Golescu was involved in the triggering of the1848 Wallachian revolution, participating in theIslaz gathering of 9 June 1848, when he became a member of the Provisional Government, serving as Minister of Justice.
During the writing of the new constitution, he supportedNicolae Bălcescu's idea ofuniversal suffrage, while his brother, Nicolae, favoured less expansive participation. Ștefan Golescu was part of the delegation sent by the revolutionaries toIstanbul to negotiate the new constitution with theOttoman Empire, Wallachia's overlord.
Golescu was a member of the Wallachian assembly that electedAlexandru Ioan Cuza asprince of both Wallachia and Moldavia (1859). Afterwards, he was a member of theLiberal Party ofIon C. Brătianu and served for about half a year as Prime Minister of Romania in a Liberal government.
