Lascăr Catargiu

Lascăr Catargiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlaskər katarˈd͡ʒi.u] or Lascăr Catargi; 1 November 1823 – 11 April [O.S. 30 March] 1899) was a Romanian conservative statesman born in Moldavia. He belonged to an ancient Wallachian family, one of whose members had been banished in the 17th century by Prince Matei Basarab, and had settled in Moldavia.

Lascăr Catargiu
Prime Minister of Romania
In office
May 11, 1866  July 13, 1866
March 11, 1871 – March 30, 1876
March 29, 1889 – November 3, 1889
December 29, 1891 – October 15, 1895
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byNicolae Crețulescu (1866)
Ion Ghica (1871)
Teodor Rosetti (1889)
Ion Emanuel Florescu (1891)
Succeeded byIon Ghica (1866)
Ion Emanuel Florescu (1876)
Gheorghe Manu (1889)
Dimitrie Sturdza (1895)
Personal details
BornNovember 1, 1823 (1823-11)
Iași, Moldavia
DiedApril 11, 1899(1899-04-11) (aged 75)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
NationalityRomanian
Political partyConservative Party
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