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{{short description|Romanian politician}}
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|name = Petre Mavrogheni
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|predecessor = [[Ion Ghica]]
|predecessor = [[Ion Ghica]]
|successor = [[George Barbu Știrbei]]
|successor = [[George Barbu Știrbei]]
|monarch = [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]<br>[[Carol I of Romania]]
|monarch = [[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]<br />[[Carol I of Romania]]
|primeminister = [[Lascăr Catargiu]]
|primeminister = [[Lascăr Catargiu]]
|office2 = [[Ministry of Public Finance (Romania)|Minister of Finance of Principality of Romania]]
|office2 = [[Ministry of Public Finance (Romania)|Minister of Finance of Principality of Romania]]
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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Mavrogheni was born in [[Iași]], [[Moldavia]] in 1819. He was a conservative politician who started his career as [[prefect]] of [[Galați]] in 1849.<ref name="DR">{{cite book|author=Dimitrie R. Rosetti |year=1897|title=Dicționarul contimporanilor|publisher= Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara"|location=București|language=ro|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Dicţionarul_contimporanilor.pdf|oclc=744717044|page=126|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> He then served as the Minister of Finance of Principality of Moldavia in 1861, after which he held the office of Minister of Finance of Romania, serving three terms from 16 February 1866 to 10 May 1866, from 15 July 1866 to 21 February 1867, and from 11 March 1871 to 7 January 1875. He also held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs from 11 May until 13 July 1866. Mavrogheni was then the Ambassador of Romania to Italy in 1881–1882, to the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1882–1885, and to [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1885–1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aristoromania.blogspot.com/2009/06/catargiu-family.html |title=Romanian Aristocratic Families|access-date=2010-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The road to Romanian independence|last1= Kellogg |first1=Frederick |year=1995 |publisher=Purdue Research Foundation |location= USA |isbn= 1-55753-065-3 |page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dr7Yz98twWQC&q=Mavrogheni |access-date= 2010-09-28}}</ref><ref name="jsri.ro">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsri.ro/old/html%20version/index/no_4/mihaela_mudure-articol.htm |title=From the Gypsies to the African Americans |access-date=2010-09-28}}</ref>
Petre was born in [[Iași]], [[Moldavia]] in 1819 into noble [[Mavrogheni|Mavrogheni family]]. He was a conservative politician who started his career as [[prefect]] of [[Galați]] in 1849.<ref name="DR">{{cite book|author=Dimitrie R. Rosetti |year=1897|title=Dicționarul contimporanilor|publisher= Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara"|location=București|language=ro|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Dicţionarul_contimporanilor.pdf|oclc=744717044|page=126|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> He then served as the Minister of Finance of Principality of Moldavia in 1861, after which he held the office of Minister of Finance of Romania, serving three terms from 16 February 1866 to 10 May 1866, from 15 July 1866 to 21 February 1867, and from 11 March 1871 to 7 January 1875. He also held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs from 11 May until 13 July 1866. Mavrogheni was then the Ambassador of Romania to Italy in 1881–1882, to the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1882–1885, and to [[Austria-Hungary]] in 1885–1887.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aristoromania.blogspot.com/2009/06/catargiu-family.html |title=Romanian Aristocratic Families|access-date=2010-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The road to Romanian independence|last1= Kellogg |first1=Frederick |year=1995 |publisher=Purdue Research Foundation |location= USA |isbn= 1-55753-065-3 |page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dr7Yz98twWQC&q=Mavrogheni |access-date= 2010-09-28}}</ref><ref name="jsri.ro">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsri.ro/old/html%20version/index/no_4/mihaela_mudure-articol.htm |title=From the Gypsies to the African Americans |access-date=2010-09-28}}</ref>


In 1855, Mavrogheni along with [[Mihail Kogălniceanu]] drafted a bill for legislation which would abolish the [[Slavery in Romania|slavery]] of the [[Roma minority in Romania|Roma minority in Moldavia]]. On 22 December 1855 the law was voted on and slavery was abolished.<ref name="jsri.ro"/><ref>{{cite book |title=The Roma in Romanian history |last1= Achim |first1=Viorel |year=1998 |publisher= [[Central European University Press]] |location= Budapest |isbn= 963-9241-84-9 |page=111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZAc-Lu28jMC&pg=PA111 |access-date= 2010-09-28}}</ref>
In 1855, Mavrogheni along with [[Mihail Kogălniceanu]] drafted a bill for legislation which would abolish the [[Slavery in Romania|slavery]] of the [[Roma minority in Romania|Roma minority in Moldavia]]. On 22 December 1855 the law was voted on and slavery was abolished.<ref name="jsri.ro"/><ref>{{cite book |title=The Roma in Romanian history |last1= Achim |first1=Viorel |year=1998 |publisher= [[Central European University Press]] |location= Budapest |isbn= 963-9241-84-9 |page=111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZAc-Lu28jMC&pg=PA111 |access-date= 2010-09-28}}</ref>
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Petre Mavrogheni
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 May 1866 – 13 July 1866
MonarchsAlexandru Ioan Cuza
Carol I of Romania
Prime MinisterLascăr Catargiu
Preceded byIon Ghica
Succeeded byGeorge Barbu Știrbei
Minister of Finance of Principality of Romania
In office
16 February 1866 – 10 May 1866
Prime MinisterIon Ghica
Preceded byDimitrie Sturdza
Succeeded byIon C. Brătianu
In office
15 July 1866 – 21 February 1867
Prime MinisterIon Ghica
Preceded byIon C. Brătianu
Succeeded byAlexandru Văsescu
In office
11 March 1871 – 7 January 1875
Prime MinisterLascăr Catargiu
Preceded byDimitrie Sturdza
Succeeded byGheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Personal details
Born(1819-11-00)November , 1819
Iași, Moldavia
DiedApril 20, 1887(1887-04-20) (aged 67–68)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
SpouseOlga Mavrogheni

Petre Mavrogheni (November 1819 – 20 April 1887) also known as Petru Mavrogheni was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 11 May until 13 July 1866 and as the Minister of Finance.[1][2][3]

Life and career

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Petre was born in Iași, Moldavia in 1819 into noble Mavrogheni family. He was a conservative politician who started his career as prefect of Galați in 1849.[4] He then served as the Minister of Finance of Principality of Moldavia in 1861, after which he held the office of Minister of Finance of Romania, serving three terms from 16 February 1866 to 10 May 1866, from 15 July 1866 to 21 February 1867, and from 11 March 1871 to 7 January 1875. He also held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs from 11 May until 13 July 1866. Mavrogheni was then the Ambassador of Romania to Italy in 1881–1882, to the Ottoman Empire in 1882–1885, and to Austria-Hungary in 1885–1887.[5][6][7]

In 1855, Mavrogheni along with Mihail Kogălniceanu drafted a bill for legislation which would abolish the slavery of the Roma minority in Moldavia. On 22 December 1855 the law was voted on and slavery was abolished.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Clark, Charles Upson (1971). United Roumania. Arno Press Inc. p. 55. ISBN 0-405-02741-9. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. ^ Jelavich, Barbara (2005). Russia and the Formation of the Romanian National State, 1821-1878. Cambridge University Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-521-52251-X. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  3. ^ "Istorie numismatică". Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  4. ^ Dimitrie R. Rosetti (1897). Dicționarul contimporanilor (PDF) (in Romanian). București: Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara". p. 126. OCLC 744717044. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Romanian Aristocratic Families". Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  6. ^ Kellogg, Frederick (1995). The road to Romanian independence. USA: Purdue Research Foundation. p. 80. ISBN 1-55753-065-3. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  7. ^ a b "From the Gypsies to the African Americans". Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  8. ^ Achim, Viorel (1998). The Roma in Romanian history. Budapest: Central European University Press. p. 111. ISBN 963-9241-84-9. Retrieved 2010-09-28.


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