Petre Mavrogheni
Petre Mavrogheni | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office May 11, 1866 – July 13, 1866 | |
| Monarchs | Alexander John Cuza, Carol I of Romania |
| Preceded by | Ion Ghica |
| Succeeded by | George Barbu Ştirbei |
| Minister of Finance of Principality of Romania | |
| In office 1866–1867 | |
| In office 1871–1875 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1819 Iaşi |
| Died | 1887 (aged 68) Vienna |
| Spouse | Olga Mavrogheni |
Petre Mavrogheni (1819 - April 20, 1887) also known as Petru Mavrogheni was a Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 11 until July 13, 1866 and as the Minister of Finance.[1][2][3]
Life and career
Mavrogheni was born in Iaşi, Moldavia in 1819. He was a conservative politician who served as the Minister of Finance of Principality of Moldova in 1861. He then held the offices of Minister of Finance of Romania in 1866-1867 and 1871-1875 and Minister of Foreign Affairs May 11 until July 13, 1866. Mavrogheni was then the Ambassador of Romania to Italy in 1881-1882, Ottoman Empire in 1882-1885 and Austria-Hungary in 1885-1887.[4][5][6]
In 1855, Mavrogheni along with Mihail Kogălniceanu drafted a bill for a legislation which would abolish slavery of Gypsies in Romania. On December 22, 1855 the law was voted on and slavery was abolished.[7][8]
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