Dimitrie Brătianu | |
Prime Minister of Romania | |
Term Start: | 10 April 1881 |
Term End: | 8 June 1881 |
Predecessor: | Ion Brătianu |
Successor: | Ion Brătianu |
Office2: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start2: | 10 April 1881 |
Term End2: | 8 June 1881 |
Predecessor2: | Vasile Boerescu |
Successor2: | Eugeniu Stătescu |
Dimitrie Brătianu (1818–1892) was the Prime Minister of Romania from 22 April to 21 June 1881 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 April 1881 until 8 June 1881. He was the son of Dincă Brătianu and the older brother of Ion C. Brătianu. As mayor of Bucharest, he witnessed a major event in Romania's history: the arrival of King Carol I of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, the first king of Romania. Brătianu received Carol I near the Baneasa forest, where he gave a speech to over 30,000 people.[1] Brătianu was a member of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society.[2]