Ioan Lahovary Explained

Ioan Lahovary
President of the Romanian Senate
Term Start:3 July 1913
Term End:11 January 1914
Predecessor:Theodor Rosetti
Successor:Basile M. Missir
Order1:Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Term Start1:April 11, 1899
Term End1:July 6, 1900
Primeminister1:Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Predecessor1:Dimitrie A. Sturdza
Successor1:Alexandru Marghiloman
Term Start2:March 12, 1907
Term End2:December 27, 1908
Primeminister2:Dimitrie Sturdza
Predecessor2:General Iacob Lahovary
Birth Date:25 January 1844
Birth Place:Bucharest, Wallachia
Death Place:Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Spouse:Emma Lahovary
Children:Five, including Princess Marthe Bibesco
Relatives:Alexandru Lahovary (brother)
Iacob Lahovary (brother)

Ioan N. Lahovary or Ion Lahovari; January 25, 1844  - June 14, 1915) was a member of Romanian aristocracy, a politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania.

Political career

Ioan Lahovary was the brother of Alexandru Lahovary, who also previously served as foreign minister and General Iacob Lahovary who was his predecessor in the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and later Minister of War.[1] [2] He was elected deputy, being a member of the Conservative Party since 1871. Lahovary served two terms as foreign minister: from April 11, 1899, until July 6, 1900, in the Gheorghe Gr. Cantacuzino Cabinet and March 12, 1907, until December 27, 1908.

He was a member of the senate from the conservative party, and he also served as chairman of the Senate.

Ioan Lahovary died on June 14, 1915, in Bucharest.

Personal life

He was married to Princess Emma Mavrocordato (1860–1920), daughter of Prince Alexandru Mavrocordato (1819–1895) and his wife Elise Millo. They had five children. Among them was Princess Marthe Bibesco, a famous Romanian writer.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Memorialisticâ Diplomaticâ . Diplomatic Memoirs. Lahovary . Alexandru Em . Romania . 19 . September 3, 2010.
  2. News: Lahovary family tomb vandalized for Vanghelie to bury his own relatives . Bucharest Herald . 2010-06-10 . 2010-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100613082001/http://www.bucharestherald.ro/dailyevents/41-dailyevents/12649-lahovary-family-tomb-vandalized-for-vanghelie-to-bury-his-own-relatives . 2010-06-13 . dead .
  3. Web site: Princess Marthe Bibesco. 2010-09-03.