Matei Vlădescu Explained

Matei Vlădescu (February 2, 1835 – January 23, 1901) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier.

Born in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County,^[1] he entered the Bucharest Military School for Officers in 1854, becoming a second lieutenant in 1856. He rose to lieutenant (1860), captain (1863), major (1866), lieutenant-colonel (1870), colonel (1873), brigadier general (1883), and major general (1893). A participant in the Romanian War of Independence, he commanded units on the front at Pleven and Vidin.^{[1] [2]}

From November 1889 to February 1891, Vlădescu served as War Minister in the cabinet of Gheorghe Manu.^[3] In 1892, he was named chief of staff to the royal household. He was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania.^{[1] [2]} Vlădescu died in Bucharest in 1901. He is buried in the cemetery of, with a funerary monument sculpted by Carol Storck.^{[4] [1]}

A street in Târgoviște is named after him.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Generalul Matei Vlădescu (1835–1901) – eroul dâmbovițean în războiul de independență de la 1877–1878. ro. Gazeta de Dâmbovița. Cornel Mărculescu. March 6, 2020. August 12, 2021.
2. Biografia ministrului at the Romanian Ministry of National Defence site
3. , Dicționarul Contimporanilor, p. 194. Bucharest: Editura Lito-Tipografiei Populară, 1897
4. Alin Saidac, "Mănăstirea Viforâta", Revista Monumentelor Istorice, year LXXIX, nr. 1-2, 2010, p. 64