Ioan Emanoil Florescu

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Ioan Emanoil Florescu


Prime Minister of Romania
In office 4 April 1876 – 26 April 1876
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Lascăr Catargiu
Succeeded by	Manolache Costache Epureanu
In office 21 February 1891 – 26 November 1891
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Gheorghe Manu
Succeeded by	Lascăr Catargiu
Chief of the General Staff
In office 30 May 1860 – 30 August 1860
Preceded by	Istratie Sămășescu [ro]
Succeeded by	himself
In office 21 April 1864 – 1 May 1866
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	Gheorghe Slăniceanu [ro]

Personal details
Born	(1819-08-07)7 August 1819 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Wallachia
Died	10 May 1893(1893-05-10) (aged 73) Paris, France
Party	Conservative Party
Spouses	Ecaterina Bibescu Alina Știrbey
Relatives	Alexandru Emanoil Florescu (brother)
Education	École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr

Ioan Emanoil Florescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈo̯aŋ emanoˈil floˈresku]; 7 August 1819, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Wallachia – 10 May 1893, Paris, France) was a Romanian army general who served as Prime Minister of Romania for a short time in a provisional government in 1876 (4 April – 26 April) and then in 1891 (21 February – 26 November).^[1]^[2] He also served as Chief of the General Staff in 1860 (30 May – 30 August) and then from 21 April 1864 to 1 May 1866.

Florescu is credited with carrying through the unification of the two armed forces of Wallachia and Moldavia following the unification of these two principalities and a thorough organization and modernization of the nascent Romanian army.^[3]

His cousin was Bonifaciu Florescu.^[1]

References

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1 2 Florescu, Radu R.; Cazacu, Matei (2 August 2013). Dracula's Bloodline: A Florescu Family Saga. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7618-6158-4.
↑ Faur, Andrei Sabin (2020). "Între liberalism și conservatorism: considerații asupra opțiunilor ideologice ale lui George Barițiu". Anuarul Institutului de Istorie »George Bariţiu« – Series HISTORICA (in Romanian). LIX (59): 75–91. ISSN 1584-4390.
↑ "General Ioan Emanoil Florescu Founder and Organizer of the Romanian Army". Historia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

v t e Prime ministers of Romania
List of heads of government of Romania
United Principalities	B. Catargiu Arsache N. Kretzulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu N. Kretzulescu I. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica C.A. Kretzulescu Ș. Golescu N. Golescu D. Ghica A. Golescu Epureanu I. Ghica L. Catargiu Florescu Epureanu Ion C. Brătianu
Kingdom of Romania	Ion C. Brătianu D. Brătianu Ion C. Brătianu Rosetti L. Catargiu Manu Florescu L. Catargiu Sturdza Aurelian Sturdza Cantacuzino Carp Sturdza Cantacuzino Sturdza Ion I. C. Brătianu Carp Maiorescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Marghiloman Coandă Ion I. C. Brătianu Văitoianu Vaida-Voevod Averescu Ionescu Ion I. C. Brătianu Averescu Știrbey Ion I. C. Brătianu V. Brătianu Maniu Mironescu Maniu Mironescu Iorga Vaida-Voevod Maniu Vaida-Voevod Duca Angelescu Tătărescu Goga Cristea Călinescu Argeșanu Argetoianu Tătărescu Gigurtu Antonescu Sănătescu Rădescu Groza
R.P.R.—R.S.R.	Groza Gheorghiu-Dej Stoica Maurer Mănescu Verdeț Dăscălescu
Romania since 1989	Roman Stolojan Văcăroiu Ciorbea Dejeu Vasile Athanasiu Isărescu Năstase Bejinariu Popescu-Tăriceanu Boc Predoiu Ungureanu Ponta Oprea Ponta Oprea Ponta Cîmpeanu Cioloș Grindeanu Tudose Fifor Dăncilă Orban Ciucă Cîțu Ciucă Predoiu Ciolacu Predoiu Bolojan
Italics indicate ad interim/acting office holders. Bold indicates current office holder.

v t e Interior ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	B. Catargiu Arsache N. Kretzulescu Kogălniceanu Bosianu Florescu D. Ghica L. Catargiu I. Ghica I. C. Brătianu Ș. Golescu A. Arion A. Golescu Epureanu Vernescu C. A. Rosetti Stolojan Teriachiu Stătescu
Kingdom of Romania	Chițu Mihai Nacu T. Rosetti Știrbei Manu Fleva Sturdza Lascăr Pherekyde Cantacuzino Olănescu Aurelian Pallade Haret I. I. C. Brătianu Marghiloman C. Arion T. Ionescu Morțun Constantinescu Sărățeanu Văitoianu Mârzescu Averescu Vlad Lupu Argetoianu Cămărășescu Goga Știrbey Duca Vaida-Voevod Popovici Mihalache Iorga Mironescu Inculeț Iuca Tătărescu Franasovici Călinescu Marinescu Ottescu Ghelmegeanu David Popescu Petrovicescu Dumitru Popescu Aldea Penescu Sănătescu Rădescu Georgescu
Socialist Republic	Georgescu Drăghici Ștefan Drăghici Onescu Stănescu Bobu Coman Homoștean Postelnicu
Romania since 1989	Chițac Ursu Babiuc Dănescu Tărăcilă Dejeu C. Ionescu Rus Săniuță Blaga David Oprea Dragnea Nica Blaga Igaș Berca Rus Dușa Stroe Oprea Tobă Tudorache Dan Moga Vela Bode

v t e Defence ministers of Romania
United Principalities Principality of Romania	Vlădoianu Macedonski Cornescu Florescu Golescu Adrian Sămășescu Grigore Ghica Iacovache Manu Solomon Lecca Haralambie Gherghel I. C. Brătianu Duca Manu Pencovici Tell Slăniceanu Cernat Dabija
Kingdom of Romania	Gheorghe Angelescu Fălcoianu Alexandru Anghelescu Barozzi Vlădescu Lahovary Catargiu Poenaru Budișteanu Stoicescu Berindei Sturdza Averescu Stelian Crăiniceanu Filipescu Argetoianu Hârjeu I. I. C. Brătianu Vintilă Brătianu Iancovescu Grigorescu Văitoianu Rășcanu Moșoiu Holban Mărdărescu Mircescu Paul Angelescu Cihoski Maniu Condeescu Ștefănescu Amza Samsonovici Uică Tătărescu Irimescu Ilasievici Antonescu Argeșanu Ciupercă Călinescu Ilcuș Nicolescu Iacobici Pantazi Racoviță Sănătescu Negulescu Rașcanu Lascăr
Socialist Republic	Bodnăraș Sălăjan Ioniță Coman Olteanu Milea
Romania since 1989	Militaru Stănculescu Spiroiu Tinca Babiuc Ionescu Frunzăverde Pașcu Atanasiu Frunzăverde Meleșcanu Stănișoară Oprea Dobrițoiu Dușa Motoc Leș Țuțuianu Fifor Leș Ciucă Dîncu Tîlvăr Moșteanu Miruță

Chief of the General Staff of Romania

v t e Presidents of the Senate of Romania
Corpul Ponderator (Moderating Body) 1864–1866	Nifon Rusailă
Senat 1866–1940	Nifon Rusailă Ștefan Golescu Nicolae Golescu Alexandru Plagino Nifon Rusailă Calinic Miclescu Constantin Bosianu Dimitrie Ghica Ioan Emanoil Florescu Nicolae Kretzulescu Ioan Emanoil Florescu Constantin Boerescu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Dimitrie Ghica Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza Eugeniu Stătescu Nicolae Gane Constantin Boerescu Eugeniu Stătescu Petre S. Aurelian Constantin Boerescu Petre S. Aurelian Constantin Budișteanu Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino Theodor Rosetti Ion Lahovari Basile M. Missir Emanoil Porumbaru Dimitrie Dobrescu Paul Bujor Constantin Coandă Mihail Pherekyde Constantin I. Nicolaescu Constantin Coandă Constantin I. Nicolaescu Traian Bratu Mihail Sadoveanu Neculai Costăchescu Leonte Moldovan Constantin Dimitriu-Dovlecel Alexandru Lapedatu Nicolae Iorga Constantin Argetoianu
Senat since 1990	Alexandru Bârlădeanu Oliviu Gherman Petre Roman Mircea Ionescu-Quintus Nicolae Văcăroiu Doru-Ioan Tǎrǎcilǎ^* Ilie Sârbu Mircea Geoană Petru Filip^* Vasile Blaga Crin Antonescu Cristian Dumitrescu^* Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Șerban Valeca^* Teodor Meleșcanu Titus Corlățean^* Robert Cazanciuc^* Anca Dragu Florin Cîțu Alina Gorghiu^* Nicolae Ciucă Ilie Bolojan Mircea Abrudean^*
^* ad interim (acting)

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