Ioan Lahovary

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.

Ioan Lahovary
Caricature by Nicolae Petrescu-Găină [ro]
President of the Romanian Senate
In office 3 July 1913 – 11 January 1914
Monarch	Carol I
Preceded by	Theodor Rosetti
Succeeded by	Basile M. Missir
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office April 11, 1899 – July 6, 1900
Prime Minister	Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Preceded by	Dimitrie A. Sturdza
Succeeded by	Alexandru Marghiloman
In office March 12, 1907 – December 27, 1908
Prime Minister	Dimitrie Sturdza
Preceded by	General Iacob Lahovary
Succeeded by	Dimitrie A. Sturdza
Personal details
Born	(1844-01-25)January 25, 1844 Bucharest, Wallachia
Died	June 14, 1915(1915-06-14) (aged 71) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Spouse	Emma Lahovary
Children	Five, including Princess Marthe Bibesco
Relatives	Alexandru Lahovary (brother) Iacob Lahovary (brother)

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]

Gallery

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  Ioan Lahovary - caricature by Nicolae S. Petrescu-Găină
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  Ioan Lahovary's photo, appeared in the Adevărul newspaper in 1899
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  Grave at Bellu Cemetery

See also

• Foreign relations of Romania