Ioan Lahovary

Ioan Lahovary
Caricature by Nicolae Petrescu-Găină
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	January 25, 1844 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died	June 14, 1924 (aged 80) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Spouse(s)	Emma Lahovary
Children	three, including Princess Marthe Bibesco

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.

Life and 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 a father of 3. His third child was Princess Marthe Bibesco a famous Romanian writer.^[3] Lahovary served two terms as foreign minister: from April 11, 1899 until July 6, 1900 and March 12, 1907 until December 27, 1908.

Ioan Lahovary died on June 14, 1915 in Bucharest.

See also

• Foreign relations of Romania

References

1. Lahovary, Alexandru Em. Memorialisticâ Diplomaticâ [Diplomatic Memoirs] (PDF). Romania. p. 19. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
2. "Lahovary family tomb vandalized for Vanghelie to bury his own relatives". Bucharest Herald. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
3. "Princess Marthe Bibesco". Retrieved 2010-09-03.