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University Microfilms 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 46106 A Xarox Education Company WALTERS, Everett Garrison 1944- ION C. Br Xt IANU: THE MiAKING OF A NATIONALIST POLITICIAN 1821-1866, The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1972 History, modern University Microfilms,A XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan THIS DISSERTATION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED ION C. BRXTIANU: THE MAKING OF A NATIONALIST POLITICIAN, 1821-1866 DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Everett Garrison Walters, B.A., M.A. The Ohio State University 1972 . Approved by Adviser Department of History PLEASE NOTE: Some pages may have Indistinct print. Filmed as received. University Microfilms, A Xerox Education Company VITA •4 1 February 7, 19M+ . Born - Atlantic City, New Jersey 1 9 6 7 .............. • B.A., Boston University 1 9 ^ 8 ............... M.A., Boston University 1966-1972 .......... Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio FIELDS OF STUDY Major Field: History Studies in Eastern Europe. Professor Carole B. Bogel Studies in Russia and the Soviet Union. Professors Charles Morley, and M. W. Curran Studies in Modern Europe: Professor S. N. Fisher ii CONTENTS Page VITA .......................................................... ii INTRODUCTION .................................................. 1 Chapter I. 1821-18U8 ............................................. h II. 18)48................................................... 31 III. E X I L E ................. 72 IV. IDEOLOGY AND A C T I O N .................................... 105 V. FROM THE DOUBLE ELECTION TO U N I O N ...................... l>+2 VI. THE OVERTHROW OF C U Z A ................................. 178 BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................. 223 I. Bibliography and Historiography........................ 22)4 II. General Histories of Romania ........ ........... 228 III. The Pei'iod 1821-1866 A. Unpublished Documents.................. 230 B. Published Documents ........ .................. 231 C. Secondary W o r k s ...................................... 233 IV. Ion Constantin Bratianu A. Primary Sources ..... ............................ 272 B. Secondary VTorks...................................... 27? V. Major Contemporaries and Associates A. Vasile Alecsandri.................................... 280 B. Nicolae Balcescu .................................... 281 C. Dimitrie Rolintineanu................................ 283 D. Dumitru Bratianu 28U E. Ion Eliade Radulescu . ............................. 285 F. Ion G h i c a ........................... 287 G. The Golescus ........................................ 289 H. C. A. Rosetti........................................ 292 iii INTRODUCTION In 1821 the territory of present day Romania was divided between three great empires. Bessarabia, on the Black Sea between the Fruth and the Dniester rivers, had been a part of Russia since l8l2. The Eanat, Bucovina, and Transylvania formed the eastern segment of the Austrian Empire. The bulk of Romanian territory and population, however, was concentrated in the Ottoman Empire. The principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia were conquered by the Ttirks in the fifteenth century, but, unlike other Ottoman provinces, they were ruled as autonomous protectorates. Home rule was effectively suspended between 1711 and 1821 when the princely thrones (and the upper aristocracy) were dominated by Greeks, but native rule was restored as a result of the Greek revolution and a subsequent Romanian revolt in 1821. The change to native princes did not bring true autonomy, since from 1828 until the Crimean War, Russia con trolled the political affairs of both Moldavia and Wallachia. The fundamental law of each country, the regulament organic, was decreed by the Russian governor, General Kiselev, in 1830. The rep;ulaments, in their social and economic aspects, were highly satisfactory to the boiars, the aristocratic landowning class of Romania. The fact that real political power lay outside of their respective states was a matter of indifference to most of them. Gradually, however, a group of dissidents began to demand more autonomy. The leaders of this movement associated themselves from the beginning with Romanian cultural nationalism, a new but increasingly important factor. The national movement was greatly strengthened by the fact that many of the dissidents sent their sons to the West, particu larly to France, for their education. Once abroad, the young men were strongly influenced by the radical nationalism which pervaded student circles, and they returned to their countries as prophets of change. The new political generation which was created by the western experience was enormously productive. As a result of its efforts, Romania was able to take part in the revolutionary upheavals of l8h8. Despite defeat, thiB action, combined with subsequent propaganda produced by the exiled leaders, brought the aspirations of the Romanians to the attention of Europe. Within ten years the Principalities were autonomous, within fifteen united and virtually independent. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the early career of one of the leaders of the generation of l8h8, Ion Constantin Bratianu. Bratianu was most prominent in the period after 1866, when his influence in Romania was analagouB to that of his contemporary, Bismarck, in Germany. Nevertheless, a study of the first, formative half of his career is essential to an under standing of the later years. Despite his importance, no serious work has ever been done on Ion Bratianu. The only full length biography (Constantin Rautu, Ion C. Bratianu CTurnu-Severin: Tipografia Ion N. Eojneagu, 19^0D) is uncritical, carelessly researched, and does not pretend to be a scholarly effort. Moreover, this hook is particularly veak with respect to the period 1821-1866. This paper, therefore, will attempt to describe the political growth and evolution of Ion Bratianu in those years. In so doing, the objective is to provide the foundation for a study of his entire career, as well as to show Bratianu’s relation to Romanian history and the nationalist movement of mid-nineteenth century Europe. CHAPTER I 1821- 181*8 Ion Constantin Bratianu was torn at the village of Bratieni in the province of Argeg in 1821. The Bratianu family vas a part of the tolar, or nolle landowning clasB, and thus the social condi tions to which he was born were much the same as those of the other leaders of the Romanian generation of 181*8. In fact, in a remark ably homogeneous group, Bratianu was set apart chiefly by his age— he was the youngest. Ion Bratianu's father, Constantin (DincS) doeB not appear to have taken port in the events surrounding the revolt of Tudor Vladimirescu in 1821, although his brother, Toma Bratianu, was actively involved on the side of the rebels, and was a leader in the attempt to revive the revolutionary movement in 1826.^ Dinca's lack of involvement was not symbolic of political passivity, however, as he played a leading role in the politics of his province until his death in 181*1*. He served first as chief of his local district, and then as ispravnic or governor of the province of Argeg. 1 The exact date of his birth is unknown, although most sources put it some time in June. See* Constantin Rautu, Ion C. Bratianu. Omol-timpurile-opera ("ion C. Bratianu. The Man-The Times-The Work.") (Turnu Severin': Tipografia Ion N. Bojneagu, 19^*0), pp. lU-15. ^Ioan C, Pilitti, Framtntarilc politice gi sociale dela 1821 la 1828. ("Social and roliHcaTlJnrestJ^oiri!5^dB^7nT (Bucharest: Cartea Romoneasca,