Iancu Alecsandri (1826-1884), “spiritual, active patriot, worthy in all”
Iancu Alecsandri (1826-1884), “spiritual, active patriot, worthy in all”

Summary/Abstract: Iancu Alecsandri, the youngest child of the vornic Vasile Alecsandri (1792-1854) and of Elena Alecsandri (1800-1842), born Cozoni, “active patriot (…) amateur writer with distinguished and confident taste, worthy in all” (Elena Rădulescu-Pogoneanu), has always been in the shadow of his older brother, the writer Vasile Alecsandri (1821-1890). He took part in the events of 1848, a fervent unionist, a close friend of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, he served Romaniaʼs interests as a diplomatic agent in Paris and London between 1859 and 1866. He retired from political life along with the abdication of the Prince. Settled in Paris, he became an observer of the countryʼs political realities. He died on 15 May 1884.

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