Un eșec plin de semnificații: Lascăr Catargiu – șef al poliției Iașilor (3/15 septembrie 1854-15/17 mai 1855)
A meaningful failure: Lascăr Catargiu – chief of police in Iași (September 3/15 1854-May 15/17 1855)

Summary/Abstract: Lascăr Catargiu became chief of the Iași police in a difficult historical context, marked by the Crimean War and by the Austrian occupation of Moldavia. Catargiu was promoted to this important position because of his experience as a county administrator, but also because of his family tradition and personal relations. His tenure was brief and challenging: the young head of police had a difficult working relationship with the Austrian commanders, caused by the behavior of the soldiers, the hostility of the Moldavian society towards the „Germans” and (last, but not least) the unwillingness of Catargiu to cooperate with the army of Franz Joseph. The head of the police was also accused of laxity regarding the Russian spies in Iași. Initially, Catargiu’s relation with the reigning Prince Grigore Alexandru Ghica was cordial: at the end of 1854, the young official was rewarded for his service with a higher boyar rank. However, after only four months, he resigned his post, becoming, eventually, a member of the opposition against Ghica.

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