Matei Vlădescu

Matei Vlădescu (February 2, 1835 – January 23, 1901) was a Wallachian-born Romanian soldier.

Born in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County,[1] he entered the Bucharest Military School for Officers in 1854, becoming a second lieutenant in 1856.

A participant in the Romanian War of Independence, he commanded units on the front at Pleven and Vidin.

[1][2] From November 1889 to February 1891, Vlădescu served as War Minister in the cabinet of Gheorghe Manu.

He is buried in the cemetery of Viforâta Monastery [ro], with a funerary monument sculpted by Carol Storck.