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Ioan Lahovary
Ioan Lahovary
	Caricature by Nicolae Petrescu-Găină [ro]
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, Wallachia
Died	June 14, 1915 (aged 71); Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Spouse	Emma Lahovary
Children	Five, including Princess Marthe Bibesco
Relatives	Alexandru Lahovary (brother); Iacob Lahovary (brother)

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.

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 elected deputy, being a member of the Conservative Party since 1871. Lahovary served two terms as foreign minister: from April 11, 1899, until July 6, 1900, in the Gheorghe Gr. Cantacuzino Cabinet and March 12, 1907, until December 27, 1908.

He was a member of the senate from the conservative party, and he also served as chairman of the Senate.

Ioan Lahovary died on June 14, 1915, in Bucharest.

Personal life

He was married to Princess Emma Mavrocordato (1860–1920), daughter of Prince Alexandru Mavrocordato (1819–1895) and his wife Elise Millo. They had five children. Among them was Princess Marthe Bibesco, a famous Romanian writer.^[3]

Gallery

Ioan Lahovary - caricature by Nicolae S. Petrescu-Găină
Ioan Lahovary's photo, appeared in the Adevărul newspaper in 1899
Grave at Bellu Cemetery

References

^ Lahovary, Alexandru Em. Memorialisticâ Diplomaticâ [Diplomatic Memoirs] (PDF). Romania. p. 19. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ "Lahovary family tomb vandalized for Vanghelie to bury his own relatives". Bucharest Herald. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^ "Princess Marthe Bibesco". Retrieved 2010-09-03.

Political offices
Preceded by Dimitrie Sturdza	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1899-1900	Succeeded by Alexandru Marghiloman
Preceded by Iacob Lahovary	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1907-1908	Succeeded by Dimitrie Sturdza
Preceded by Theodor Rosetti	President of the Senate 1913-1914	Succeeded by Basile M. Missir