Istrate N Micescu was a Romanian lawyer, Law and Political Science professor at the University of Bucharest's Law Department, and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
21 Facts About Istrate Micescu
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Istrate Micescu later transferred to the University of Bucharest, where he was appointed Professor of Civil Law.
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In 1931 Istrate Micescu was elected vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies.
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Istrate Micescu was senator, first for Muscel and then Ploiesti.
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Istrate Micescu formed a group called the Association of Romanian Christian Lawyers, and in November 1935 he made an alliance with Corneliu Zelea Codreanu's fascistic Iron Guard in order to intimidate his political opponents in the Bucharest Bar Association.
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Istrate Micescu was one of the main antisemitic instigators in the Bar Association and, on 7 February 1937 he presided the Bar when it decided to no longer admit Jewish lawyers.
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Istrate Micescu's antisemitism led him to leave the National Liberal Party and join Octavian Goga's National Christian Party.
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Istrate Micescu served as Foreign Minister until 10 February 1938.
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Istrate Micescu was the author of the 1938 Constitution of Romania, which established the monarchic regime of King Carol II of Romania.
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In late November 1939, Istrate Micescu served for a week as Minister of Justice in the Fifth Tatarascu cabinet.
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Istrate Micescu was arrested on 6 July 1947 and interrogated at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Istrate Micescu was re-arrested in March 1948 and held at Jilava Prison on charges that he and Nichifor Robu had set an organization to overthrow the communist regime.
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Istrate Micescu was tried by the Bucharest Military Tribunal, presided by Colonel Mihail Vasilescu; on 1 July 1948 he was sentenced to 20 years of forced labour for conspiracy and rebellion.
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Istrate Micescu was sent to Aiud Prison, where he died three years later, of complications due to a prostate condition and poor medical care.
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Istrate Micescu was buried by his family next to the church located on his property at Ciumesti, Arges County.
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Istrate Micescu was married 3 times: to Elena Valimarescu, Anisoara Munteanu, and Elisabeta Pastia.
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Istrate Micescu had 3 children: Roger Micescu, Mariana Micescu, and Istrate Micescu Jr.
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Istrate Micescu lived in an imposing mansion at the entrance to the Cismigiu Gardens in Bucharest; the property, located at 12, Ioan Zalomit Street, featured the largest private library in the city.
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Istrate Micescu particularly cared for the one in Ciumesti, where the roots of his family were and where he had his most beautiful mansion built.
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Istrate Micescu would invite at his property his friends, including the writers Liviu Rebreanu, Ion Minulescu, Lucian Blaga, and Octavian Goga.
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Istrate Micescu gathered there a valuable library, as well as painting by Jean Alexandru Steriadi, Nicolae Tonitza, Nicolae Grigorescu, and Stefan Luchian, but it was all scattered away after the establishment of the communist regime.