Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea
![[[Anton Chladek]]'s portrait of Vulpea, c. 1830](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Filipescu_Vulpea.png)
Both Vulpea and Vulpache had important roles in political life under the Russian occupation of 1829–1854. Filipescu Sr worked for the beautification of Bucharest under Pavel Kiselyov, then presided over the departments of Justice and Foreign Affairs. The owner of lucrative estates and an inn in the Bucegi Mountains, he was also a philanthropist, and served for decades on the Wallachian school board alongside his protégé Petrache Poenaru. Although perceived as a committed Russophile, Alecu was a pragmatic conservative who continued seeking alternatives to Russian control, also envisaging a political unification of the Danubian Principalities. He mounted the opposition to Alexandru II Ghica, reluctantly siding with Gheorghe Bibescu and Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei, before running against them in the 1842 election for the Wallachian throne. Bibescu emerged as the winner and then co-opted Vulpea into his circle, making Vulpache his son-in-law. The three of them oversaw the charity established for Princess Zoe, ''Așezămintele Brâncovenești''.
In 1845, Vulpea was created ''Ban'', but was only marginally active before and after the Wallachian Revolution of 1848. Serving Prince Știrbei as adviser on agrarian matters, he died three years before Wallachia's incorporation into the United Principalities, whose administration co-opted his son. His profile endures in political theater from as early as the Phanariote period and was revived to serve as the antagonist in literary works by Camil Petrescu. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Nicolae Bacalbasa, Irina Balescu, Mihaela Vilcu, Simona Dima, Camelia Diaconu, Laura Iliescu, Alexandru Filipescu, Iulian BrezeanGet full text
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4by Nicolae Bacalbasa, Irina Cecilia Balescu, Camelia Diaconu, Simona Dima, Laura Iliescu, Mihaela Vilcu, Alexandru Filipescu, Ioana Halmaciu, Dragos Cretoiu, Iulian BrezeanGet full text
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6by Nicolae BACALBASA, Irina BALESCU, Camelia DIACONU, Simona DIMA, Laura ILIESCU, Mihai DIMITRIU, Mihaela VILCU, Alexandru FILIPESCU, Ioana HALMACIU, Dragos CRETOIU, Iulian BREZEANGet full text
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7by Nicolae BACALBASA, Camelia DIACONU, Laura ILIESCU, Cristian BALALAU, Mihai DIMITRIU, Cornel SAVU, Ovidiu Gabriel BRATU, Simona DIMA, Alexandru FILIPESCU, Dragos CRETOIU, Irina BALESCUGet full text
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8by Nicolae BACALBASA, Irina BALESCU, Camelia C. DIACONU, Laura ILIESCU, Mihaela VILCU, Lucian POP, Mihai DIMITRIU, Cristian BALALAU, Alexandru FILIPESCU, Carmen SAVU, Cornel SAVU, Emil BELU, Iulian BREZEANGet full text
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9by Nicolae BACALBASA, Irina BALESCU, Camelia C. DIACONU, Laura ILIESCU, Mihaela VILCU, Lucian POP, Mihai DIMITRIU, Cristian BALALAU, Alexandru FILIPESCU, Carmen SAVU, Cornel SAVU, Emil BELU, Iulian BREZEANGet full text
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10by Nicolae Bacalbasa, Irina Balescu, Camelia C. Diaconu, Laura Iliescu, Mihaela Vilcu, Lucian Pop, Mihai Dimitriu, Cristian Balalau, Alexandru Filipescu, Carmen Savu, Cornel Savu, Emil Belu, Iulian BrezeanGet full text
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11by Nicolae Bacalbasa, Irina Balescu, Camelia C. Diaconu, Laura Iliescu, Mihaela Vilcu, Lucian Pop, Mihai Dimitriu, Cristian Balalau, Alexandru Filipescu, Carmen Savu, Cornel Savu, Emil Belu, Gabriel Gorecki, Iulian BrezeanGet full text
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12by Nicolae Bacalbasa, Irina Balescu, Camelia C. Diaconu, Laura Iliescu, Mihaela Vilcu, Lucian Pop, Mihai Dimitriu, Cristian Balalau, Alexandru Filipescu, Carmen Savu, Cornel Savu, Emil Belu, Gabriel Gorecki, Iulian BrezeanGet full text
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