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73-453: An ispravnic or ispravnik was, in the Danubian principalities , the title owned by a clerk or a boyar in charge of law enforcement in a certain county. Initially, during the middle ages, ispravnics were people who used to carry out the hospodar 's commands. Later on, ispravnics became local administrators and were charged with leadership of local law enforcement. The same title

146-705: A rapporteur for the Divan , Fuat Pasha . In parallel, Russia ordered its troops in Bessarabia to prepare for an intervention over the Prut River and into Bucharest—the prospect of a Russo-Turkish war was inconvenient for Abdülmecid, at a time when the French Second Republic and the United Kingdom failed to clarify their positions in respect to Ottoman policies. Stratford Canning ,

219-429: A modernizing government, created a new legal framework that reformed public administration, and deeply influenced political life in the following decades. The Russian pressures for changes in the text were perceived by Wallachians and Moldavians as a drive to remove the territories from Ottoman rule and annex them to a much more centralised and absolutist empire. This coincided with the period of national awakening and

292-568: A personal union , later formalized as the Romanian United Principalities , under Moldavian-born Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza (himself a former revolutionary). Having been allowed to return from exile after the Treaty of Paris , most of the surviving revolutionaries played a major part in the political developments, and organized themselves as Partida Națională , which promoted Cuza during simultaneous elections for

365-492: A triumvirate , comprised Heliade Rădulescu, Nicolae Golescu , and Christian Tell . On Süleyman's explicit advice, a revolutionary delegation was dispatched to Istanbul, where it was to negotiate the movement's official recognition—among the envoys were Bălcescu, Ștefan Golescu , and Dimitrie Bolintineanu . By that moment, Russian diplomats had persuaded the Porte to adopt a more reserved attitude, and to replace Süleyman with

438-548: A call for unification of all Romanian-inhabited lands, as "one and indivisible [nation]", was officially voiced during that period. However, this view was still only shared by a relatively small and highly factionalized section of the intelligentsia . The official abolition of Roma slavery was sanctioned by a decree also issued on June 26. This was the culmination of a process begun in 1843, when all state-owned slaves had been liberated, and continued in February 1847, when

511-765: A consequence, the Prince was faced with opposition from both sides of the political spectrum, while also attempting to quell the peasantry's discontent by legislating against the abuse of estate lessors . The first liberal movement, taking inspiration from the French Revolution and having for its stated purpose the encouragement of culture, was Societatea Filarmonică (the Philharmonic Society), established in 1833. Hostility towards Russian policies erupted later in 1834, when Russia called for an "Additional Article" ( Articol adițional ) to be attached to

584-472: A decree. Nevertheless, a Proclamation to estate-holders was issued (June 28, 1848), indicating that the reform was to be eventually enforced in exchange for unspecified sums, and calling on peasants to fulfill their corvées until autumn of the same year. This appeal caused a reaction from the opposition forces: Odobescu rallied to the cause of conservatives, and, on July 1, 1848, together with his fellow officers Ioan Solomon and Grigorie Lăcusteanu , arrested

657-541: A group of young intellectuals and officers in the Wallachian Militia , the movement succeeded in toppling the ruling Prince Gheorghe Bibescu , whom it replaced with a provisional government and a regency , and in passing a series of major progressive reforms, announced in the Proclamation of Islaz . Despite its rapid gains and popular backing, the new administration was marked by conflicts between

730-736: A military operation culminating in Hungarian defeat at the Battle of Segesvár in late July. The Ottoman–Russian occupation prolonged itself until 1851, while the 1849 Convention of Balta Liman awarded the Wallachian crown to Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei . In contrast to the 1848–1849 setbacks, the period inaugurated by the Crimean War disestablished both Russian domination and the Regulamentul Organic regime, and, within

803-609: A period of Russian military occupation, Wallachia returned to Ottoman suzerainty while Russian oversight was preserved, and the throne was awarded to Alexandru II Ghica in 1834—this measure was controversial from the onset, given that, despite the popular provisions of the Akkerman Convention , Ghica had been appointed by Russia and the Ottomans, instead of being elected by the Wallachian Assembly . As

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876-477: A proclamation, was most likely drafted by Heliade Rădulescu, and Bălcescu himself was possibly responsible for most of its ideas. It called for, among other issues, national independence, civil rights and equality, universal taxation, a larger Assembly, responsible government , a five-year term of office for Princes and their election by the Assembly, freedom of the press , and decentralization . Originally,

949-545: A result of this Christian deed". A three-member Commission was left to decide on the matters of legal implementation and compensation for slave owners—it comprised Bolliac, Petrache Poenaru , and Ioasaf Znagoveanu . The authorities publicized their reforms by making use of new press institutions, the most circulated of which were Poporul Suveran (a magazine edited by Bălcescu, Bolliac, Grigore Alexandrescu , Dimitrie Bolintineanu and others) and Pruncul Român (published by Rosetti and Eric Winterhalder ). In parallel,

1022-1183: A short while, the Bucharest merchant Gheorghe Scurti . Its secretaries were C. A. Rosetti , Nicolae Bălcescu , Alexandru G. Golescu , and Ion Brătianu . The Government was doubled by Ministerul vremelnicesc (the Provisional Ministry), which was divided into several offices: Ministrul dinlăuntru (the Minister of the Interior, a position held by Nicolae Golescu ); Ministrul dreptății (Justice – Ion Câmpineanu ); Ministrul instrucției publice (Public Education – Heliade Rădulescu); Ministrul finanții (Finance – C. N. Filipescu ); Ministrul trebilor dinafară (Foreign Affairs – Ioan Voinescu II ); Ministrul de războiu (War – Ioan Odobescu , later replaced by Tell); Obștescul controlor (the Public Controller – Gheorghe Nițescu ). It also included Constantin Crețulescu as President of

1095-580: A small group was transported by barges from Giurgiu , on their way to the Austrian -ruled Svinița , near the Danube port of Orschowa . The revolutionary artist Constantin Daniel Rosenthal and Maria Rosetti , both of whom had been allowed to go free and had subsequently followed the barges on shore, pointed out that the Ottomans had stepped out of their jurisdiction, and were able to persuade

1168-575: A sum of Austrian florins . The radical faction around Nicolae Bălcescu and Gheorghe Magheru had planned resistance on the Danube , but their opinion had failed to rally significant appeal. A group of several thousands soldiers, comprising Oltenian pandurs and volunteers from throughout the land, rallied in Râmnicu Vâlcea under Magheru's command, without ever going into action. In Bucharest itself, an force of 6000 troops under Kerim Pasha

1241-472: A time, in the public square on Mitropoliei Hill . Neofit reluctantly agreed to preside over the ceremony and to issue a curse on both pieces of legislation. On September 25 [ O.S. September 13] 1848, Ottoman troops headed by Omar Pasha and assisted by Fuat Pasha stormed into Bucharest, partly as an attempt to prevent the extension of Russian presence over the Milcov River . On

1314-640: The Carbonari (and even, through Teodor Diamant , from Utopian socialism ). It was this faction who would first explicitly publicize the demands for national independence and Moldo-Wallachian unification, which it included in a wider agenda of political reforms and European solidarity. Societatea Studenților Români (the Society of Romanian Students) was founded in 1846, having the French poet Alphonse de Lamartine for its honorary president. In October 1840,

1387-566: The ad hoc Divans . The role of Paris-based Wallachian émigrés in promoting sympathy for common Romanian goals was decisive. Partida succeeded in becoming the major factor in Romanian political life, before forming the basis of the liberal current . With Cuza's rule, the pace of Westernization increased, and, during the 1860s, a moderate land reform was carried out, monastery estates were secularized , while corvées and boyar ranks were outlawed. Following an 1866 conflict between

1460-779: The Austro-Prussian War made measures taken against the union impossible. In 1878, after the Romanian War of Independence , Romania shook off formal Ottoman rule, but clashed with its Russian ally over the Russian request for the Bujak (southern Bessarabia ) - ultimately, Romania was awarded Northern Dobruja in exchange for Southern Bessarabia . A Kingdom of Romania emerged in 1881. 1848 Wallachian revolution Counterrevolutionary victory [REDACTED] Revolutionaries The Wallachian Revolution of 1848

1533-686: The British Ambassador to the Porte , even advised Ottoman officials to intervene against the Revolution, thus serving Prime Minister Palmerston 's policy regarding the preservation of Ottoman rule in the face of outside pressures. The Wallachian delegation was denied reception, and, after a prolonged stay, had to return to Bucharest. On July 11, 1848, the false rumor that the Imperial Russian Army had left Bessarabia and

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1606-616: The Hungarian Revolution . Starting in December 1848, a number of Wallachian revolutionaries who had escaped or had been set free from arrest began mediating an understanding between Hungary's Lajos Kossuth and those Romanian Transylvanian activists and peasants who, under the leadership of Avram Iancu , were mounting military resistance to the Honvédség troops of Józef Bem . Nicolae Bălcescu emerged from his refuge in

1679-523: The Orthodox Church had followed suit and set free its own Roma labor force. The decree notably read: "The Romanian people discard the lack of humanity and the shameful sin of owning slaves and declares the freedom of privately owned slaves. Those who have so far had the sinful shame of owning slaves are forgiven by the Romanian people; and the motherland, as a good mother, shall compensate, out of its treasury, whosoever shall complain of detriment as

1752-748: The Principality of Serbia , and, together with Alexandru G. Golescu and Ion Ionescu de la Brad , began talks with Iancu in Zlatna . The Wallachians presented Kossuth's proposal that Iancu's fighters should leave their base in the Apuseni and help rekindle revolution in Wallachia, leaving room for Hungary to resist Russian invention, but the offer was dismissed on the spot. In parallel, Magheru reached out to Hungarian authorities, asking them to consider confederating Hungary proper and Transylvania; this plan

1825-537: The Regulament , as the latter document was being reviewed by the Porte . The proposed article sought to prevent the Principalities' Assemblies from modifying the Regulament any further without the consent of both protecting powers. This move met with stiff opposition from a majority of deputies in Wallachia, among whom was the radical Ioan Câmpineanu ; in 1838, the project was nonetheless passed, when it

1898-577: The Revolutions of 1848 - the rejection of Russian tutelage during the Moldavian attempt and the Wallachian revolutionary period were viewed with a degree of sympathy by the Porte, but calls by Russia ultimately led to a common occupation in the years following the rebellion's crushing. The aftermath of Russian defeat in 1856 (the Treaty of Paris ) brought forth a period of common tutelage of

1971-638: The Russian Emperor Nicholas I , Wallachian revolutionaries sought instead a rapprochement with the Ottoman leadership. Efforts were made to clarify that the movement did not seek to reject Ottoman suzerainty : for this purpose, Ion Ghica was sent to Istanbul as early as May 29, 1848; his mission was initially successful, but later events led Sultan Abdülmecid I to reconsider his position, especially after being faced with Russian protests. Süleyman Pașa , Abdülmecid's brother-in-law,

2044-524: The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (the Romanian United Principalities from 1862). This is known as the unification of Moldavia and Wallachia . The union was cemented by Cuza's unsanctioned interventions in the text of previous organic laws , as well as by the circumstances of his deposition in 1866, when the rapid election of Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen , who had the backing of an increasingly important Prussia, and

2117-636: The University of Paris , including the Brătianu brothers, witnessed and, in some cases, took part in the French republican uprising . Rebellion broke out in late June 1848, after Frăția' s members came to adopt a single project regarding the promise of land reform . This resolution, which had initially caused dissension, was passed into the revolutionary program upon pressures from Nicolae Bălcescu and his supporters. The document itself, destined to be read as

2190-578: The radical wing and more conservative forces, especially over the issue of land reform . Two successive abortive coups were able to weaken the Government, and its international status was always contested by Russia. After managing to rally a degree of sympathy from Ottoman political leaders, the Revolution was ultimately isolated by the intervention of Russian diplomats and repressed by a common intervention of Ottoman and Russian armies, without any significant form of armed resistance. Nevertheless, over

2263-483: The Bucharest populace could regularly hear public communiques read on the fields of Filaret (known as the "Field of Liberty"). Support for the Provisional Government began to be tested when the issue of land reform and corvées was again brought to the forefront. Aside from the important conservative forces, opponents of the measure were to be found inside the leadership body itself, and included

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2336-683: The City Council (later replaced by Cezar Bolliac ), Scarlat Crețulescu as Commander of the National Guard, and Mărgărit Moșoiu as Police Chief. The Wallachian revolutionaries maintained ambiguous relations with leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 , as well as with the latter's ethnic Romanian adversaries in Transylvania. As early as April, Bălcescu, who maintained close contacts with many Romanian Transylvanian politicians, called on August Treboniu Laurian not to oppose

2409-558: The Government. On July 21, 1848, Nicolae Bălcescu obtained the issuing of a decree to create Comisia proprietății (the Commission on Property), comprising 34 delegates, two for each Wallachian county , representing respectively peasants and landlords. The new institution was presided over by the landowner Alexandru Racoviță , and had the Moldavian-born Ion Ionescu de la Brad for its vice president. During

2482-583: The Moldavian town of Focșani with news that Russian troops had not left their quarters, the population in the capital prepared for action—during the events, Ambrozie, a priest from the Buzău Bishopric , made himself the revolutionary hero of the hour and earned the nickname Popa Tun , the "Cannon Priest", after ripping out the lit fuse of a gun aimed at the crowds. The outcome caused Neofit to invalidate his own proclamation, and to transfer his power back to

2555-742: The Ottomans and a Congress of Great Powers (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , the French Empire , the Austrian Empire , the Kingdom of Prussia , the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia , and, albeit never again fully, the Russian Empire ). While the Moldavia-Wallachia unionist cause , which had come to dominate political demands, was viewed with sympathy by the French, Russians, Prussians, and Sardinians, it

2628-512: The Provisional Government (July 12). Over the following months, the population radicalized itself, and, on September 18, 1848, just one week before the Revolution was crushed, crowds entered the Interior Ministry, taking over the official copies of Regulamentul Organic and the register of boyar ranks ( Arhondologia ). The documents were subsequently paraded through the city in a mock funeral cortege, and burned down, one sheet at

2701-672: The Sublime Porte. After a marked decline in independence and prosperity over the 17th and 18th centuries, further independent and insurgent rules, which connected the two countries with Habsburg and Russian Empire offensives during the Great Turkish War , were blocked by the Ottomans by the introduction of Phanariote rules over the two countries (1711 in Moldavia and 1714 in Wallachia). These, while connected with

2774-444: The case of Wallachia, Hungarian suzerainty had been present for the polities which preceded the unifying rule of Basarab I ), and remained so until their independence (1330 for Wallachia and 1359 for Moldavia). In 1476 Wallachia and in 1538 Moldavia came under formal Ottoman suzerainty, preserving their self-rule in all aspects, except for the period of the so-called Phanariote Rule (1711 - 1821), when foreign affairs were dictated by

2847-750: The country for Austrian -ruled Transylvania . Bibescu himself abdicated and left into self-exile. On June 25, the two proposed cabinets were reunited into Guvernul vremelnicesc (the Provisional Government), based on the Executive Commission of the Second French Republic ; headed by the conservative Neofit II , the Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia , it consisted of Christian Tell , Ion Heliade Rădulescu , Ștefan Golescu , Gheorghe Magheru , and, for

2920-524: The disestablishment of Phanariote rules by the Porte itself, this was of little consequence in itself, as a new Russo-Turkish War brought a period of Russian occupation under formal Ottoman supervision, extended between 1829 and the Crimean War . A parallel Russian military administration was put in place, while the two principalities were given the first common governing document (the Organic Statute ): although never fully implemented, it confirmed

2993-555: The drum). Public readings of the Islaz Proclamation took place, and the Romanian tricolor was paraded throughout the city. At ten o'clock in the evening, Bibescu gave in to the pressures, signed the new constitution, and agreed to support a Provisional Government as imposed on him by Frăția . This effectively disestablished Regulamentul Organic , causing the Russian consul to Bucharest, Charles de Kotzebue , to leave

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3066-421: The entire Government. The coup almost succeeded, being ultimately overturned by the reaction of Bucharesters, who organized street resistance against mutinied troops, mounted barricades , and, eventually, stormed into the executive's headquarters. The latter assault, led by Ana Ipătescu , resulted in the arrest of all coup leaders. Despite this move, disputes regarding the shape of land reform continued inside

3139-457: The evening, the entire city had been pacified. On September 27, a Russian force under Alexander von Lüders joined the occupation of Bucharest, taking over administration over one half of the city. Russia's expedition into the two Danubian Principalities was the only independent military initiative of her foreign interventions against the Revolutions of 1848 . Immediately after the events, 91 revolutionaries were sentenced to exile. Of these,

3212-404: The first administrative reforms, generally had to rely on spoliation, and coincided with a disastrous stage in the countries' history, given that the two became a major theatre of war in a series of confrontations between Russian, Habsburg, and Ottoman forces (until the mid-19th century, they frequently came under temporary Russian or Habsburg occupation, and sometimes administration — as happened to

3285-403: The first specifically revolutionary secret society of the period was repressed by Prince Ghica. Among those arrested and taken into confinement were the high-ranking boyar Mitică Filipescu , the young radical Nicolae Bălcescu , and the much older Dimitrie Macedonski , who had taken part in the uprising of 1821 . The new ruler, Gheorghe Bibescu , released Bălcescu and other participants in

3358-510: The following decade, the completion of its goals was made possible by the international context, and former revolutionaries became the original political class in united Romania . The two Danubian Principalities , Wallachia and Moldavia, came under direct Russian supervision upon the close of the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 , being subsequently administered on the basis of common documents, known as Regulamentul Organic . After

3431-505: The gathering comprised as many as 150,000 armed civilians. As these events were unfolding, Bibescu was shot at in Bucharest by Alexandru or Iancu Paleologu (the father of French diplomat Maurice Paléologue ) and his co-conspirators, whose bullets only managed to tear one of the Prince's epaulettes . Over the following hours, police forces clamped down of Frăția , arresting Rosetti and a few other members, but failing to capture most of them. Early on June 23, Bibescu also attempted to regain

3504-444: The loyalty of his Militia forces by an order to take a renewed oath of allegiance—the officers agreed to do so, but added that under no circumstances did they agree to shed the blood of Romanians. In the afternoon, the Bucharest populace, feeling encouraged by this development, rallied in the streets; around four o'clock, the church bells on Dealul Mitropoliei began sounding the tocsin (by banging their tongues on only one side of

3577-574: The mayor of Svinița to disarm the guards, which in turn allowed the prisoners to flee. The escapees then made their way to Paris. Most other revolutionaries were detained in areas of present-day Bulgaria until spring 1849, and, passing through Rustchuk and Varna , were taken to the Anatolian city of Brusa , where they lived at the expense of the Ottoman state. They were allowed to return after 1856. During their period of exile, rivalry between

3650-410: The moderates Heliade Rădulescu and Ioan Odobescu . Revolutionaries who favored passing land into the property of peasants were divided over the amount that was to be ceded, as well as over the issue of compensation to be paid to boyars. A compromise was reached through postponing, with a decision taken to submit all proposals to the vote of the Assembly, which was yet to be convened, instead of drafting

3723-635: The morning of that day, Fuat met with local public figures at his headquarters in Cotroceni , proclaiming the reestablishment of the Regulament and appointing Constantin Cantacuzino as Kaymakam of Wallachia. While all revolutionaries who attended the meeting were placed under arrest, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell sought refuge at the British consulate in Bucharest, where they were received by Robert Gilmour Colquhoun in exchange for

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3796-604: The plot during 1843; soon afterwards, they became involved in founding a new Freemason -inspired secret society, known as Frăția ("The Brotherhood"), which was to serve as the central factor in the revolution. Early on, Frăția' s nucleus was formed by Bălcescu, Ion Ghica , Alexandru G. Golescu , and Major Christian Tell ; by spring 1848, the leadership also included Dimitrie and Ion Brătianu , Constantin Bălcescu , Ștefan and Nicolae Golescu , Gheorghe Magheru , C. A. Rosetti , Ion Heliade Rădulescu , and Ioan Voinescu II . It

3869-561: The proceedings, a number of boyars had switched to supporting peasants: the liberal boyar Ceaușescu, a delegate to the Commission's fourth session, made a celebrated speech in which he addressed laborers as "brothers" and deplored his own status as a landowner. An emotional audience applauded his gesture, and peasants proclaimed that God forgave Ceaușescu's deeds. Other landowners, more circumspect, asked peasants what they planned to use for compensation, for which they were to be largely responsible; according to Mihail Kogălniceanu , their answer

3942-477: The rapprochement, and clarified that their goal was the preservation of Austrian rule, coming into open conflict with the Hungarian revolutionary authorities. The following day, the new administrative bodies issued their first decrees. One of them instituted the horizontal tricolor with the inscription DPEПTATE – ФРЪЦIE ("Justice – Brotherhood" in Romanian Cyrillic as used at the time). A national motto for Wallachia, Dreptate, Frăție ("Justice, Brotherhood"),

4015-456: The regions of Oltenia , Bukovina , and Bessarabia ). In the nineteenth century, Moldavia and Wallachia became involved in the cause of Greek independence . Backed by Phanariotes, the Filiki Eteria maneuvered in Moldavia during the anti-Phanariote and pro-Eterian 1821 Wallachian uprising . Wallachian initiative was toppled by an Eterian administration which itself retreated in the face of Ottoman invasion. Although these events brought about

4088-461: The revolutionary grouping had intended to take over various military bases throughout Wallachia, and planned to simultaneously organize public gatherings in Bucharest, Râmnicu Vâlcea , Ploiești , Romanați County and Islaz . On June 21, 1848, Heliade Rădulescu and Tell were present in Islaz, where, with the Orthodox priest Șapcă of Celei , they revealed the revolutionary program to a cheering crowd ( see Proclamation of Islaz ). A new government

4161-436: The space of one generation, brought about the fulfillment of virtually all revolutionary projects. The common actions of Moldavians and Wallachians, in pace with the presence of Wallachian activists in Transylvania, helped circulate the ideal of national unity, with the ultimate goal of reuniting all majority-Romanian territories within one state. In early 1859, at the close of a turbulent period, Wallachia and Moldavia entered

4234-503: The unification of Transylvania and revolutionary Hungary . In parallel, secretive negotiations were carried out between Lajos Batthyány and Ion Brătianu, which were in connection to a project of creating a Wallachian–Hungarian confederation . Although it drew support from radicals, the proposal was ultimately rejected by the Hungarian side, who notably argued that this carried the danger of deteriorating relations with Russia. Progressively, Romanian Transylvanians distanced themselves from

4307-417: The various factions became obvious, a conflict which became the basis for political allegiances in later years. In the meantime, Magheru, upon the advice of Colquhoun, ordered the demobilization of his troops (October 10), and, accompanied by a few of his officers, passed the Southern Carpathians into Hermannstadt —at the time, the Transylvanian city was nominally in the Austrian Empire, but gripped by

4380-404: Was "With these two slave's arms, we have been working for centuries and provided for all the landowners' expenses; once freed, our arms would work twice as much and rest assured that we will not leave you wanting of what the country's judgment will decide we should pay you". This reportedly caused an uproar inside the Commission. Peasants and their supporters advocated the notion that each family

4453-424: Was a Romanian liberal and nationalist uprising in the Principality of Wallachia . Part of the Revolutions of 1848 , and closely connected with the unsuccessful revolt in the Principality of Moldavia , it sought to overturn the administration imposed by Imperial Russian authorities under the Regulamentul Organic regime, and, through many of its leaders, demanded the abolition of boyar privilege. Led by

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4526-417: Was also introduced. It proclaimed all traditional civil ranks to be destitute, indicating that the only acceptable distinctions were to be made on the basis of "virtues and services to the motherland", and creating a national guard. The Government also abolished censorship , as well as capital and corporal punishment , while ordering all political prisoners to be set free. In line with earlier demands,

4599-403: Was also rejected. On May 26, 1849, Nicolae Bălcescu met with Kossuth in Debrecen , and, despite his personal disappointment with the Hungarian discourse and his ideal of full political rights for Romanians in the region, agreed to mediate an understanding with Iancu, which resulted in a ceasefire and a series of political concessions . This came as Russian troops were entering Transylvania,

4672-477: Was dispatched to Bucharest with orders to report on the situation and take appropriate measures. Warmly received by the city's inhabitants and authorities, Süleyman opted to impose a series of formal moves, which were intended to appease Russia. He replaced the Government with a regency , Locotenența domnească , and asked for some changes to be operated in the text of the constitution (promising that these were to ensure Ottoman recognition). The new ruling body,

4745-403: Was especially successful in Bucharest , where it also reached out to the middle class , and kept a legal facade as Soțietatea Literară (the Literary Society), whose meetings were attended by the Moldavians Vasile Alecsandri , Mihail Kogălniceanu , and Costache Negruzzi , as well as by the Austrian subject Constantin Daniel Rosenthal . During the early months of 1848, Romanian students at

4818-447: Was explicitly endorsed by Sultan Abdülmecid I and by Prince Ghica. Câmpineanu, who had proposed a reformist constitution to replace the Regulament entirely, was forced into exile, but remained an influence on a younger generation of activists, both Wallachian and Moldavian. The latter group, comprising many young boyars who had studied in France, also took direct inspiration from reformist or revolutionary-minded societies such as

4891-572: Was formed on the spot, comprising Tell, Heliade Rădulescu, Ștefan Golescu , Șapcă, and Nicolae Pleșoianu —they wrote Prince Bibescu an appeal, which called on him to recognize the program as the embryo of a constitution and to "listen to the voice of the motherland and place himself at the head of this great accomplishment". The revolutionary executive left Islaz at the head of a gathering of soldiers and various others, and, after passing through Caracal , triumphantly entered Craiova without meeting resistance from local forces. According to one account,

4964-400: Was instantly rejected by many landowners, and the negotiations were ended through a decision taken by Heliade Rădulescu, when it was again decided that the ultimate resolution was a prerogative of the future Assembly. The failure to address this most significant of the problems faced by Wallachians contributed to weakening support for the revolutionary cause. Faced with the clear hostility of

5037-473: Was led to the garrison on Dealul Spirii . A 900-strong force consisting of the 2nd Line Infantry Regiment, the 7th Company of the 1st Line Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Radu Golescu, and the fire company led by Captain Pavel Zăgănescu, met the Ottomans with resistance, provoking a brief battle  [ ro ] that lasted two and a half hours during which 158 Turks and 48 Romanians died and 400 Turks and 57 Romanians were wounded. In

5110-400: Was moving southwards cause the regency to leave Bucharest and take refuge in Târgoviște . This occurred after Russia had occupied Moldavia in April, a result of the unsuccessful revolt in that country. The moment was seized by conservatives: headed by Metropolitan Neofit , the latter grouping took over, and announced that the revolution had ended. When a revolutionary courier returned from

5183-436: Was rejected by the Austrian Empire, and viewed with suspicion by Great Britain and the Ottomans. Negotiations amounted to an agreement over a minimal and formal union - however, elections for the ad hoc divans of 1859 profited from an ambiguity in the text of the final agreement (specifying two thrones, but not preventing the same person from occupying both) and made possible the rule of Alexander Ioan Cuza as Domnitor of

5256-537: Was supposed to receive at least four hectares of land; in their system, which made note of differences in local traditional, peasants living in wetlands were to be assigned 16 pogoane (approx. eight hectares), those living in plains 14 (approx. seven hectares), inhabitants of hilly areas 11 (between five and six hectares), while people inhabiting the Southern Carpathian areas were supposed to receive eight pogoane (approx. four hectares). This program

5329-540: Was used in the Russian Empire . This Romania -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Danubian principalities In a wider context, the concept may also apply to the Principality of Serbia as one of The Principalities of the Danube , which came under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Porte from 1817. The two emerged as vassals of the Hungarian Crown (in

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