Theodor Rosetti

{{Short description|Romanian writer, journalist and politician}}

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Prince Theodor Rosetti ({{IPA|ro|teˈodor roˈseti}}; 5 May 1837 – 17 July 1923) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania between 23 March 1888 and 22 March 1889, with two cabinets formed.{{Cite book |last=Oțetea |first=Andrei |url=http://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof00ot |title=A Concise history of Romania |last2=MacKenzie |first2=Andrew |date=1985 |publisher=London : R. Hale; New York : Distributed by St. Martin's Press |isbn=978-0-7090-1865-0 |pages=390}} Over his life, he also served several other roles within the judicial and government.

He is an aristocrat and member of the House of Rosetti. He was born in Iași or Solești, Moldavia. He was brother-in-law of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the former ruler of Romania and was considered to be on the conservative pro-monarchy side of the government.{{Cite news |date=1888-04-04 |title=The European Situation |pages=5 |work=The Standard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-the-european-situation/126657738/ |access-date=2023-06-23}} Rosetti was one of the most important members of the Junimea literary society{{Cite book |last=Klepper |first=Nicolae |url=http://archive.org/details/romaniaillustrat00klep |title=Romania : an illustrated history |date=2002 |publisher=New York : Hippocrene Books |isbn=978-0-7818-0935-1 |pages=150}} and was elected honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 1891. He died in Bucharest at age 86 and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.{{cite news|url=https://ziarullumina.ro/societate/reportaj/cimitirul-baronului-bellu-locul-in-care-ne-dorm-elitele-35198.html|title=Cimitirul baronului Bellu, locul în care ne dorm elitele|lang=ro|newspaper=Ziarul Lumina|first=Raluca|last=Brodner|date=January 13, 2010|access-date=August 25, 2024}} Streets in Bârlad and Iași are named after him.