Vintilă Ion Constantin Brătianu (16 September 1867 – 22 December 1930) was a

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n politician who served as

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between 24 November 1927 and 9 November 1928. He and his brothers Ion I. C. Brătianu and

Dinu Brătianu Dinu Brătianu (January 13, 1866 – May 20, 1950), born Constantin I. C. Brătianu, was a Romanian engineer and politician who led the National Liberal Party (PNL) starting in 1934. Life Early career Born at the estate of ''Florica'', in ...

were the leaders of the National Liberal Party of Romania, founded by their father, Ion C. Brătianu.

Biography

Born at his family's estate of ''Florica'', in Ștefănești, Argeș County, Vintilă Brătianu started his studies at Saint Sava High School in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

. He then went to

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to study engineering at

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from 1886 to 1890. After returning to Romania, he entered politics. From 1907 to 1911 he was

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. During

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, he was

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(15 August 1916–19 July 1917) and then Minister for War Munitions. After the war, he served as

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(19 January 1922–9 March 1926) in the Liberal government led by his brother, Ion. After his brother died on 24 November 1927, he assumed the post of Prime Minister of Romania until he was forced to resign a year later to allow the new

National Peasants' Party The National Peasants' Party (also known as the National Peasant Party or National Farmers' Party; ro, Partidul Național Țărănesc, or ''Partidul Național-Țărănist'', PNȚ) was an agrarian political party in the Kingdom of Romania. It w ...

government of

Iuliu Maniu Iuliu Maniu (; 8 January 1873 – 5 February 1953) was an Austro-Hungarian-born lawyer and Romanian politician. He was a leader of the National Party of Transylvania and Banat before and after World War I, playing an important role in the U ...

to take office. In November 1927 he had also assumed the presidency of the National Liberal Party; he remained in that position until the end of his life. On 22 December 1930 Brătianu was at his estate in Mihăești, Vâlcea, when he had a stroke of

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which paralyzed his left side; he died that evening at the hospital in nearby

Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Vîlcea'' or, in the past, ''Rîmnic-Vâlcea'', ) (population: 92,573 as per the 2011 Romanian census) is the county capital ( ro, Reședință de județ) and also the largest town of Vâlcea County, centr ...

. He is buried at the family estate, Florica, in a crypt where also lie his father Ion C. Brătianu and his brother Ion I. C. Brătianu, as well as his other brother, Dinu Brătianu, and his nephew,

Gheorghe I. Brătianu Gheorghe (George) I. Brătianu (January 28 1898 – April 23–27, 1953) was a Romanian politician and historian. A member of the Brătianu family and initially affiliated with the National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875), National Liberal Par ...

, both of whom died in the early 1950s at

Sighet Prison The Sighet prison, located in the city of Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County, Romania, was used by Romania to hold criminals, prisoners of war, and political prisoners. It is now the site of the Sighet Memorial Museum, part of the Memorial ...

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1867 births 1930 deaths Vintila Bratianu People from Ștefănești, Argeș Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Romanian Ministers of Defence Romanian Ministers of Finance Chairpersons of the National Liberal Party (Romania) Mayors of Bucharest Prime Ministers of Romania Children of national leaders Saint Sava National College alumni École Centrale Paris alumni {{Romania-mayor-stub

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