Nicolae Moret Blaremberg (December 24, 1837–January 25, 1896) was a

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n politician. He was the son of Vladimir Blaremberg, a military engineers’ officer in the

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, who settled in

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in 1828 and was related by marriage to the

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.Stănuța Crețu, Gabriela Drăgoi, ''Dicționarul literaturii române de la origini până la 1900'', p. 109. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Române, 2002, Born in the

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n capital, the son was educated at the local Schevitz boarding school, and then at a preparatory school affiliated with the

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. He studied at the high school in

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until 1853. After returning home, he entered the Justice Ministry as a clerk. He was then bureau chief, judge, court president and finally prosecutor at the

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. In 1863, Blaremberg took part in a double duel. Offended by

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, an ally of Prince Alexandru Ion Cuza, he struck Bolliac before witnesses. His brother Constantin Blaremberg also became involved in the dispute and had to fight Bolliac's step-brother. Both men were seriously wounded; Bolliac's bullet hit Nicolae in the calf. The incident took place in Carol Davila’s botanical garden, with Cuza watching from the

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pavilion. Cuza approved of dueling and was surprised when the wounded Blaremberg showed up at the palace minutes later, tendering his resignation from prosecutorial service. He then left the country in order to take his undergraduate law degree, which he did in 1865 from the

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. Eugen Marola
“Cine au fost blarembergii?”
in ''Historia'', November 2015 After returning, he was an active participant in the 1866 overthrow of Cuza. Elected to the constituent assembly, he was part of a group of young conservatives who favored placing a foreign prince on the throne. He was elected to numerous terms in the

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, and in 1889 proposed suing the government of Ion C. Brătianu.

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, ''Dicționarul Contimporanilor'', pp. 30-31. Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara", Bucharest, 1897 In November 1891, he was Justice Minister under

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.Vasile Pascu, ''Istoria modernă a românilor: 1821-1918'', p. 280. Bucharest: Editura Clio Nova, 1996, He was then briefly head of the civilian hospital administration. He helped launch a number of newspapers, including ''Revista Dunărei'' (1865), ''Desbaterile'' (1866), ''Țara'' and ''Le Pays'' (1870); and authored many works of jurisprudence. Blaremberg died in Bucharest.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blaremberg, Nicolae 1837 births 1896 deaths Politicians from Bucharest Romanian people of Russian descent 19th-century people from the Principality of Wallachia Ghica family University of Provence alumni Romanian civil servants 19th-century Romanian judges Romanian prosecutors Romanian duellists Romanian newspaper founders Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Ministers of justice of Romania