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Bârlad is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza was the first domnitor of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as Prince of Moldavia on 5 January 1859 and Prince of Wallachia on 24 January 1859, which resulted
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…Foundation of Iași. In the vicinity of the city are the ruins of a Roman camp. The city is the birthplace of Romanian Domnitor (Ruler) and diplomat Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Scholars continue to debate the origin of the city's name. The Hypatian Codex mentions a market town called Berlad, and some historians, influenced…
Photograph by Carol Szathmari, 1859
Hungarian newspaper Vasárnapi Ujság commented "with sympathy and respect" (Carol C. Koka) Cuza's double election in Moldavia and Wallachia
Alexandru Ioan Cuza official portrait
The Al.I. Cuza family residence in Ruginoasa