Election as Prince of Moldavia
Cuza is elected Prince of Moldavia, advancing the unionist programme.
Role range: 1859-1866
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza Biography and Timeline
Follow Alexandru Ioan Cuza through 9 dated historical records for Romania.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1859–1866Years on this page
1859
Election as Prince of Wallachia
Cuza is elected Prince of Wallachia, creating a personal union of the principalities.
Role range: 1859-1866
Union of the Principalities
Cuza's double election establishes the United Principalities under one ruler.
Role range: 1859-1866
1862
Unified Government
Cuza forms a single government and parliament for the United Principalities.
Role range: 1859-1866
1864
May Coup
Cuza dissolves the assembly and strengthens executive authority through a plebiscitary settlement.
Role range: 1859-1866
Statute Expanding the Paris Convention
Cuza introduces a constitutional statute creating a Senate and strengthening the executive.
Role range: 1859-1866
Education Reform
Cuza promulgates legislation establishing compulsory and free primary education.
Role range: 1859-1866
1866
Abdication of Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Cuza abdicates after officers and political opponents force his removal.
Role range: 1859-1866
Abdication
Is forced to abdicate by political opponents.
Role range: 1859-1866
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.