150 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities

     The reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza and its events are the focus of this exhibition. In 7 years only, his reforming politics led to the legislative and administrative union of the Principalities, to the modernization of Romanian society and opened the path for Romania’s independence and unity.
     The exhibition gathers together official and personal documents of Alexandru Ioan Cuza: the appointing as ruler of Moldavia and of Wallachia, signed on the 5th and on the 24th of January 1859, the oath he took at his election in Moldavia, the Ottoman confirmation that attests to this decision, the approval on behalf of the sultan, the diploma and passports of Alexandru Ioan Cuza together with his will, wrote on the 8th of January 1873. The visitors can also see currencies and letters of the age that bear the seal and the stamps of both Wallachia and Moldavia.
     Apart from documents, one can admire the investment sword of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, his parade sword, a gift from the Serbian prince Mihail Obrenovici, stamps, litographies and medals. The atmosphere of the 19th century in the Cotroceni palace, the residence of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, is recreated through an interior decorated in the fashion of the Cotroceni Palace of mid - 19th century.




The appointing of Alexandru Ioan Cuza as ruler as Moldavia and the oath, January 5th 1859, The Romanian Academy Library	The Ottoman firman that acknowledges Alexandru Ioan Cuza as ruler of Moldavia. January 5th 1859, The Romanian Academy Library
The appointing of Alexandru Ioan Cuza as ruler of Wallachia, January 24th 1859, The Romanian Academy Library	The Ottoman firman that acknowledges Alexandru Ioan Cuza as ruler of Wallachia, January 24th 1859, The Romanian Academy Library
Alexandru Ioan Cuza’s address to the people, after becoming the ruler of the Principalities, October 12th 1859, The Romanian Academy Library	Organizing Moldavia and Wallachia, November 3rd 1859, The Diplomatic Archives of the Foreign Affairs Ministry
Decree signed by the sultan Abdul Aziz that confer Alexandru Ioan Cuza with the Medjidiye Nişani order and the Osmaniye Nişani order, The Romanian Academy Library	The Cotroceni Palace in Alexandru Ioan Cuza’s time, The Romanian Academy Library
The appointing sword of the ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza, The Diplomatic Archives of the Foreign Affairs Ministry	The parade sword of Alexandru Ioan Cuza given by the Serbian prince, Mihail Obrenovic, The Cotroceni National Museum
Passports belonging to Alexandru Ioan Cuza, The Romanian Academy Library	Secret cipher notebook belonging to Alexandru Ioan Cuza, The Romanian Academy Library
The Ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza Engraving by Carol Popp de Szathmari, The Cotroceni National Museum	The voyage kit of Elena Cuza, The National Cotroceni Museum
Stamps during the time of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, The National Philately Museum	Gold and silver medals issued by the National Bank of Romania, that reproduce the coins Alexandru Ioan Cuza was intending to issue in1860
Recreated interior from Alexandru Ioan Cuza’s time

150 YEARS SINCE THE UNION OF THE ROMANIAN PRINCIPALITIES

The reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza and its events are the focus of this exhibition. In 7 years only, his reforming politics led to the legislative and administrative union of the Principalities, to the modernization of Romanian society and opened the path for Romania’s independence and unity. The exhibition gathers together official and personal documents of Alexandru Ioan Cuza: the appointing as ruler of Moldavia and of Wallachia, signed on the 5th and on the 24th of January 1859, the oath he took at his election in Moldavia, the Ottoman confirmation that attests to this decision, the approval on behalf of the sultan, the diploma and passports of Alexandru Ioan Cuza together with his will, wrote on the 8th of January 1873. The visitors can also see currencies and letters of the age that bear the seal and the stamps of both Wallachia and Moldavia. Apart from documents, one can admire the investment sword of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, his parade sword, a gift from the Serbian prince Mihail Obrenovici, stamps, litographies and medals. The atmosphere of the 19th century in the Cotroceni palace, the residence of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, is recreated through an interior decorated in the fashion of the Cotroceni Palace of mid - 19th century.