Romanian aristocrat, briefly prime minister in 1927, who negotiated the armistice in Cairo in 1944
Grandson of Prince Barbu Știrbei of Wallachia, he studied law in Paris and was a great landowner who chaired the boards of several banks and firms. Superintendent of the Crown Domain from 1913 and the closest adviser of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie, he favoured the National Liberal Party of his brother-in-law Brătianu and was prime minister of a “national union” government for two weeks in June 1927. Exiled to Paris under Carol II, he returned in 1940 and in March 1944 negotiated armistice terms with the Allies in Cairo, in effect on behalf of both Antonescu and Maniu. After the coup he led the delegation to Moscow and signed the armistice on 12 September. In 1945 King Michael tried to make him prime minister, but Vyshinsky refused; he died of liver cancer the next year.
Also known as: Barbu Știrbei · Barbu Stirbey
Activities and affiliations
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1913–
Romania state institutionsSuperintendent of the Crown Domain
Monarchs and royalty -
1927
Romania state institutionsPrime MinisterMain
Government and administration -
1944
Romania state institutionsArmistice negotiator
Diplomacy and international organization
Career Timeline
- 1913Superintendent of the Crown Domain
- 1927.06Prime minister
- 1930–1940Exile in Paris
- 1944.03Armistice talks with the Allies in Cairo
- 1944.09.12Signs the armistice in Moscow
- 1945.02Nomination as prime minister blocked by Vyshinsky