Constantin Cristescu

Constantin Cristescu
Constantin Cristescu
	General Constantin Cristescu
Born	February 12, 1866; Pădureți, Argeș County, Romanian United Principalities
Died	May 9, 1923 (aged 57); Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Buried	Bucharest, Romania
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Service/branch	Infantry
Rank	lieutenant general
Commands held	Romanian 4th Army; Romanian 1st Army
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War; World War I–Romanian Campaign Battle of Mărășești;
Awards	Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania; Officer of the Order of the Crown (Romania); Grand officer of the Order of Franz Joseph; Grand officer of the Order of St. Sava
Alma mater	Cavalry Officers School; École Polytechnique; School of Applied Artillery
Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army
	In office; 2 December 1913 – 1 April 1914
Prime Minister	Titu Maiorescu; Ion I. C. Brătianu
Preceded by	Alexandru Averescu
Succeeded by	Vasile Zottu
Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army
	In office; 1 April 1918 – 28 October 1918
Prime Minister	Alexandru Averescu; Alexandru Marghiloman; Constantin Coandă
Preceded by	Constantin Prezan
Succeeded by	Constantin Prezan
Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army
	In office; 1 April 1920 – 8 May 1923
Prime Minister	Alexandru Averescu; Take Ionescu; Ion I. C. Brătianu
Preceded by	Constantin Prezan
Succeeded by	Alexandru Gorsky

Constantin Cristescu (2 December 1866 — 9 May 1923) was a Romanian lieutenant general during World War I, and Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army.

Constantin Cristescu
General Constantin Cristescu
Born	(1866-02-12)February 12, 1866 Pădureți, Argeș County, Romanian United Principalities
Died	May 9, 1923(1923-05-09) (aged 57) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Buried	Bucharest, Romania
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Service/branch	Infantry
Rank	lieutenant general
Commands held	Romanian 4th Army Romanian 1st Army
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War World War I–Romanian Campaign Battle of Mărășești
Awards	Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania Officer of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Grand officer of the Order of Franz Joseph Grand officer of the Order of St. Sava
Alma mater	Cavalry Officers School École Polytechnique School of Applied Artillery

Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army
In office 2 December 1913 – 1 April 1914
Prime Minister	Titu Maiorescu Ion I. C. Brătianu
Preceded by	Alexandru Averescu
Succeeded by	Vasile Zottu [ro]
Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army
In office 1 April 1918 – 28 October 1918
Prime Minister	Alexandru Averescu Alexandru Marghiloman Constantin Coandă
Preceded by	Constantin Prezan
Succeeded by	Constantin Prezan
Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army
In office 1 April 1920 – 8 May 1923
Prime Minister	Alexandru Averescu Take Ionescu Ion I. C. Brătianu
Preceded by	Constantin Prezan
Succeeded by	Alexandru Gorsky [ro]