Final_years Nicolae_Bălcescu

bălcescu s bust in palermo

bălcescu s important work românii supt mihai-voievod viteazul ( romanians under rule of michael brave ), wrote in exile in 1849 - first published posthumously alexandru odobescu in 1860. volume history of michael s campaigns, first moment when wallachia, transylvania, , moldavia, came under single, albeit brief rule. show bălcescu s commitment both radicalism , nationalism, view oscillating between praise of michael s gestures , criticism of stance supporter of serfdom , privilege.

his final years saw intense publishing activity, including study, written in french, question économique des principautés danubiennes, collaboration adam mickiewicz on la tribune des peuples. stricken tuberculosis, impoverished, , moving between various locations in france , italian peninsula, died in palermo (in 2 sicilies) @ 33 years of age. bălcescu never married, though , lover alexandra florescu had son, bonifaciu florescu (1848–1899), became professor of french language , literature.