P.P. Carp, Maiorescu and Alexandru Marghiloman

Alexandru Marghiloman, after completing his law studies in Paris, returned to the country and in 1884 entered politics, on the side of the Junimists. P.P. Carp and Titu Maiorescu were his political mentors, but through them he also discovered German culture. Gradually, Marghiloman became an important man on the political scene of the Old Kingdom, holding numerous ministries. In this capacity, he contributed to the modernization of justice, to the construction of extensive public works, to the rapprochement with France. In 1914 he became the leader of the Conservative Party. He was the last leader of this party and the last Conservative prime minister.