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.

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