Constantin Prezan

Marshal
Constantin Prezan
Marshal Constantin Prezan
25th and 28th Chief of the Romanian General Staff
	In office; 5 December 1916 – 1 April 1918
Monarch	Ferdinand I
Prime Minister	Ion I. C. Brătianu; Alexandru Averescu; Alexandru Marghiloman
Preceded by	Dumitru Iliescu
Succeeded by	Constantin Cristescu
	In office; 28 October 1918 – 20 March 1920
Monarch	Ferdinand I
Prime Minister	Constantin Coandă; Ion I. C. Brătianu; Artur Văitoianu; Alexandru Vaida-Voevod; Alexandru Averescu
Preceded by	Constantin Cristescu
Succeeded by	Constantin Cristescu
Member of the Crown Council
	In office; 30 March 1938 – 6 September 1940
Monarch	Carol II
Personal details
Born	27 January 1861; Butimanu, United Principalities
Died	27 August 1943 (aged 82); Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting place	Schinetea, Vaslui County
Alma mater	École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Awards	Legion of Honour, Grand Officer; Order of Michael the Brave, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Branch/service	Romanian Army
Years of service	1883–1920
Rank	Marshal
Commands	Fourth Army
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War; World War I Battle of Transylvania Northern front; ; Battle of the Eastern Carpathians; Second Battle of Oituz; Battle of Slatina; Battle of Bucharest Battle of Prunaru; Pitești–Târgoviște Retreat; Battle of the Argeș; ; Battle of Galați; Hungarian–Romanian War

Constantin Prezan (January 27, 1861 – August 27, 1943) was a Romanian general during World War I. In 1930 he was given the honorary title of Marshal of Romania, as a recognition of his merits during his command of the Northern Army and of the General Staff.

Besides his participation in World War I, he also took part in the Second Balkan War and the 1918–1920 military operations for safeguarding the Great Union. He avoided getting actively involved in politics, although he had a series of political titles, which were rather honorary in nature. For instance, he held the title of senator by right, based on his high rank in the army, and that of member of the Crown Council of Romania.

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