Dimitrie Lecca

Dimitrie Lecca (2 December 1832–4 July 1888) was a Moldavian-born Romanian officer and politician.

Biography Born in Tecuci, he was the son of paharnic (royal cup-bearer) Gheorghe Lecca (said to be a descendant of Leca of Cătun) He studied at the École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz and at the in Saumur from 1852 to 1853. After returning home, he entered the Moldavian Army, soon to become the Romanian Army, and was made a major in 1863. He commanded the elite battalion that guarded the princely palace in Bucharest on the night of 22 February 1866. In cahoots with the conspirators against domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza, he allowed into the palace the officers who forced the ruler's abdication. He was buried in the village's Dealu Mare Church; years later, Lecca's tomb was desecrated by the communist authorities, who had it covered with a floor.