Nicolae Condeescu

Nicolae Condeescu (February 27, 1876–July 11, 1936) was a Romanian general.

Born in Coșereni, Ialomița County, his parents were Grigore and Maria. Condeescu attended the officers’ school in Bucharest from 1894 to 1896, following which he was enrolled in a regiment. He advanced to lieutenant in 1899 and attended the Higher War School from 1903 to 1905. Sent to work for the general staff in 1906, he became a captain the following year. For most of 1908, he was sent to train with an elite regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army, following which he returned to the general staff.

In August 1916, when Romania entered World War I, Condeescu was made lieutenant-colonel. During much of the war, he did not command battle troops, instead working in military intelligence.

Made a colonel in 1917, he was placed in command of an infantry regiment in June 1918. In November, as the war wound down, he was named adjutant to Crown Prince Carol, whose associate he would henceforth remain. He was an active Freemason. His awards included the Order of the Crown, knight (1913) and commander; the Order of Saint Anna and the Order of Saint Vladimir; and the Legion of Honour, officer.

Condeescu married Virginia Petrescu of Târgoviște in 1907; their son Dan was born in 1911. In the summer of 1936, months after turning 60, Condeescu died on his estate in Urlați.