Alexandru Cernat
1828–1893 (age 65)
Biography
Alexandru Cernat (17 January 1828 – 8 December 1893) was a Romanian general and politician.
He was born in either Galați, or in nearby Vârlezi according to other sources, the son of Eustațiu and Teodosia Cernat. After attending elementary school in Galați, he enrolled in the military school in Iași. Upon graduation he entered the Moldavian Army in 1851 as a cadet, advancing in rank to second lieutenant (1852), lieutenant (1855), captain (1857).
After the personal union of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859 he joined the Romanian Army.
He was promoted then promoted as major (1860), lieutenant colonel (1863), colonel (1866).
In 1869 he was awarded the silver 'Honorific Sign' for 18 years of continuous military service.
He was then promoted as brigadier general in 1873. Also in 1873, Cernat was given command of the 4th Territorial Division, with headquarters in Iași.