O piesă de teatru şi afacerea „idarelelor calpe”. Secvenţe din istoria domniilor pământene
A theatre play and the “counterfeit coins” case. Sequences from the history of the reign of native princes

Summary/Abstract: During the years of the reign of the native princes, a state of permanent "unrest" persisted in Romanian society and, especially, in political life, characterized by the dispute for power and positions, involving the boyars who remained in the country and the refugees, grouped into several factions. At the same time, the ruling elite was constantly affected by endless discussions and “reckonings” about the financial state of the country, the fiscal policy of the princes and the accumulated debts, the growing deficits and suspicions of corruption. Within this generic framework, we are dwelling with a few sequences of the political history of the Principalities linked to a case concerning the counterfeiting of Turkish currency. These episodes illustrate a certain dynamic of political relations, oriented around the issue of the access to resources, and the great difficulties the two Romanian princes faced in their effort to achieve political and financial stability of their governments.

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