Constantin Coandă was born 4 March 1857 in Craiova, Dolj County, Romania to Mihalache Coandă (1829-c1890) and Theodora Theodoris (c1835-c1900) and died 30 September 1932 Bucharest, Romania of unspecified causes. He married Aïda Danet (1863-1944) 3 July 1883 in Paris, France.
Constantin Coandă (1857, Craiova – 1932 Bucharest) was a Romanian soldier and politician.
Constantin Coandă attended the courses of the military schools in Iaşi and Bucharest. While still in school he participated in the military operations of the Romanian War of Independence. In 1880 he is sent to continue his studies in France, at the Polytechnic School, where he graduates with a major in mathematics and thereafter at the School of Artillery in Fontainebleau.
His military career is rapid: underlieutenant in 1877, lieutenant in 1880, captain in 1883, major in 1888, lieutenant-colonel in 1892, colonel in 1896, brigade general in 1900, divional general in 1911 and army general in 1917.
In 1888, having reached the rank of major, he is sent as military attache to Vienna and to Bruxelles. He subsequently became aide to camp to crown prince Ferdinand.
He also became professor of mathematics at the National School of Bridges and Roads in Bucharest.
During World War I, for a short time (October 24 – November 29, 1918), he was the Prime Minister of Romania and the Foreign Affairs Minister. He participated in the signing of the Treaty of Neuilly between the Allies of World War I and Bulgaria.
During his term as president of the Romanian Senate (representing Alexandru Averescu's People's Party), Coandă was badly wounded on December 8, 1920 by a bomb set up by the terrorist Max Goldstein.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Constantin Coandă (1884-c1896) | 1884 Romania | 1895 Romania | |
| Florence Coandă (1885-1955) | 1885 Bucharest, Romania | 1955 Bucharest, Romania | |
| Henri Coandă (1886-1972) | 7 June 1986 Bucharest, Romania | 25 November 1972 Bucharest, Romania | Marcelle Vinay (1889-1959) Margareta Lecca (c1900-c1985) |
| Pierre Coandă (1888-1929) | 1888 | 1929 Romania | Florica Orescu (1887-1958) |
| Jean-Marie Coandă (1881-1892) | 3 February 1891 Paris, France | 26 February 1891 Paris, France | |
| Jeanne Coandă (1892-1977) | 5 December 1892 Bucharest, Romania | 13 August 1967 Paris, France | Alexandre de Lestrade de Conti (1886-1914) Andrei Popovici (1884-1967) Serge Hebert (1889-1943) |
| Michel Coandă (1896-1898) | 1896 France | 1898 | |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Constantin Coandă (1857-1932) | 4 March 1857 Craiova, Dolj County, Romania | 30 September 1932 Bucharest, Romania | Aïda Danet (1863-1944) |
| Ion Coandă (1860-1940) | 1860 Craiova, Dolj County, Romania | 1940 Bucharest, Romania | Elodie Caselli (c1870-c1945) |
| Aneta Coandă (c1862-c1930) | 1862 Craiova, Dolj County, Roma | 1930 | Constantin Dobrescu (c1870-c1945) |
| Alina Coandă (c1865-c1935) | 1865 Craiova, Dolj County, Romania | 1935 | Unknown Feraru |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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