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In this paper, we aim at highlighting the relationships that Lucian Blaga -- in our view, the most complex Romanian author of the last century -- had, during his 11 year- journey through five European capitals, when he attended various administrative and diplomatic functions, with family members and close relatives, representatives of the diplomatic corps, politicians, etc., in order to get a better knowledge of this stage in his professional life by means of his diplomatic reports, his memories and extensive correspondence with personalities of the 19th century. We have therefore conducted an analysis of Blaga's diplomatic friendships upon thoroughly consulting several sources -- correspondence, memorials, press articles, literary studies. We focused on the early stages of his diplomatic career, when he was influenced by his wife, Cornelia Brediceanu, and her brother, Caius Brediceanu. We then carry on with the friendship he maintained with Nicolae Titulescu and King Charles the IInd of Romania, his royal protector. Through hard work and perseverance, Blaga went from press attaché to holding various grades of auxiliary positions in Romanian diplomatic legations in Europe and, later on, in diplomatic functions as Under-Secretary of State and Minister Plenipotentiary of Romania to Portugal. Due to his desire to remain apolitical, having Titulescu as his role model, Blaga wasn't looking to become a member of any party, but he had to accept the proposal of King Charles the IInd to be part of a government of intellectuals (the government under Prime Minister Goga), as Under-Secretary of State and, later on, as a representative of Romania to Portugal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]