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The Ghica family is of Albanian origin. [3] The first recorded Ghica in historical records is Gheorghe Ghica.His family originally came from Albania and the wider region of Epirus and was possibly born in North Macedonia, south of the city of Skopje, in Köprülü (present-day Veles). [4]
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Vladimir Ghika was born on Christmas Day of 1873 in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey).His father was Ioan Grigore Ghica, diplomat, minister plenipotentiary in Turkey; his mother Alexandrina was born Moret de Blaremberg (van Blarembergue) in a Flemish-Russian family; he had four brothers and a sister: Gregory, Alexander, George and Ella (who both died at an early age), and Dimitrie I. Ghika ...
The church is surrounded by graves of Ghica family members. The bell tower, situated to the east, towards the lake below, is a massive square structure on two levels, the tower being decorated with Ionic pilasters. [1] The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. [2]
Dimitrie Ghica-Comănești (also Demeter Ghica, Ghica Comăneșteanu, Prince Ghica de Roumanie; 31 December 1839 – 1923) was a Romanian nobleman, explorer, famous hunter, adventurer and politician. He was born into the Ghica family , with nobiliary and ethnic Albanian ancestry roots beginning in the 17th century.
Grigore I Ghica (1628 – 1675), a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia between September 1660 and December 1664 and again between March 1672 and November 1673. His father was George Ghica, ruler of Moldavia (1658–59) and ruler of Wallachia (1659–60). He married Maria, daughter of Matei Sturdza. His son was Matei Ghica, father of
Scarlat Grigorie Ghica (1715 – 2 December 1766) was a Prince of Moldavia (2 March 1757 – 7 August 1758), and twice Prince of Wallachia (August 1758 – 5 June 1761; 18 August 1765 – 2 December 1766). [1] [2] He was a member of the Ghica family. He was the son of Grigore II Ghica. His brother was Matei Ghica. He married three times.
George Ghica (Albanian: Gjergj Gjika, Romanian: Gheorghe Ghica; 3 March [citation needed] 1600 – 2 November [citation needed] 1664) founder of the Ghica family, was the prince of Moldavia from 1658 to 1659 and the prince of Wallachia from 1659 to 1660.