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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.
Grigore IV Ghica, Prince of Wallachia (1822–1828) Following the power vacuum resulting from the failed Transylvanian-Wallachian-Moldavian anti-Ottoman uprising organized by Prince George II Rákóczi, Gheorghe Ghica managed to secure his position as Voivode of Moldavia, a position he held between 1658–1659 and 1659–1660. Unable to cope ...
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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
[162] [163] George Ghica was proclaimed prince in December 1659, but he soon renounced in favor of his son, Gregory. [164] The young prince governed with Constantine Cantacuzino's assistance. [ 164 ] Gregory Ghica took part in the Ottoman campaign against Royal Hungary in 1663 and 1664. [ 164 ]
Gheorghe Ștefan (István Görgicze, seldom referred to as Burduja; died 1668) was the voivode of Moldavia between 13 April and 8 May 1653, and again from 16 July 1653 to 13 March 1658; he was the son of boyar Dumitrașcu Ceaur; Gheorghe Ștefan was Chancellor during the reign of Vasile Lupu.
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain.The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father George William, her father-in-law the Elector of Hanover, and her mother-in-law, Electress Sophia of Hanover, first cousin of King Charles II of England.
Eugen Ghica was born to Aga Niculae Ghica-Comăneștenul (1798–1853) and Ecaterina (née Plagino). The Ghica family has given the Danubian Principalities, starting with the 17th century, ten rulers. [1] His father passed on an important fortune consisting of 81,707 hectares (201,900 acres) of land which were divided into ten estates.