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Grigore IV Ghica or Grigore Dimitrie Ghica (Albanian : Gjika) (June 30, 1755 – April 29, 1834) was Prince of Wallachia between 1822 and 1828. A member of the Albanian Ghica family , Grigore IV was the brother of Alexandru II Ghica and the uncle of Dora d'Istria .
Grigore Alexandru Ghica or Ghika (1803 or 1807 – 24 August 1857) was a Prince of Moldavia between 14 October 1849, and June 1853, and again between 30 October 1854, and 3 June 1856. His wife was Helena, a member of the Sturdza family and daughter of Ioan Sturdza , who had been Prince of Moldavia from 1822 to 1828.
Grigore Ghica may refer to: Grigore I Ghica, Prince of Wallachia (1660–1664; 1672–1673) Grigore II Ghica, Prince of Moldavia (1726–1733; 1735–1739; 1739 ...
The House of Ghica [or Ghika] (Romanian: Ghica; Albanian: Gjika}; Greek: Γκίκας, Gikas) was an Albanian noble family whose members held significant positions in Wallachia, Moldavia and later in the Kingdom of Romania, between the early 17th century and late 19th 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
Grigore II Ghica (1695 – 3 September 1752) was Voivode of Moldavia at four different intervals — from October 1726 to April 16, 1733, from November 27, 1735 to 14 September 1739, from October 1739 to September 1741 and from May 1747 to April 1748 [1] — and twice Voivode of Wallachia: April 16, 1733 – November 27, 1735 and April 1748 to September 3, 1752.
Grigore was decapitated and, lowering his body to the window, was buried at the bottom of the garden. The scene of the assassination is described with some modifications in: [ 9 ] "he was served coffee and, when he bent down to take the cup, at a sign from the Turkish emissary, the Turkish guard cut off the ruler's head and threw his body out ...
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