Grigore IV Ghica or
Grigore Dimitrie Ghica (June 30 1755 – April 29 1834) was Prince of
WallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
between 1822 and 1828. A member of the
Ghica familyThe Ghicas were a noble Orthodox Christian family, ruling Wallachia and Moldavia for much of the period from the 17th century through the 19th century...
, Grigore IV was the brother of
Alexandru GhicaAlexandru Ghica was Voivode of Wallachia from 1766 to 1768....
and the uncle of
Dora d'IstriaDora d'Istria , pen-name of duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, born Elena Ghica or Gjika, was a Romanian-Albanian Romantic writer and feminist.-Early life:...
.
Although his is ultimately an
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lineage and many of his relatives had occupied the throne in both Wallachia and Moldavia, the regime change after the
Greek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829, with later assistance from several European powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassals, the Egyptian Khedivate and partly the Vilayet of...
,
Tudor VladimirescuTudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia...
's
1821 uprisingThe Wallachian uprising of 1821 was an uprising in Wallachia which took place during 1821. The leader of the uprising was Tudor Vladimirescu....
and the Philikí Etaireía's brief rule in the two
Danubian PrincipalitiesDanubian Principalities was a conventional name given to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th century. The term was coined in the Habsburg Monarchy after the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji in order to designate an area on the lower Danube with a common...
, led to Grigore IV being considered the first in a succession of non-Phanariote rulers.
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Grigore IV Ghica or
Grigore Dimitrie Ghica (June 30 1755 – April 29 1834) was Prince of
WallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
between 1822 and 1828. A member of the
Ghica familyThe Ghicas were a noble Orthodox Christian family, ruling Wallachia and Moldavia for much of the period from the 17th century through the 19th century...
, Grigore IV was the brother of
Alexandru GhicaAlexandru Ghica was Voivode of Wallachia from 1766 to 1768....
and the uncle of
Dora d'IstriaDora d'Istria , pen-name of duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, born Elena Ghica or Gjika, was a Romanian-Albanian Romantic writer and feminist.-Early life:...
.
Although his is ultimately an
AlbanianAlbanians are a people from southeast Europe who live in Albania and neighboring countries. They speak the Albanian language. About half of them live in Albania, with other large groups residing in Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro...
lineage and many of his relatives had occupied the throne in both Wallachia and Moldavia, the regime change after the
Greek War of IndependenceThe Greek War of Independence was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1829, with later assistance from several European powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassals, the Egyptian Khedivate and partly the Vilayet of...
,
Tudor VladimirescuTudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia...
's
1821 uprisingThe Wallachian uprising of 1821 was an uprising in Wallachia which took place during 1821. The leader of the uprising was Tudor Vladimirescu....
and the Philikí Etaireía's brief rule in the two
Danubian PrincipalitiesDanubian Principalities was a conventional name given to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th century. The term was coined in the Habsburg Monarchy after the Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji in order to designate an area on the lower Danube with a common...
, led to Grigore IV being considered the first in a succession of non-Phanariote rulers. The elections for Prince in the Divan, although prescribed by the Akkerman Convention of 1826, were not to be organized, due mainly to precipitating events.
The Prince was ousted by the Russian occupation (see
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829The Russo–Turkish War of 1828–1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence. The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Akkerman Convention.When the hostilities erupted, the...
).
Grigore IV Ghica was first married to Maria Hangerly, with whom he had six sons (Costache, Iorgu, Scarlat, Grigore, Panait, and Dimitrie), and then to Eufrosina Săvescu, with whom he had two daughters (Maria and Alexandrina).