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Scarlat Ghica

Scarlat Ghica

Prince of Walachia

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.

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He was the son of Grigore II Ghica. His brother was Matei Ghica.

He married three times. First he married Ecaterina, the daughter of Mihail Racovita voda. From this marriage he had a son, Alexandru Ghica, hospodar of Wallachia. Next he married Eufrosina and finally Ruxandra, daughter of George Muruzi and Casandra Ypsilanti. From his third marriage he had a daughter, Elena, who married Alexandru Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia. Their son was Scarlat Callimachi of Moldavia.

References

  1. [1]
    Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. BRILL. 2013-07-15. p. 109. ISBN 978-90-04-25076-5.
  2. [2]
    Sugar, Peter F. (2012-07-01). Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-295-80363-0.
Preceded by Prince of Moldavia
1757–1758		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1758–1761		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1765–1766		 Succeeded by
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