Dimitrie Ghica or Ghika (31 May 1816 – 15 February 1897) was a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
n politician. A prominent member of the
Conservative Party, he served as
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
between 1868 and 1870.
Dimitrie Ghica was born in the
Ghica family
The Ghica family ( ro, Ghica; sq, Gjika; el, Γκίκας, ''Gikas'') was a noble family active in Wallachia, Moldavia and in the Kingdom of Romania, between the 17th and 19th centuries. The Ghica family produced many voivodes of Wallachia a ...
, as the son of the
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...
n
Prince
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Grigore IV Ghica
Grigore IV Ghica or Grigore Dimitrie Ghica (June 30, 1755 – April 29, 1834) was Prince of Wallachia between 1822 and 1828. A member of the Ghica family, Grigore IV was the brother of Alexandru II Ghica and the uncle of Dora d'Istria.
While many ...
by his first wife, Maria Hangerly. He married Charlotte Duport, and they had two daughters, Maria and Iza.
Dimitrie
Prime Ministers of Romania
Romanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Romanian Ministers of Interior
Romanian Ministers of Justice
Romanian Ministers of Public Works
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
Members of the Senate of Romania
Presidents of the Senate of Romania
Prime Ministers of the Principality of Wallachia
1816 births
1897 deaths
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