Ruler · 1804 – 1857

Grigore Alexandru Ghica

Lived 1804 – 1857; politician. Lord of Moldavia of Principality of Moldavia, 1849 – 1856.

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Lived: 1804 – 1857; 53 years
In office: 7 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Principality of Moldavia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Lord of Moldavia

Principality of Moldavia · the 137th of 142 dated reigns · 1347 – 1862

133 before

Stefan Bogoridi1821 – 1822

Ioan Sturdza1822 – 1828

Mihail Sturdza1834 – 1849

Grigore Alexandru Ghica1849 – 1856

Teodor Balș1856 – 1857

Nicolae Vogoride1857 – 1858

Ștefan Catargiu1858

2 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1849 – 1856 · 7 years · came to it aged 45

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1856; they died in 1857

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