Dimitrie Ghica or Ghika (Albanian: Gjika) (31 May 1816 – 15 February 1897) was a Romanian politician. A prominent member of the Conservative Party, he served as Prime Minister between 1868 and 1870.

Dimitrie Ghica
10th Prime Minister of Romania
In office
16 November 1868 – 27 January 1870
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byNicolae Golescu
Succeeded byAlexandru G. Golescu
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
11 February 1866 – 10 May 1866
Prime MinisterIon Ghica
Preceded byNicolae Crețulescu
Succeeded byLascăr Catargiu
In office
24 January 1870 – 27 January 1870
Prime Ministerhimself
Preceded byMihail Kogălniceanu
Succeeded byAlexandru G. Golescu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
16 November 1868 – 27 November 1869
Prime Ministerhimself
Preceded byNicolae Golescu
Succeeded byNicolae Calimachi-Catargiu
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 May 1871 – 17 February 1876
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byNicolae Păcleanu
Succeeded byConstantin N. Brăiloiu
President of the Senate of Romania
In office
17 November 1879 – 8 September 1888
MonarchCarol I
Preceded byConstantin Bosianu
Succeeded byIon Emanoil Florescu
Personal details
Born(1816-05-31)May 31, 1816
Bucharest, Wallachia
DiedFebruary 15, 1897(1897-02-15) (aged 80)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Political partyConservative Party
SpouseCharlotte Duport
Children2
Parents
RelativesGhica family
OccupationPolitician

Dimitrie Ghica was born in Bucharest into the Albanian Ghica family, as the son of the Wallachian Prince Grigore IV Ghica by his first wife, Maria Hangerly. He married Charlotte Duport, and they had two daughters, Maria and Iza. Ghica was a member of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society.[1]

He died in Bucharest at the age of 80 and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery; his tomb was designed by architect Ion Mincu.[2] A park in Sinaia and a street in Dorobanțu bear his name.

References

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  1. ^ Cândroveanu, Hristu (1985). Iorgoveanu, Kira (ed.). Un veac de poezie aromână (PDF) (in Romanian). Cartea Românească. p. 12.
  2. ^ Filitti, Georgeta (June 26, 2016). "Bellu – o necropolă emblematică". Ziarul Metropolis (in Romanian). Retrieved August 25, 2024.