Scarlat Ghica

Scarlat Ghica
Prince of Moldavia
Reign	2 March 1757 – 7 August 1758
Predecessor	Constantin Racoviță
Successor	Ioan Teodor Callimachi
Prince of Wallachia (1st reign)
Reign	August 1758 – 5 June 1761
Predecessor	Constantine Mavrocordatos
Successor	Constantine Mavrocordatos
Prince of Wallachia (2nd reign)
Reign	18 August 1765 – 2 December 1766
Predecessor	Ștefan Racoviță
Successor	Alexandru Ghica
Born	1715
Died	2 December 1766 Bucharest
Burial	St. Spiridon Church
House	Ghica family
Religion	Orthodox

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.

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. 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. 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 Constantin Racoviță	Prince of Moldavia 1757–1758	Succeeded by Ioan Teodor Callimachi
Preceded by Constantine Mavrocordatos	Prince of Wallachia 1758–1761	Succeeded by Constantine Mavrocordatos
Preceded by Ștefan Racoviță	Prince of Wallachia 1765–1766	Succeeded by Alexandru Ghica