Legacy
He repaired several monasteries and built the Frumoasa one in Iaşi, and the one at Pantelimon - the church's patron saint, Panteleimon, is the eponym for both the commune Pantelimon, Ilfov, on the edge of Bucharest, and the Pantelimon Quarter of the capital; Ghica also built and furnished the area's hospital (staffed with Eastern Orthodox monks), the basis for the modern one.
| Preceded by Mihai Racoviţă |
Prince of Moldavia 1726–1733 |
Succeeded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
| Preceded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
Prince of Moldavia 1735–1739 |
Succeeded by Russian occupation |
| Preceded by Russian occupation |
Prince of Moldavia 1739–1741 |
Succeeded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
| Preceded by Ioan Mavrocordat |
Prince of Moldavia 1747–1748 |
Succeeded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
| Preceded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
Prince/Voivode of Wallachia 1733–1735 |
Succeeded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
| Preceded by Constantin Mavrocordat |
Prince/Voivode of Wallachia 1748–1752 |
Succeeded by Matei Ghica |
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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