Dimitrie Ghica or Ghika (Albanian: Gjika) (; 31 May 1816 – 15 February 1897) was a

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n politician. A prominent member of the Conservative Party, he served as

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between 1868 and 1870. Dimitrie Ghica was born in

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into the Albanian Ghica family, as the son of the

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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. He died in Bucharest at the age of 80 and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery; his tomb was designed by architect

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. A park in

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and a street in Dorobanțu bear his name.

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