Grigore Brâncovenu
Ruler of Wallachia
About Grigore Brâncovenu
Lived 1767 – 1832 (aged 64–65). Grigore Brâncovenu was a Romanian.
Grigore Brâncoveanu was a Caimacam and ruler of Wallachia in 1818.
Biography Born into the branch of an old Romanian House of Craiovești, as the son of Prince Emanoil Brâncoveanu (1750-1811) and his wife, Princess Zoe 'Zoița' Sturdza (b. 1753). In 1793, he married Elisabeta Balș (d. 1857).
Although the marriage remained childless, the pair adopted Elisabeta's niece, Princess Zoe Mavrocordato (1805-1892), who was scheduled to marry Grigore's distant cousin, Gheorghe Bibescu from Oltenia. In the early 1840s, Zoe turns out to be mentally imbalanced and the couple eventually divorced.
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Who was Grigore Brâncovenu?
Ruler of Wallachia
When was Grigore Brâncovenu born?
Grigore Brâncovenu was born in 1767.
When did Grigore Brâncovenu die?
Grigore Brâncovenu died in 1832.
What nationality was Grigore Brâncovenu?
Grigore Brâncovenu was Romanian.
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