Marițica Bibescu

(1815-1859)

Romanian noblewoman and poet

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Marițica Bibescu, born Maria Văcărescu, also known as Marițica Ghica (August 1, 1815 – September 27, 1859), was the Princess-consort of Wallachia between September 1845 and June 1848. A boyaress by birth, she belonged to the Văcărescu family. Her father Nicolae, her grandfather Ienăchiță and her uncle Alecu were politicians and professional writers; Marițica herself was an unpublished poet. She was orphaned as a child, but was looked after by her relatives and her family friends, including Prince Alexandru II Ghica and philanthropist Zoe Brâncoveanu. Described by period sources as exceptionally beautiful, if also vain and ambitious, she married in 1834 the Prince's brother, Spatharios Costache Ghica. Her adoptive clan, the Ghicas, remained the leading Wallachian family until late 1842, when Alexandru II was deposed by the Ottoman Empire.

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Born	Maria Văcărescu 1 August 1815 Bucharest, Wallachia
Died	27 September 1859 (aged 44) Paris, French Empire
Zodiac	Leo
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Costache Ghica 1797-1852 · · m. 1834; div. 1844 info edit

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Gheorghe Bibescu 1804-1873 · Prince of Wallachia · m. 1845 info edit

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