Elections for the princely throne of Wallachia were held on December 20–21, 1842, marking the start of Gheorghe Bibescu's rule. They were the first of two such elections ever held in Wallachia, and hi
Paulus Petrovitz Domnitorul Gheorghe Bibescu
The Ordinary National Assembly, 1831 watercolor
The national awakening of Romania, in an 1850 allegory by Gheorghe Tattarescu
3rd Class boyars and traders of Bucharest (1825 watercolor), included in the sortition of 1842
Constantin G. Cantacuzino, also known as Costache Cantacozino or Costandin Cantacuzino, was the Caimacam of Wallachia in September 1848–June 1849, appointed directly by the Ottoman Empire. A member of
1842 Wallachian princely election
…Dimitrie Știrbei 91 Ștefan Bălăceanu 36 Iancu Văcărescu 21 Dimitrie Hrisoscoleu 12 Mihalache Racoviță 10 Series 3 candidate Ballots Emanoil Băleanu 75–79 Constantin Cantacuzino 41 Costache Ghica 35–39 Constantin Cornescu 27 Constantin Bălăceanu 20 Series 4 candidate Ballots Gheorghe Bibescu 131 Alecu "Căciulă-Mare" Ghica 60…
Mihail Töpler's portrait of Maricuța Cantacuzino