Sina family
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The Sina or Sinas family was a prominent banking family in the Austrian Empire, ennobled with the title of Barons of Hodos and Kisdia. For less than a century, they were among the wealthiest and most
Georg Simon Freiherr von Sina
Johann Simon Freiherr von Sina
Coat of Arms of the Sina Family on the Budapest Chain Bridge
Sina Palace in Vienna (destroyed during the Second World War)
Ghica family
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The House of Ghica was a Romanian noble family of Albanian origin whose members held significant positions in Wallachia, Moldavia and later in the Kingdom of Romania, between the early 17th century an
Sina family
…houses of imperial Austria. The daughters of the last male Sina married into old Romanian noble families, while his father had married a member of the Ghika family. All male successors bore the name "Simon" in the first or second position for three consecutive generations. The Sina family financially supported the…
Grigore Ghica, the first Prince of Wallachia (1659–1660 and 1673–1678) from the Ghica family.
Grigore IV Ghica, Prince of Wallachia (1822–1828)
Portrait of Dora d'Istria by Petre Mateescu (1876).
Alexandru II Ghica, Prince of Wallachia (1834–1842)