Gregory I Geek

In September 1660, the Wallachian ruler George Gika with the support of bedding Konstantin Kantakuzino passed the throne to his son Gregory. Having become the sovereign, Gregory I tried to conclude an agreement with the Transylvanian prince Mihai Apafi and, on the orders of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, took part in the campaign against his opponent Janos Kemeni .

Gregory I maintained a secret relationship with the Habsburgs . In November 1664, Gregory I was removed from power by the Turks and fled to Moldova, then to Transylvania, and from there he moved to Austria, where he lived for seven years.

In 1671, Gregory Gika arrived in Istanbul , where in February 1672 he was proclaimed by the Turkish Sultan the new Lord of Wallachia. He tried to push the Cantacuzino family out of power. In 1673, Gregory I with his army participated on the side of the Turks in the war against the Commonwealth . He took part in the Battle of Khotyn , as a result of which the Turkish army was defeated by the Polish army. Gregory I entered into negotiations with the Polish commander in chief and the great crown hetman Jan Sobieski and contributed to the defeat of the Turkish army. In November of the same 1673, Gregory I was removed from the throne by the Sultan, which was taken by Moldavian ruler George Duca .

From the son of Gregory Gika, the great ban Matei Gika (1664–1708), there were further representatives of the Gika clan who occupied the thrones of the throne in Moldova and Wallachia.

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• Gregory I Geek: ancestors and descendants