George Ghica

{{Short description|Prince of Moldavia from 1658 to 1659}}

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{{Infobox royalty

|title =

| name =George Ghica

| image =File:114 - Gheorghe Ghica.jpg

| caption =

| succession =Prince of Moldavia

| reign1 =3 March 1658 – 2 November 1659

| predecessor1 =Gheorghe Ștefan

| successor1 =Constantin Șerban

| succession2 =Prince of Wallachia

| reign2 =20 November 1659 – 1 November 1660

| predecessor2 =Mihnea III

| successor2 =Grigore I Ghica

| reign3 =

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| spouse =Smaragda (Smada) Lâna

| issue =Grigore I Ghica

| house =Ghica

| house-type =Dynasty

| father =Matei Ghica

| mother =

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1600|3|3|df=yes}}{{fact|date=December 2018}}

| birth_place =Köprülü, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire

| death_date ={{Death date and age|1664|11|2|1600|3|3|df=yes}}{{fact|date=December 2018}}

| death_place =Istanbul, Ottoman Empire

| signature =George Ghica's signature, 1659.svg

| religion =Eastern Orthodox

|}}

George Ghica ({{langx|sq|Gjergj Gjika}}, {{langx|ro|Gheorghe Ghica}}; 3 March{{fact|date=December 2018}} 1600 – 2 November{{fact|date=December 2018}} 1664) founder of the Ghica family, was the prince of Moldavia from 1658 to 1659 and the prince of Wallachia from 1659 to 1660. George was born in the city of Koprulu, Rumelia Ottoman Empire, in 1600 ( Today part of the Republic of North Macedonia ).

While in Istanbul, he became close friends with the Grand Vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha and helped him on to high positions. As Prince of Wallachia he moved the capital from Târgoviște to Bucharest.{{EB1911 |inline=y |wstitle=Ghica |display=Ghica s.v. 1. George or Gheorghe |volume=11 |page=921 |first=Moses |last=Gaster |author-link=Moses Gaster}}

From him are descended the numerous branches of the family which became notable in the history of Moldavia and Wallachia. His son was Grigore I Ghica.