Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei

Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei ([ˈbarbu diˈmitri.e ʃtirˈbej]), also written as Stirbey, (17 August 1799 April 13, 1869), a member of the Bibescu boyar family, was a hospodar (Prince of Wallachia) on two occasions, between 1848 and 1853, and between 1854 and 1856.

Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei
Prince of Wallachia
Barbu Știrbei, portrait by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
Prince of Wallachia
(1st reign)
ReignJune 1848 – 29 October 1853
PredecessorGheorghe
SuccessorRussian occupation
Prince of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
Reign5 October 1854 – 25 June 1856
PredecessorRussian occupation
SuccessorAlexandru Ioan
Born17 August 1799
Craiova, Wallachia
Died13 April 1869 (aged 69)
Nice, France
HouseȘtirbei
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy
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