For the American Country music singer, see George Ducas
Voivode George Ducas (Greek: ???????? ??????, Romanian: Gheorghe Duca) (d.
1685) was three times Prince of Moldavia (September 1665-May 1666, November
1668-August 20 1672, November 1678-January 1684) and one time Prince of
Wallachia (1673-November 29 1678).
He was married to Anastasia, the daughter of Eustratie Dabija, and later
to Dafina Doamna; George Ducas fathered Constantine Ducas.
First two rules in Moldavia A Greek, George Ducas had been kept in Vasile
Lupu's retinue and slowly overcame the obstacles set by his modest social
origin.
Supported by Dafina Doamna and some of the boyars, he came to the throne
in Ia?i after Dabija's death, but was soon ousted after his opponents
appealed to the Ottomans, unjustly claiming Duca's rule was corrupt.
He contracted large
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George Ducas,