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'''Nicolae Caradja''' (1737–1784), also known as '''Nicolae Vodă Caragea''', was a [[Phanariotes|Phanariote]] [[List of rulers of Wallachia|Prince]] of [[Wallachia]], who reigned between 15 January 1782 and 17 July 1783. Previously, he was the great [[Dragoman]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] in [[Constantinople]] (1769–1774).
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'''Nicholas Caradja''' ({{lang-el|Νικόλαος Καρατζάς}}, {{lang-ro|Nicolae Vodă Caragea}}; 1737<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rhangabé |first1=Eugène Rizo |title=Livre d'or de la noblesse Phanariote en Grèce, en Roumanie, en Russie et en Turquie par un phanariote |date=1892 |publisher=Imprimerie S. G. Vlastos |page=38 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Btoj9Fl5CV0C&dq=Nicholas+Caradja+%221737%22&pg=PA38 |access-date=22 February 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>–1784<ref>{{cite book |last1=de Lanautte Hauterive |first1=Alexandre Maurice Blanc de Lanautte Hauterive |title=Memoriu asupra vechei şi actualei stari a Moldovei: presentat Lui Alexandru Voda Ipsilante Domnul Moldovei, roumain ; moldave |date=1902 |publisher=L'Institut d'arts graphiques "C. Göbl," |page=343 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hZ6BAAAAIAAJ&dq=Nicholas+Caradja+%221784%22&pg=PA343 |access-date=22 February 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>) was a [[Phanariotes|Phanariote]] [[List of rulers of Wallachia|Prince]] of [[Wallachia]], who reigned between 5 January 1782 and 6 July 1783.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karadja Family in the History of Romania |url=https://biblacad.ro/Karadja%20Family.pdf |website=biblacad.ro |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>


== Early life ==
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Under his reign, police provisions taken concerned public hygiene, chimney sweeping, and the control of coffeehouses, inns, and ways. Unauthorized carrying of uniforms and weapons was prohibited, in order to avoid mutiny by those opposed to his taxation policy. Passports were introduced during his reign. both to control the entry of foreigners and the exit of the discontented.
He was born as the son of Prince Konstantin [[Caradja]] (d. 1771) and his wife, Zefira [[Soutzos family|Soutzos]] (d. 1791).


== Biography ==
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Prior to his reign, he was the [[Grand Dragoman]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] in [[Istanbul|Constantinople]] (1777–1782).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Philliou |first1=Christine M. |title=Biography of an Empire: Governing Ottomans in an Age of Revolution |date=7 December 2010 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-94775-7 |page=184 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcRedRqbfmkC&q=1777 |access-date=22 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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== Reign ==
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Under his reign, police provisions taken concerned public hygiene such as chimney sweeping and the control of coffeehouses, inns, and ways. Unauthorized carrying of uniforms and weapons was prohibited, in order to avoid mutiny by those opposed to his taxation policy. Passports were introduced during his reign. both to control the entry of foreigners and the exit of the discontented.
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years=1782 - 1783|
== Marriage and issue ==
after=[[Mihai Şuţu]]
He was married to Tarisa Michalopoulos and had:
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* Eufrosona Caradja; married Prince Dimitrius [[Ghica family|Ghica]]
* Zamfira Caradja; married Prince [[Alexander Mavrocordatos Firaris|Alexander Mavrocordato]]
* Smaragda Caradja; married Prince Nicholas [[Mavrocordatos family|Mavrocordato]] (1744-1818)
* Maria Caradja; married [[Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia|Boyar]] Demetrius Manos, [[Postelnic]] of [[Wallachia]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mano |first1=Constantin George |title=Documente din secolele al XVI-lea--XIX-lea privitoare la Familia Mano |date=1907 |publisher=F. Göbl |page=XXIX |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZBDAQAAMAAJ&dq=Nicolas+Caradja+Konstantin+Caradja&pg=PR29 |access-date=22 February 2024 |language=ro}}</ref>
* Constantin Caradja; married Princess Ralu [[Mourouzis family|Mourouzi]] and had issue
* Alexandru Iorgu Caradja; married Marghioala Slatineanu and had issue
* Ioan Caradja (1770-1829), [[Dragoman of the Fleet]] 1799-1800; married Ecaterina Rodomani and had issue

==References==
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Revision as of 04:19, 27 August 2024

Nicholas Caradja
Prince of Wallachia
Reign15 January 1782 – 17 July 1783
PredecessorAlexander Ypsilantis
SuccessorMichael Drakos Soutzos
Born1737
Istanbul
Died1784
Istanbul
ReligionOrthodox

Nicholas Caradja (Greek: Νικόλαος Καρατζάς, Template:Lang-ro; 1737[1]–1784[2]) was a Phanariote Prince of Wallachia, who reigned between 5 January 1782 and 6 July 1783.[3]

Early life

He was born as the son of Prince Konstantin Caradja (d. 1771) and his wife, Zefira Soutzos (d. 1791).

Biography

Prior to his reign, he was the Grand Dragoman of the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople (1777–1782).[4]

Reign

Under his reign, police provisions taken concerned public hygiene such as chimney sweeping and the control of coffeehouses, inns, and ways. Unauthorized carrying of uniforms and weapons was prohibited, in order to avoid mutiny by those opposed to his taxation policy. Passports were introduced during his reign. both to control the entry of foreigners and the exit of the discontented.

Marriage and issue

He was married to Tarisa Michalopoulos and had:

  • Eufrosona Caradja; married Prince Dimitrius Ghica
  • Zamfira Caradja; married Prince Alexander Mavrocordato
  • Smaragda Caradja; married Prince Nicholas Mavrocordato (1744-1818)
  • Maria Caradja; married Boyar Demetrius Manos, Postelnic of Wallachia[5]
  • Constantin Caradja; married Princess Ralu Mourouzi and had issue
  • Alexandru Iorgu Caradja; married Marghioala Slatineanu and had issue
  • Ioan Caradja (1770-1829), Dragoman of the Fleet 1799-1800; married Ecaterina Rodomani and had issue

References

  1. ^ Rhangabé, Eugène Rizo (1892). Livre d'or de la noblesse Phanariote en Grèce, en Roumanie, en Russie et en Turquie par un phanariote (in French). Imprimerie S. G. Vlastos. p. 38. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ de Lanautte Hauterive, Alexandre Maurice Blanc de Lanautte Hauterive (1902). Memoriu asupra vechei şi actualei stari a Moldovei: presentat Lui Alexandru Voda Ipsilante Domnul Moldovei, roumain ; moldave (in French). L'Institut d'arts graphiques "C. Göbl,". p. 343. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "The Karadja Family in the History of Romania" (PDF). biblacad.ro. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ Philliou, Christine M. (7 December 2010). Biography of an Empire: Governing Ottomans in an Age of Revolution. University of California Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-520-94775-7. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ Mano, Constantin George (1907). Documente din secolele al XVI-lea--XIX-lea privitoare la Familia Mano (in Romanian). F. Göbl. p. XXIX. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
Preceded by Grand Dragoman of the Porte
1777–1782 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1782–1783 		Succeeded by
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