John Caradja
Phanariote Greek Prince of Wallachia · Writers · Lived 1754 to 1844 · aged 90
John George Caradja, also known by his regnal name Ioan Gheorghe Caragea, was a Phanariote Greek Prince of Wallachia, who reigned between August 1812 and September 1818.
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Great seal of Caradja as ruler of Wallachia, 1812
View over the remains of Curtea Nouă and Dealul Spirii, in an 1841 etching by Eugène Cicéri and Michel Bouquet
Watercolor portrait of Caradja's enemy Manuc Bei, made during his time in exile
Charalambos destroying the plague, in a 19th-century Orthodox icon from Șcheii Brașovului
Title page of Legiuirea in its 1818 print, crediting the work's commissioner as Io John George Caradja (Їω Їωан Геωргïє Караџѣ)
Grigore Brâncoveanu, who led the "National Party" during Caradja, pictured in his traditional Oriental attire
Karađorđe's murder, as depicted in 1863 by Mór ThanAbout this person
He was the second, and last, member of the Karatzas or Caradja family to ascend to the Wallachian throne, but one of several to have also held office as Great Dragoman of the Ottoman Empire. Caradja, whose life is relatively obscure up to that point, held two terms as Dragoman. Before 1800, he also embarked on a literary career, participating in the spread of Enlightenment literature throughout the Rum Millet, and becoming noted for his translations from Carlo Goldoni. His progeny included Rallou Karatza-Argyropoulos, who was famous in her own right as a pioneer of modern Greek theater.
