Alexandru II or Alexandru D. Ghica (1796 - 1862), a member of the Ghica family, was caimacam (regent) of Wallachia (4 July 1856- October 1858); between April 1834 and 7 October 1842, he was Prince of Wallachia. 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ghica family was a Romanian noble family. ... A kaymakam (also spelled kaimakam) is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman Empire. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Map of Romania with Wallachia in yellow. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Below is the list of Wallachian rulers, since the first mentioned until the unification with Moldavia in 1859. ...