1 8 7 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁h ospod ar ▁( Pr ince ) ▁of ▁Wal la chia ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁His ▁rule ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁t ide ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Wal lach ian ▁revolution . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Cra i ova ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁son ▁of ▁Dim it rie ▁Bib es cu , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bib es cu ▁boy ar ▁family , ▁he ▁studied ▁Law ▁in ▁Paris . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Wal la chia , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁in ▁the ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Public ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁forum ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁over se ers ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 8 – 1 8 2 9 , ▁representing ▁the ▁Dol j ▁County ▁during ▁the ▁P avel ▁K ise le ff ▁administration . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁took ▁on ▁different ▁offices , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁secretary ▁of ▁state . ▁Before ▁his ▁election ▁as ▁h ospod ar , ▁he ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Alexand ru ▁II ▁Gh ica . ▁ ▁H ospod ar ▁of ▁Wal la chia ▁ ▁E lection ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁( and ▁only ) ▁elections ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Organ ic ▁Stat ute ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Wal