He took part in the
Wallachian revolution of 1848, and were members of the Revolutionary Committee formed around
Frăția. He was a secretary of the Provisional Government, and served as its representative in
France after 14 July 1848 (in this capacity, he called for the
French Second Republic's support in combating the threat of
Ottoman and
Imperial Russian intervention in Wallachia). Golescu was also active in negotiating an agreement between the
Hungarian government of
Lajos Kossuth and the
Transylvanian
Romanian forces of
Avram Iancu, but his efforts were largely unsuccessful. After the revolution in Bucharest was crushed, Ghica remained in exile until 1856, when, after Russian presence had been swept by the effects of the
Crimean War he returned to campaign for the unification of
Wallachia and
Moldavia, which was successful in 1859 when
Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected
Domnitor of the two
Danubian Principalities. He later served several times as minister and once, for only half a year, as prime minister under
Prince Carol. He died at his estate in
Rusănești,
Olt County. == Works ==