 Minor provisions were added, signifying a relative increase in Ottoman influence—namely, "hospodars" were no longer elected by the local National Assemblies for life, and instead appointed by the Sublime Porte for seven-year terms.A common military presence was maintained until 1851.The document led to the appointment of Barbu Dimitrie Ştirbei as hospodar of Wallachia and Grigore Alexandru Ghica as hospodar of Moldavia.