State

Principality of Moldavia

principality in Southeast Europe between 1346–1859

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1346–1859
Founded
1346
Ended
1859
Capital
Iași, Suceava, Siret, Baia
Government
monarchy, principality
Languages
Greek, Church Slavonic, Romanian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Preceded by
Golden HordeKingdom of Hungary
Succeeded by
United Principalities of Moldavia and WallachiaBessarabia

Overview

Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced [molˈdova] or Țara Moldovei lit. 'The land of Moldova'; in Romanian Cyrillic: Мѡлдѡва or Цара Мѡлдѡвєй) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially independent and later autonomous state under Ottoman overlordship, it existed from the 14th century to 1859, when it united with Wallachia (Țara Românească) as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, Moldavia included the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak), all of Bukovina and Hertsa. It also included the region of Pokuttya for a period of time.

The western half of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern side belongs to the Republic of Moldova, and the northern and southeastern parts are territories of Ukraine.

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All rulers (151)

  1. Dénes Szécsi1330–1341
  2. Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia1347–1353
  3. Balc of Moldavia1359
  4. Bogdan I of Moldavia1363–1367
  5. Petru I of Moldavia1367–1368
  6. Lațcu of Moldavia1368–1375
  7. Costea of Moldavia1373–1375
  8. Iuga of Moldavia1374–1377
  9. Petru II of Moldavia1375–1391
  10. Roman I of Moldavia1392–1394
  11. Stephen I of Moldavia1394–1399
  12. Iuga of Moldavia1399–1400
  13. Alexander I of Moldavia1400–1432
  14. Iliaș I of Moldavia1432–1433
  15. Stephen II of Moldavia1433–1435
  16. Stephen II of Moldavia1434–1447
  17. Iliaș I of Moldavia1435–1443
  18. Petru III of Moldavia1443–1445
  19. Roman II of Moldavia1447–1448
  20. Petru III of Moldavia1447
  21. Ciubăr Vodă1448–1449
  22. Petru III of Moldavia1448
  23. Bogdan II of Moldavia1449–1451
  24. Alexăndrel of Moldavia1449
  25. Peter Aaron1451–1452
  26. Alexăndrel of Moldavia1452–1454
  27. Peter Aaron1454–1455
  28. Alexăndrel of Moldavia1455
  29. Peter Aaron1455–1457
  30. Stephen III of Moldavia1457–1504
  31. Bogdan III the One-Eyed1504–1517
  32. István Gibárti Keserű1508
  33. Stephen IV of Moldavia1517–1527
  34. Petru Rareș1527–1538
  35. Péter Petrovics1534
  36. Stephen V of Moldavia1538–1540
  37. Alexandru Cornea1540–1541
  38. Petru Rareș1541–1546
  39. Ilie II Rareș1546–1551
  40. Ștefan VI Rareș1551–1552
  41. Ioan Joldea1552
  42. Alexandru Lăpușneanu1552–1561
  43. Iacob Heraclid1561–1563
  44. Ștefan Tomșa1563–1564
  45. Alexandru Lăpușneanu1564–1568
  46. Bogdan IV of Moldavia1568–1572
  47. John III the Terrible1572–1574
  48. Gašpar Alapić1574–1577
  49. Peter the Limp1574–1577
  50. Ivan Pidkova1577–1578
  51. Alexandru Potcoavă1578
  52. Peter the Limp1578
  53. Iancu Sasul1579–1582
  54. Peter the Limp1582–1591
  55. Aaron the Tyrant1591–1592
  56. Alexander III the Bad1592
  57. Peter the Cossack1592
  58. Aaron the Tyrant1592–1595
  59. György Borbély1595
  60. Ieremia Movilă1595–1600
  61. Ștefan Răzvan1595
  62. Ieremia Movilă1600–1606
  63. Michael the Brave1600
  64. Simion Movilă1606–1607
  65. Mihail Movilă1607
  66. Constantin Movilă1607–1611
  67. Ștefan II Tomșa1611–1615
  68. Alexandru Movilă1615–1616
  69. Radu Mihnea1616–1619
  70. Gaspar Graziani1619–1620
  71. Alexandre Iliaș1620–1621
  72. Ștefan II Tomșa1621–1623
  73. Radu Mihnea1623–1626
  74. Miron Barnovschi-Movilă1626–1629
  75. Alexandru Coconul1629–1630
  76. Moise Movilă1630–1631
  77. Alexandre Iliaș1631–1633
  78. Miron Barnovschi-Movilă1633
  79. Moise Movilă1633–1634
  80. Vasile Lupu1634–1653
  81. Vasile Lupu1653
  82. Gheorghe Ștefan1653–1658
  83. George Ghica1658–1659
  84. Ștefăniță Lupu1659–1661
  85. Eustratie Dabija1661–1665
  86. George Ducas1665–1666
  87. Iliaș Alexandru1666–1668
  88. George Ducas1668–1672
  89. Ștefan Petriceicu1672–1673
  90. Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino1673
  91. Ștefan Petriceicu1673–1674
  92. Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino1674–1675
  93. Antonie Ruset1675–1678
  94. George Ducas1678–1683
  95. Ștefan Petriceicu1683–1684
  96. Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino1684–1685
  97. Constantine Ducas1693–1695
  98. Dimitrie Cantemir1693
  99. Antioh Cantemir1695–1700
  100. Constantine Ducas1700–1703
  101. Mihai Racoviță1703–1705
  102. Antioh Cantemir1705–1707
  103. Mihai Racoviță1707–1709
  104. Nicholas Mavrocordatos1709–1710
  105. Dimitrie Cantemir1710–1711
  106. Nicholas Mavrocordatos1711–1715
  107. Mihai Racoviță1716–1726
  108. Grigore II Ghica1726–1733
  109. Constantine Mavrocordatos1733–1735
  110. Grigore II Ghica1735–1741
  111. Constantine Mavrocordatos1741–1743
  112. John II Mavrocordato1743–1747
  113. Grigore II Ghica1747–1748
  114. Constantine Mavrocordatos1748–1749
  115. Constantin Racoviță1749–1753
  116. Matei Ghica1753–1756
  117. Constantin Racoviță1756–1757
  118. Scarlat Ghica1757–1758
  119. Ioan Teodor Callimachi1758–1761
  120. Gregory Callimachi1761–1764
  121. Grigore III Ghica1764–1767
  122. Gregory Callimachi1767–1769
  123. Constantine Mavrocordatos1769
  124. Grigore III Ghica1774–1777
  125. Constantine Mourousis1777–1782
  126. Alexandre I Mavrocordato1782–1785
  127. Alexandros II Mavrocordato1785–1786
  128. Alexander Ypsilantis1786–1788
  129. Emanuel Giani Ruset1788–1789
  130. Alexander Mourousis1792–1793
  131. Michael Drakos Soutzos1793–1795
  132. Alexander Callimachis1795–1799
  133. Konstantinos Ypsilantis1799–1801
  134. Alexandros Soutzos1801–1802
  135. Alexander Mourousis1802–1806
  136. Scarlat Callimachi1806
  137. Alexander Mourousis1806–1807
  138. Scarlat Callimachi1807–1810
  139. Veniamin Costache1807–1812
  140. Alexander Hangerli1807
  141. Scarlat Callimachi1812–1819
  142. Michael Soutzos1819–1821
  143. Alexander Ypsilantis1821
  144. Stefan Bogoridi1821–1822
  145. Ioan Sturdza1822–1828
  146. Mihail Sturdza1834–1849
  147. Grigore Alexandru Ghica1849–1853
  148. Grigore Alexandru Ghica1854–1856
  149. Teodor Balș1856–1857
  150. Nicolae Vogoride1857–1858
  151. Alexandru Ioan Cuza1859–1862

Records (38)

  1. 1362–1363 — Battle of Blue WatersBattle
  2. 1399 — Battle of the Vorskla RiverBattle
  3. 1410 — Battle of GrunwaldBattle
  4. 1410 — Siege of MarienburgSiege
  5. 1422 — Battle of MarienburgBattle
  6. 1457 — Battle of OrbicBattle
  7. 1467 — Battle of BaiaBattle
  8. 1467 — Battle of Baia, RomaniaBattle · Moldavia ▸ Hungary
  9. 1470 — Battle of LipnicBattle
  10. 1475 — Battle of VasluiBattle
  11. 1475 — Siege of TheodoroSiege
  12. 1476 — Battle of Valea AlbaBattle · Ottoman Empire ▸ Wallachia
  13. 1485–1503 — Polish-Ottoman War of 1485–1503War
  14. 1485 — Battle of CătlăbugaBattle
  15. 1497 — Battle of the Cosmin ForestBattle
  16. 1497–1499 — Polish-Moldavian WarWar
  17. 1497 — Battle of CosminBattle · Ottoman Empire, Moldavia ▸ Poland
  18. 1498 — Battle of BotoșaniBattle
  19. 1498 — Moldavian campaign in PolandCampaign
  20. 1502 — Battle of the Samara RiverBattle
  21. 1506–1514 — Moldavian–Wallachian WarWar
  22. 1529 — Balkan campaign of 1529War
  23. 1530–1538 — Moldavian–Polish War (1530–1538)War
  24. 1574 — Battle of Lake KahulBattle
  25. 1593–1606 — Long WarWar
  26. 1593–1595 — Polish-Ottoman War of 1593-1595War
  27. 1600 — Battle of BucovBattle
  28. 1610–1611 — Transylvanian Civil WarWar
  29. 1620 — Battle of CecoraBattle
  30. 1621 — Battle of KhotynBattle
  31. 1653 — Siege of SuczawaSiege
  32. 1655–1660 — DelugeWar
  33. 1672–1676 — Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676War
  34. 1683 — Battle of ViennaBattle
  35. 1700–1721 — Great Northern WarWar
  36. 1717 — Last Tatar InvasionCampaign
  37. 1788 — Battle of KhotinBattle · Austria, Russia ▸ Turkey
  38. 1858 — Paris Convention (1858)Treaty

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