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Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced ⓘ or Țara Moldovei lit. ' The country of Moldova '; in Romanian Cyrillic: Молдова or Цара Мѡлдовєй) is a historical region and former principality in Central and Eastern Europe, [8] [9] [10] corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River.
Tried, unsuccessfully, to introduce Lutheranism in Moldavia. Ștefan Tomșa: 9 August 1563 – bet. 20 February/10 March 1564 Unknown at least two children: Non-dynastic. Came to power after a boyar revolt that deposed Ioan Iacob Heraclid. Regency of Ruxandra of Moldavia (9 March 1568 – November 1570) Son of Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu. Bogdan IV
In antiquity, Moldova's location made it a crossroads for invasions by the Scythians, Goths, Huns, and other tribes, followed by periods of Roman and Byzantine control. The medieval Principality of Moldavia emerged in the 1350s, and was the medieval precursor of modern Moldova and Romania.
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1861 map of the United Principalities Moldavia (in blue) and Wallachia (in yellow); [9] marks for the two capitals (Iași and Bucharest), and the proposed judicial capital, Focșani, located on the former border, thus in the middle. Administrative map of the Romanian Principality (1864–1878) Administrative map of Romania (after 1878)
Most early Moldavian chronicles begin their lists of the rulers of Moldavia with Dragoș and state that he was succeeded by his son, Sas, who ruled for four years. [82] The only exception is the list of the voivodes, which was recorded in the Bistrița Monastery in 1407, which starts with "Bogdan Voivode". [83]
The Principalities of the Danube wider concept – Moldavia, Wallachia, and Serbia The Danubian Principalities in the mid-19th century. The Danubian Principalities (Romanian: Principatele Dunărene, Serbian: Дунавске кнежевине, romanized: Dunavske kneževine) was a conventional name given to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which emerged in the early 14th century.
This category is for people from the Principality of Moldavia, which existed from 1346-1859. Until 1812 it included the area that was later known as Bessarabia, which is most of modern Moldova and a small area now in Ukraine.