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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.
The Polish vassalization of Moldavia occurred on 26 September 1387 when Petru II of Moldavia paid homage to the King of Poland, Władysław II Jagiełło, at Lwów, making the Principality of Moldavia a vassal state of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
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.
The Principality of Moldavia, grew to include the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river. It existed until 1859, when it united with Wallachia as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, the state included the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak) and all of Bukovina.
10 March 1564 – 9 March 1568 Ruxandra of Moldavia January 1556 fourteen children: Son of Bogdan III, brother of Ștefan IV. Ioan Iacob Heraclid: 18 November 1561 – 9 November 1563 An illegitimate daughter of Mircea IV of Wallachia no children: The Despot Vodă, non-dynastic. Tried, unsuccessfully, to introduce Lutheranism in Moldavia ...
Writers from the Principality of Moldavia (2 C, 21 P) Pages in category "People from the Principality of Moldavia" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.
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)
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.