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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
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.
The medieval Principality of Moldavia emerged in the 1350s, and was the medieval precursor of modern Moldova and Romania. It reached prominence under rulers like Stephen the Great before becoming a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire from 1538, until the 19th century.
Administrative map of the Romanian Principality (1864–1878) Administrative map of Romania (after 1878) As of 1872, the Romanian Principality was organized into 33 counties of which 17 were in Wallachia (12 in Muntenia and 5 in Oltenia), and 16 were in Moldavia (13 in western Moldavia and 3 in southern Bessarabia). [10]
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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.
Moldova, [d] officially the Republic of Moldova, [e] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. [16] The country spans a total of 33,483 km 2 (12,928 sq mi) and has a population of approximately 2.42 million as of January 2024. [17]