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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 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.
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 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.
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
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.
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]
Manuscript folio with the coat of arms of the House of Bogdan (lower-left corner) and the aurochs from Moldavia's coat of arms. The House of Bogdan, commonly referred to as the House of Mușat, was the ruling family which established the Principality of Moldova with Bogdan I (c. 1363–1367), giving the country its first line of Princes, one closely related with the Basarab rulers of Wallachia ...