Polity · 1347 CE – 1862 CE
Principality of Moldavia
Țara Moldovei · Principatul Moldovei
- Peak recorded area
- 256,570 km²
- 1600 CE
- Rulers on record
- 81
- from 1347 CE
Overview
Moldavia 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 as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, Moldavia included the regions of Bessarabia, all of Bukovina and Hertsa.
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Territory
29 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
Rulers
81 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavialord of Moldavia1347 CE – 1353 CE
- Balc of Moldavialord of Moldavia1359 CE
- Bogdan I of Moldavialord of Moldavia1363 CE – 1367 CE
- Petru I of Moldavialord of Moldavia1367 CE – 1368 CE
- Lațcu of Moldavialord of Moldavia1368 CE – 1375 CE
- Costea of Moldavialord of Moldavia1373 CE – 1375 CE
- Petru II of Moldavialord of Moldavia1375 CE – 1391 CE
- Roman I of Moldavialord of Moldavia1392 CE – 1394 CE
- Stephen I of Moldavialord of Moldavia1394 CE – 1399 CE
- Iuga of Moldavialord of Moldavia1399 CE – 1400 CE
- Alexander I of Moldavialord of Moldavia1400 CE – 1432 CE
- Iliaș I of Moldavialord of Moldavia1432 CE – 1433 CE
- Stephen II of Moldavialord of Moldavia1434 CE – 1447 CE
- Petru III of Moldavialord of Moldavia1443 CE – 1445 CE
- Roman II of Moldavialord of Moldavia1447 CE – 1448 CE
- Ciubăr Vodălord of Moldavia1448 CE – 1449 CE
- Alexăndrel of Moldavialord of Moldavia1449 CE
- Peter Aaronlord of Moldavia1451 CE – 1452 CE
- Stephen III of Moldavialord of Moldavia1457 CE – 1504 CE
- Bogdan III the One-Eyedlord of Moldavia1504 CE – 1517 CE
- István Gibárti KeserűBan1508 CE
- Stephen IV of Moldavialord of Moldavia1517 CE – 1527 CE
- Petru Rareșlord of Moldavia1527 CE – 1538 CE
- Péter PetrovicsBan1534 CE –
- Stephen V of Moldavialord of Moldavia1538 CE – 1540 CE
- Alexandru Cornealord of Moldavia1540 CE – 1541 CE
- Ilie II Rareșlord of Moldavia1546 CE – 1551 CE
- Ștefan VI Rareșlord of Moldavia1551 CE – 1552 CE
- Alexandru Lăpușneanulord of Moldavia1552 CE – 1561 CE
- Ioan Joldealord of Moldavia1552 CE
- Ioan Iacob Heraclidlord of Moldavia1561 CE – 1563 CE
- Ștefan Tomșalord of Moldavia1563 CE – 1564 CE
- Bogdan IV of Moldavialord of Moldavia1568 CE – 1572 CE
- John III the Terriblelord of Moldavia1572 CE – 1574 CE
- Gašpar AlapićBan1574 CE – 1577 CE
- Peter the Limplord of Moldavia1574 CE – 1577 CE
- Ivan Pidkovalord of Moldavia1577 CE – 1578 CE
- Alexandru Potcoavălord of Moldavia1578 CE
- Iancu Sasullord of Moldavia1579 CE – 1582 CE
- Aaron the Tyrantlord of Moldavia1591 CE – 1592 CE
- Alexandru cel Răulord of Moldavia1592 CE
- Peter the Cossacklord of Moldavia1592 CE
- György BorbélyBan1595 CE
- Ieremia Movilălord of Moldavia1595 CE – 1600 CE
- Ștefan Răzvanlord of Moldavia1595 CE
- Michael the Bravelord of Moldavia1600 CE
- Simion Movilălord of Moldavia1606 CE – 1607 CE
- Constantin Movilălord of Moldavia1607 CE
- Mihail Movilălord of Moldavia1607 CE
- Ștefan II Tomșalord of Moldavia1611 CE – 1615 CE
- Alexandru Movilălord of Moldavia1615 CE – 1616 CE
- Radu Mihnealord of Moldavia1616 CE – 1619 CE
- Gaspar Grazianilord of Moldavia1619 CE – 1620 CE
- Alexandre Iliașlord of Moldavia1620 CE – 1621 CE
- Miron Barnovschi-Movilălord of Moldavia1626 CE – 1629 CE
- Alexandru Coconullord of Moldavia1629 CE – 1630 CE
- Moise Movilălord of Moldavia1630 CE – 1631 CE
- Vasile Lupulord of Moldavia1634 CE – 1653 CE
- Gheorghe Ștefanlord of Moldavia1653 CE
- George Ghicalord of Moldavia1658 CE – 1659 CE
- Antonie Rusetlord of Moldavia1675 CE – 1678 CE
- Constantine Ducaslord of Moldavia1693 CE – 1695 CE
- Dimitrie Cantemirlord of Moldavia1693 CE
- Antioh Cantemirlord of Moldavia1695 CE – 1700 CE
- Matei Ghicalord of Moldavia1753 CE – 1756 CE
- Ștefan Racovițălord of Moldavia1764 CE – 1765 CE
- Constantine Mourousislord of Moldavia1777 CE – 1782 CE
- Nicolae Caragealord of Moldavia1782 CE – 1783 CE
- Alexander Mourousislord of Moldavia1792 CE – 1793 CE
- Michael Drakos Soutzoslord of Moldavia1793 CE – 1795 CE
- Alexandros Soutzoslord of Moldavia1801 CE – 1802 CE
- Scarlat Callimachilord of Moldavia1806 CE
- Alexander Hangerlilord of Moldavia1807 CE
- Veniamin Costachelord of Moldavia1807 CE – 1812 CE
- Michael Soutzoslord of Moldavia1819 CE – 1821 CE
- Alexander Ypsilantislord of Moldavia1821 CE
- Stefan Bogoridilord of Moldavia1821 CE – 1822 CE
- Ioan Sturdzalord of Moldavia1822 CE – 1828 CE
- Mihail Sturdzalord of Moldavia1834 CE – 1849 CE
- Grigore Alexandru Ghicalord of Moldavia1849 CE – 1853 CE
- Alexandru Ioan Cuzalord of Moldavia1859 CE – 1862 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Church Slavonic in Romania, Greek, Romanian
- Currency
- thaler
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
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Principality of Moldavia is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.