List of rulers of Moldavia


This is a List of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principality, to form the modern-day state of Romania.

List

Princes of Moldavia

[House of Dragoș]

PortraitRulerBeganEndedRemarks
Dragoșc. 1347c. 1354Described as an early ruler of Moldavia, he was sent there as a representative of king Louis I of Hungary to establish a line of defense against the Golden Horde, where he ruled.
Sasc. 1354c. 1363son of Dragoș
Balc of Moldaviac.c.son of Sas

[House of Bogdan-Mușat]

PortraitRulerBeganEndedConsortNotes
Bogdan I the Founderc. 13591367Maria
three children		Deposed Sas
Petru I1367July 1368UnmarriedGrandson of Bogdan I, rule not universally accepted by modern historians
LațcuJuly 13681375Anna
before 1372
one child		Son of Bogdan I, deposed Petru I
Petru II Mușat1375December 1391Sophia of Lithuania
1387
no children

Olga of Warsaw
1388
no children		Son of Costea; often referred as Petru I Mușat
Roman IDecember 1391March 1394Anastasia
three children		Son of Costea
Ștefan IMarch 139428 November 1399UnmarriedSon of Roman I
Iuga 28 November 139929 June 1400UnmarriedSon of Roman I, deposed by intervention of Mircea I of Wallachia
Alexandru I the Good29 June 14001 January 1432Margareta of Losoncz
1394
two children

Anna Neacsa of Podolsk
1405
three children

Ringala of Lithuania
1419

no children

Marina Bratul
1421
three children		Son of Roman I, installed by Mircea I of Wallachia
Iliaș I1 January 1432October 1433Maria Olshanki of Lithuania
23 October 1425
three children		Son of Alexandru cel Bun; 1st rule
Ștefan IIOctober 14334 August 1435UnmarriedIllegitimate son of Alexandru cel Bun; 1st rule
Iliaș I4 August 1435May 1443Maria Olshanki of Lithuania
23 October 1425
three children		2nd rule, jointly with Ștefan II
Ștefan II4 August 143513 July 1447Unmarried2nd rule, 4 August 1435 – May 1443 jointly with Iliaș; May 1444–1445 jointly with Petru III
Petru IIIMay 14441445An unknown sister of John Hunyadi
before 1445
no children		1st rule, jointly with Ștefan II.
Roman II13 July 144722 August 1447Unmarriedson of Iliaș; 1st rule
Petru III22 August 144723 December 1447An unknown sister of John Hunyadi
before 1445
no children		2nd rule
Roman II23 December 1447between 23 February and 5 April 1448Unmarried2nd rule
Petru III5 April 144810 October 1448An unknown sister of John Hunyadi
before 1445
no children		3rd rule
Csupor de Monoszló
'		10 October 1448December 1448UnknownNon-dynastic. Born in Croatia, he was a Hungarian nobleman, commander of troops of John Hunyadi. He was sent in support of Petru III to depose his brother Roman, but Petru died suddenly two months later. Csupor ascended at the throne. His name, literally Tub Voivode was mentioned by Grigore Ureche.
Alexandru IIDecember 144812 January 1449Unmarriedson of Iliaș I; 1st rule
Bogdan II12 January 144915 October 1451Oltea
before 1433
six children		nephew of Alexandru the Good.
Petru IV Aron15 October 145124 February 1452Unknown
before 1455
one child		illegitimate son of Alexandru the Good; 1st rule
Alexandru II24 February 145222 August 1454Unmarried2nd rule
Petru IV Aron22 August 1454between 8 December 1454 and 8 February 1455Unknown
before 1455
one child		2nd rule
Alexandru II8 February 145525 March 1455Unmarried3rd rule
Petru IV Aron25 March 145512 April 1457Unknown
before 1455
one child		3rd rule
Ștefan III the Great12 April 14572 July 1504 Eudokia Olelkovna of Lithuania
5 July 1463
Suceava
three children

Maria Asanina Palaiologina of Gothia
14 September 1472
Suceava
four children

Maria Voichița of Wallachia
1478
three children		Son of Bogdan II. In his reign Moldavia reaches its zenith.
Bogdan III The One-Eyed2 July 150422 April 1517Anastasia
1510
no children

Ruxandra of Wallachia
21 July 1513
no children		son of Ștefan III the Great;
Luca Arbore
'		22 April 15171523UnknownGatekeeper of Suceava. Regent in the name of Stefan IV.
Ștefan IV the Younger152314 January 1527Stana of Wallachia
1524
no children		Son of Bogdan III; also called Ștefăniță until 1523 under the regency of Luca Arbore, Gatekeeper of Suceava
Petru V Rareș14 January 152714 September 1538Maria
before 1529
four children

Elena of Serbia
1530
four children		Illegitimate son of Stephen the Great, 1st rule
Ștefan V Lăcustă21 September 153820 December 1540Chiajna
before 1540
two children		grandson of Stephen the Great
Alexandru III the Evil21 December 15409 or 16 February 1541Unmarriedson of Bogdan III
Petru V Rareș9 or 16 February 15412 or 3 September 1546Maria
before 1529
four children

Elena of Serbia
1530
four children		2nd rule
Ilie II Rareș2 or 3 September 154630 May 1551Unmarried1st son of Petru Rareș
Ștefan VI Rareș30 May 15511 September 1552Unmarried2nd son of Petru Rareș
Ioan I Joldeabetween 4 and 12 September 1552between 4 and 12 September 1552UnmarriedNon-dynastic. Ruled 2 or 3 days in 1552.
Alexandru IV Lăpușneanubetween 4 and 12 September 155230 November 1561Ruxandra of Moldavia
January 1556
fourteen children		Son of Bogdan III, brother of Ștefan IV; 1st rule
Ioan II Iacob Heraclid
18 November 15619 November 1563A illegitimate daughter of Mircea IV of Wallachia
no children		The Despot Vodă, non-dynastic.
Ștefan VII Tomșa9 August 1563between 20 February and 10 March 1564Unknown
at least two children		Non-dynastic.
Alexandru IV Lăpușneanubetween 20 February and 10 March 15649 March 1568Ruxandra of Moldavia
January 1556
fourteen children		Restored to the throne.
Ruxandra of Moldavia

Houses of [Basarab] ([Drăculeşti] line) and Bogdan-Muşat">House of Bogdan-Muşat">Bogdan-Muşat

PortraitRulerBeganEndedFamilyRemarks
Petru VI the Lame15741577Drăculești1st rule
Ioan IV PotcoavăNovember 1577December 1577Hetman, also called Ivan Pidkova, Nicoară Potcoavă or Ivan Sarpega. Non-dynastic.
Petru VI the Lame15781579Drăculești2nd rule
Ioan V the Saxon15791582Bogdan-Mușatillegitimate son of Petru Rareș
Petru VI the Lame15821591Drăculești3rd rule
Aaron I the Tyrant15911592Bogdan-Mușatson of Alexandru Lăpușneanu; 1st rule
Alexandru V the Wrongdoer15921592Bogdan-Mușatson of Bogdan IV; also ruled Wallachia
Petru VII the Cossack15921592Bogdan-Mușatson of Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu
Aaron I the Tyrant15921595Bogdan-Mușat2nd rule
Ștefan VIII Răzvan15951595

Houses of [Basarab] ([Drăculești] line) and [Movilești]

Various dynasties

PortraitRulerBeganEndedFamilyRemarks
Alexandru VII Iliaş16201621Bogdan-Mușatnephew of Petru VI, Aron Tiranul and Bogdan IV; 1st rule
Ștefan IX Tomșa162116232nd rule
Radu Mihnea16231626Drăculești2nd rule
Miron Barnovschi-Movilă16261629Movilești1st rule
Alexandru VIII Coconul
16261629Drăculești1st rule
Moise Movilă16301631Movilești1st rule
Alexandru VII Iliaș16311633Bogdan-Mușat2nd rule
Miron Barnovschi-Movilă16331633Movilești2nd rule
Moise Movilă16331634Movilești2nd rule
Vasile Lupu163416531st rule
Gheorghe II Ștefan165316531st rule
Vasile Lupu165316532nd rule
Gheorghe II Ștefan165316582nd rule
Gheorghe III Ghica16581659Ghica
Constantin Șerban165916591st rule
Ștefan X Lupu16591661also called Papură-Vodă ; 1st rule
Constantin Șerban166116612nd rule
Ștefan X Lupu165916612nd rule
Eustratie Dabija16611665
Gheorghe IV Duca166516661st rule
Iliaș III Alexandru16661668Bogdan-MușatThe last member of the House of Bogdan-Mușat reigning in Moldavia; son of Alexandru VII
Gheorghe IV Duca166816722nd rule
Ștefan XI Petriceicu167216731st rule
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino16731673Cantacuzene1st rule
Ștefan XI Petriceicu167316742nd rule
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino16741675Cantacuzene2nd rule
Antonie Ruset16751678Rosetti
Gheorghe IV Duca167816833rd rule
Ștefan XI Petriceicu168316843rd rule
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino16841685Cantacuzene3rd rule
Constantin Cantemir16851693Cantemirești
Dimitrie Cantemir16931693Cantemirești1st rule; deposed by Ottomans
Constantin Duca169316951st rule
Antioh Cantemir16951700Cantemirești1st rule
Constantin Duca170017032nd rule
Chancellor
Ioan Buhuș		170317031st term
Mihail III Racoviță17031705Racoviță1st rule
Antioh Cantemir17051707Cantemirești2nd rule
Mihail III Racoviță17071709Racoviță2nd rule
Chancellor
Ioan Buhuș		170917102nd term
Nicolae Mavrocordat17091710Mavrocordato1st rule
Dimitrie Cantemir17101711Cantemirești2nd rule

Phanariotes (1711–1821)">Phanariotes#Danubian principalities">Phanariotes (1711–1821)