RULERS OF MOLDAVIA

  Barsat                                       1286 - ca 1290
  Tihomir                                   ca 1290 - ca 1310
* Basarab                                   ca 1310 - 1352
  Dragos                                    ca 1352 - 1353
  Sas                                       ca 1353 - ca 1358
  Balc                                                1359
  Bogdan I                                  ca 1359 - ca 1365
  Latcu                                     ca 1365 - ca 1373
  Costea                                    ca 1373 - ca 1375
  Peter I                                   ca 1375 - ca 1391
* Roman I                                   ca 1391 - 1394
  Stephen I                                 ca 1394 - ca 1399
  Iuga Ologul                                  1399 - 1400
* Alexander "the Good"                         1400 - 1432
  Ilias                                        1432 - 1433
* Stefan II                                    1433 - 1435
  Ilias                                        1435 - 1442
* Stefan II                                    1435 - 1447
* Petru II                                     1444 - 1445

* Petru II                                            1447
* Roman II                                     1447 - 1448
* Petru II                                     1448 - 1449
  Csupor                                       1448 - 1449
* Alexandrel                                          1449
* Bogdan II                                    1449 - 1451
* Petru Aron                                   1451 - 1452
  Alexandrel                                   1452 - 1454
* Petru Aron                                   1454 - 1455
  Alexandrel                                          1455

To Ottoman Empire                                1455 - 1457

* Petru Aron                                   1455 - 1457
* Stephen III "the Great"                      1457 - 1504

To Ottoman Empire                                1504 - 1600

* Bogdan III One-Eye                           1504 - 1517
* Stefanito                                    1517 - 1527
* Petru IV Rares                               1527 - 1538
* Stephan Lacusta                              1538 - 1540
* Alexander Cornea                             1540 - 1541
* Peter Rares                                  1541 - 1546
* Ilias                                        1546 - 1551
* Stefan V                                     1551 - 1552
  Ioan Ioldea                                         1552
* Alexander IV Lapusneanu                      1552 - 1561
  Despot-Voda (Ioan Iacob Heraclid)            1561 - 1563
  Stefan Tomsa                                 1563 - 1564
* Alexander IV Lapusneanu                      1564 - 1568
* Bogdan IV                                    1568 - 1572
* Ioan III Voda                                1572 - 1574
* Peter Schiopul                               1574 - 1577
  Ioan Potcova                                        1577
* Peter Schiopul                               1578 - 1579
* Iancu Sasul                                  1579 - 1582
* Peter Schiopul                               1582 - 1591
  Stephen Schiopul                             1589 - 1591
* Aaron Tiranul                                1591 - 1592
* Alexander                                           1592
* Petru V Cazacul                                     1592
* Aaron Tiranul                                1592 - 1595
  Stephen Razvan                                      1595
* Jeremiasz Movila                             1595 - 1600
* Michael the Brave                                   1600

To Ottoman Empire                                1600 - 1739

* Jeremiah Movila                              1600 - 1606
  Simion Movila                                1606 - 1607
  Michael Movila                                      1607
  Constantin Movila                                   1607
  Michael Movila                                      1607
  Constantin Movila                            1607 - 1611
  Stephen II Tomsa                             1611 - 1615
  Alexander Movila                             1615 - 1616
* Radu Mihnea                                  1616 - 1619
  Gaspar Gratiani                              1619 - 1620
  Alexander Ilias                              1620 - 1621
  Stephen II Tomsa                             1621 - 1623
* Radu Mihnea                                  1623 - 1626
  Myron Barnovschi-Movila                      1626 - 1629
* Alexander Coconul                            1629 - 1630
  Moses Movila                                 1630 - 1631
  Alexander Ilias                              1631 - 1633
  Myron Barnovschi-Movila                             1633
  Moses Movila                                 1633 - 1634
  Basil Lupu                                   1634 - 1653
  George Stephen                                      1653
  Basil Lupu                                          1653
  George Stephen                               1653 - 1658
  George Ghica                                 1658 - 1659
* Constantine Serban                                  1659
  Stephanito Lupu                              1659 - 1661
* Constantin Serban                                   1661
  Stephenito Lupu                                     1661
  Eustratius Dabija                            1661 - 1665
  George Duca                                  1665 - 1666
  Ilias Alexander                              1666 - 1668
  George Duca                                  1668 - 1672
  Stephen Petriceicu                           1672 - 1673
* Dumitrascu Cantacuzino                              1673
  Stephen Petriceicu                           1673 - 1674
  Dumitrascu Cantacuzino                       1674 - 1675
  Anthony Rosetti                              1675 - 1678
  George Duca                                  1678 - 1683
  Stephen Petriceicu                           1683 - 1684
  Dumitrascu Cantacuzino                       1684 - 1685
* Constantine Cantemir                         1685 - 1693
* Demetrius Cantemir                                  1693
  Constantine Duca                             1693 - 1695
* Anthony Cantemir                             1695 - 1700
  Constantine Duca                             1700 - 1703
  Michael Racovita                             1703 - 1705
* Anthony Cantemir                             1705 - 1707
  Michael Racovita                             1707 - 1709
  Nicholas Mavrocordat                         1709 - 1710
* Demetrius Cantemir                           1710 - 1711
  Nicholas Mavrocordat                         1711 - 1715
  Michael Racovita                             1715 - 1726
  Gregory II Ghica                             1726 - 1733
  Constantine Mavrocordat                      1733 - 1735
  Gregory II Ghica                             1735 - 1739

Occupied by Russia                                      1739
To Ottoman Empire                                1739 - 1769

  Gregory II Ghica                             1739 - 1741
  Constantine Mavrocordat                      1741 - 1743
  John Mavrocordat                             1743 - 1747
  Gregory II Ghica                             1747 - 1748
  Constantine Mavrocordat                      1748 - 1749
  Constantine Racovita                         1749 - 1753
  Matthew Ghica                                1753 - 1756
  Constantine Racovita                         1756 - 1757
  Scarlat Ghica                                1757 - 1758
  John Theodore Callimachi                     1758 - 1761
  Gregory Callimachi                           1761 - 1764
  Gregory III Ghica                            1764 - 1767
  Gregory Callimachi                           1767 - 1769
  Constantine Mavrocordat                             1769

Occupied by Russia                               1769 - 1774
To Ottoman Empire                                1774 - 1787

  Gregory III Ghica                            1774 - 1777
  Constantine Moruzi                           1777 - 1782
  Alexander Mavrocordat the Mad Prince         1782 - 1785
  Alexander Mavrocordat the Fugitive           1785 - 1786
  Alexander Ipsilanti                          1786 - 1788

Occupied by Austria                              1787 - 1788
To Ottoman Empire                                1788 - 1789

  Emanuel Giani Ruset                          1788 - 1789

Occupied by Russia                                      1789
Occupied by Austria                              1789 - 1791
To Ottoman Empire                                1791 - 1806

  Alexander Moruzi                             1792 - 1792
  Michael Sutu                                 1792 - 1795
  Alexander Callimachi                         1795 - 1795
  Constantine Ipsilanti                        1799 - 1801
  Alexander Sutu                               1801 - 1802
  Alexander Moruzi                             1802 - 1806
  Scarlat Callimachi                                  1806

Occupied by Russia                                1806 - 1812

  Alexander Moruzi                             1806 - 1807
  Alexandru Hangerli                                  1807
  Scarlat Callimachi                           1807 - 1810

To Ottoman Empire                                1812 - 1828

  Scarlat Callimachi                           1812 - 1819
  Michael Sutu                                 1819 - 1821

Direct Turkish military administration           1821 - 1822

  Ionita Sandu Sturza                          1822 - 1828

Occupied by Russia                               1828 - 1834
To Ottoman Empire                                1834 - 1853

  Michael Sturza                               1834 - 1849
  Gregory Alexander Ghica                      1849 - 1853

Occupied by Russia                               1853 - 1854
To Ottoman Empire                                1854 - 1881

  Gregory Alexander Ghica                      1854 - 1856
  Alexander John Cuza                          1859 - 1866

Conjoined with Walachia to form Romania 1859


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Last updated 9th January 2004