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Roman II of Moldavia (Romanian: Roman al II-lea al Moldovei), (1426 – 2 July 1448) was the son of Iliaş of Moldavia and Maria Olszanska from the noble Polish family of Olshanski. He was a co-ruler of Moldova in 1447–1448, ruling together with his uncle Petru after killing his other uncle, Stephen II of Moldavia , with Polish support.
Peter II: 1375 – December 1391 Sophia of Lithuania 1387 no children Olga of Masovia 1388 no children: Son of Costea and Margareta; often referred as Petru I Mușat: Roman I: December 1391 – March 1394 Anastasia three children: Brother of the predecessor. Stephen I: March 1394 – 28 November 1399 Unmarried: Son of Roman I. Iuga: 28 November ...
Roman II may refer to: Roman the Great of Kiev (after 1160–1205) Roman II Igorevich (1177/1179 – 1211) Roman II of Moldavia (co-ruler of Moldova in 1447–1448) Roman II of Leibnitz (bishop of Gurk in 1174-1179) See also. Romanos II (938-963), Byzantine Emperor
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Roman II of Moldavia (Romanian: Roman al II-lea al Moldovei), (1426 – 2 July 1448) was the son of Iliaş of Moldavia and Maria Olszanska from the noble Polish family of Olshanski. He was a co-ruler of Moldova in 1447–1448, ruling together with his uncle Petru after killing his other uncle, Stephen II of Moldavia, with Polish support.
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Geographically, Moldavia is defined by the Carpathian Mountains to the West, the Cheremosh River to the North, the Dniester River to the East and the Danube and Black Seato the South. The Prut River flows approximately through its middle from north to south. Of early 15th century Moldavia, the biggest part is located in Romania (42 percent), follow...
The original and short-lived reference to the region was Bogdania, after Bogdan I, the founding figure of the principality. The names Moldavia and Moldovaare derived from the name of the Moldova River, however the etymology is not known and there are several variants: 1. a legend featured in Cronica Anonimă a Moldovei links it to an aurochs hunting...
Moldavian fifteenth century battle flagCoat of arms of the Prince of Moldavia, in the Wijsbergen arms bookCoat of arms of the principality of Moldavia, at the Cetăţuia Monastery in IaşiCoat of arms of the Prince of Moldavia, on the Suceava bellEarly history
In the early thirteenth century, the Brodniks, a possible Slavic-Vlach vassal state of Halych, were present, alongside the Vlachs, in much of the region's territory (towards 1216, the Brodniks are mentioned as in service of Suzdal). On the border between Halych and the Brodniks, in the 11th century, a Viking by the name of Rodfos was killed in the area by Vlachs who supposedly betrayed him. In 1164, the future ByzantineEmperor Andronicus I Comnenus, was taken prisoner by Vlach shepherds aroun...
Foundation of the principality
Later in the thirteenth century, |King Charles I of Hungary attempted to expand his realm and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church eastwards after the fall of Cuman rule, and ordered a campaign under the command of Phynta de Mende (1324). In 1342 and 1345, the Hungarians were victorious in a battle against Tatars; the conflict was resolved by the death of Jani Beg, in 1357). The Polish chronicler Jan Długosz mentioned Moldavians (under the name Wallachians) as having joined a military e...
Early Muşatin rulers
The principality of Moldavia covered the entire geographic region of Moldavia. In various periods, various other territories were politically connected with the Moldavian principality. This is the case of the province of Pokuttya, the fiefdoms of Cetatea de Baltă and Ciceu (both in Transylvania) or, at a later date, the territories between the Dniester and the Bug Rivers. Petru I profited from the end of the Hungarian-Polish union, and moved the country closer to the Jagiellon realm, becoming...
For much of its history, Moldavia was part of a buffer-zone between different civilizations and cultures, including the Byzantine, Ottoman, Russian and those of such European states and powers as Austria, Poland and Hungary. Throughout Moldavia’s history, territory has been gained and lost due to conquest, diplomacy and occupation, and has not surv...
Denize, Eugen. 2004. Stephen the Great and his reign. Bucharest, RO: Romanian Cultural Institute Publishing House. ISBN 9789735774035.Dima, Nicholas. 1991. From Moldavia to Moldova: the Soviet-Romanian territorial dispute. East European monographs, no. 309. Boulder, CO: East European Monographs. ISBN 9780880332057.East, W. Gordon. 1973. The union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859; an episode in diplomatic history. New York, NY: Octagon Books. ISBN 9780374924508.Lugosz, Jan, Maurice Michael, and Paul Smith. 1997. The annals of Jan Długosz: an English abridgement. Chichester, UK: IM. ISBN 9781901019001.Roman II of Moldavia He was a co-ruler of Moldova in 1447-1448, ruling together with his uncle Petru II of Moldavia after killing his other uncle, Stephen II of Moldavia , with Polish support. Later he had to flee to Krakow , where he died at the age of 22.
Roman II of Moldavia (Romanian: Roman al II-lea al Moldovei) was son of Iliaş of Moldavia and Maria Olszanska from noble Polish family of Olshanski. He was a co-ruler of Moldova in 1447–1448, ruling together with his uncle Petru III of Moldavia after killing his other uncle, Stephen II of Moldavia, with Polish support.
