List of rulers of Moldavia
House of Bogdan-Mușat

List of rulers of Moldavia

Section Title: House of Bogdan-Mușat
Table Section Text: None

Portrait	Ruler	Began	Ended	Consort	Notes

-	Bogdan I the Founder	c. 1359	1367	Maria three children	Deposed Sas

Petru I	1367	July 1368	Unmarried	Grandson of Bogdan I, rule not universally accepted by modern historians

-	Lațcu	July 1368	1375	Anna before 1372 one child	Son of Bogdan I, deposed Petru I

-	Petru II Mușat	1375	December 1391	Sophia of Lithuania 1387 no children Olga of Warsaw 1388 no children	Son of Costea; often referred as Petru I Mușat

-	Roman I	December 1391	March 1394	Anastasia three children	Son of Costea

-	Ștefan I	March 1394	28 November 1399	Unmarried	Son of Roman I

Iuga (George I)	28 November 1399	29 June 1400	Unmarried	Son of Roman I, deposed by intervention of Mircea I of Wallachia

AlexandruCelBun-Neamt.JPG	Alexandru I the Good	29 June 1400	1 January 1432	Margareta of Losoncz 1394 two children Anna Neacsa of Podolsk 1405 three children Ringala of Lithuania 1419 (divorced 13 December 1421) no children Marina Bratul 1421 three children	Son of Roman I, installed by Mircea I of Wallachia

Iliaș I	1 January 1432	October 1433	Maria Olshanki of Lithuania 23 October 1425 three children	Son of Alexandru cel Bun; 1st rule

Ștefan II	October 1433	4 August 1435	Unmarried	Illegitimate son of Alexandru cel Bun; 1st rule (only de facto ruler till September 1434)

Iliaș I	4 August 1435	May 1443	Maria Olshanki of Lithuania 23 October 1425 three children	2nd rule, jointly with Ștefan II

Ștefan II	4 August 1435	13 July 1447	Unmarried	2nd rule, 4 August 1435 – May 1443 jointly with Iliaș; May 1444–1445 jointly with Petru III

Petru III	May 1444	1445	An unknown sister of John Hunyadi before 1445 no children	1st rule, jointly with Ștefan II.

Roman II	13 July 1447	22 August 1447	Unmarried	son of Iliaș; 1st rule

Petru III	22 August 1447	23 December 1447	An unknown sister of John Hunyadi before 1445 no children	2nd rule

Roman II	23 December 1447	between 23 February and 5 April 1448	Unmarried	2nd rule

Petru III	5 April 1448	10 October 1448	An unknown sister of John Hunyadi before 1445 no children	3rd rule

Csupor de Monoszló (Usurper)	10 October 1448	December 1448	Unknown	Non-dynastic. Born in Croatia, he was a Hungarian nobleman, commander of troops of John Hunyadi.

Alexandru II	December 1448	12 January 1449	Unmarried	son of Iliaș I; 1st rule

-	Bogdan II	12 January 1449	15 October 1451	Oltea before 1433 six children	nephew of Alexandru the Good.

-	Petru IV Aron	15 October 1451	24 February 1452	Unknown before 1455 one child	illegitimate son of Alexandru the Good; 1st rule

Alexandru II	24 February 1452	22 August 1454	Unmarried	2nd rule

-	Petru IV Aron	22 August 1454	between 8 December 1454 and 8 February 1455	Unknown before 1455 one child	2nd rule

Alexandru II	8 February 1455	25 March 1455	Unmarried	3rd rule

-	Petru IV Aron	25 March 1455	12 April 1457	Unknown before 1455 one child	3rd rule

-	Ștefan III the Great	12 April 1457	2 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-Eyed	2 July 1504	22 April 1517	Anastasia 1510 no children Ruxandra of Wallachia 21 July 1513 no children	son of Ștefan III the Great;

Luca Arbore (Regent)	22 April 1517	1523	Unknown	Gatekeeper of Suceava. Regent in the name of Stefan IV.

-	Ștefan IV the Younger	1523	14 January 1527	Stana 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 Rareș	14 January 1527	14 September 1538	Maria before 1529 four children Elena of Serbia 1530 four children	Illegitimate son of Stephen the Great, 1st rule

Ștefan V Lăcustă	21 September 1538	20 December 1540	Chiajna before 1540 two children	grandson of Stephen the Great

Alexandru III the Evil	21 December 1540	9 or 16 February 1541	Unmarried	son of Bogdan III

-	Petru V Rareș	9 or 16 February 1541	2 or 3 September 1546	Maria before 1529 four children Elena of Serbia 1530 four children	2nd rule

-	Ilie II Rareș	2 or 3 September 1546	30 May 1551	Unmarried	1st son of Petru Rareș

-	Ștefan VI Rareș	30 May 1551	1 September 1552	Unmarried	2nd son of Petru Rareș

Ioan I Joldea	between 4 and 12 September 1552	between 4 and 12 September 1552	Unmarried	Non-dynastic. Ruled 2 or 3 days in 1552.

-	Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu	between 4 and 12 September 1552	30 November 1561	Ruxandra of Moldavia January 1556 fourteen children	Son of Bogdan III, brother of Ștefan IV; 1st rule

-	Ioan II Iacob Heraclid (Jacob Heraclides)	18 November 1561	9 November 1563	A illegitimate daughter of Mircea IV of Wallachia no children	The Despot Vodă, non-dynastic.

Ștefan VII Tomșa	9 August 1563	between 20 February and 10 March 1564	Unknown at least two children	Non-dynastic.

-	Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu	between 20 February and 10 March 1564	9 March 1568	Ruxandra of Moldavia January 1556 fourteen children	Restored to the throne.

-	Ruxandra of Moldavia (regent)	9 March 1568	November 1570	Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu January 1556 fourteen children	Widow of Alexander IV. Regent on behalf of her son.

-	Bogdan IV	November 1570	15 February 1572	A princess from the Paniczewsk family 1571 one child	Son of Alexandru Lăpușneanu

-	Ioan III the Terrible	15 February 1572	11 June 1574	Maria Semionovna of Rostov 1552 Moscow two children	Son of Ștefan IV; also called cel Viteaz) (the Brave)

Sentence(s)

Rymgajla (1419–1421) married Alexander the Good, Voivode of Moldavia (1400–1432).

final_sentence: Rymgajla (1419–1421) married Alexander the Good, Voivode of Moldavia (1400–1432).