RULERS FROM WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA TILL 1859

VALLACHIA MOLDOVA
Litovoi, before 1247 - c. 1273, ruler in a state in Oltenia
Seneslav, ruler in a state on Arges in 1247 (probably before and after 1247)
Barbat, c. 1273 - c. 1290, ruler in a state from Oltenia
Tihomir (Tugomir), c. 1290 - c. 1310
Basarab, (Ivanco, Ioan) (son of Tihomir), c. 1310 (first suremention in 1319) - before 1324, local ruler; in 1324 - 1352 great ruler
Nicolaie - Alexandru (son of Basarab), 1352 - 16 November 1364
Vladislav I (Vlaicu) (son of Nicolaie - Alexandru), 16 November 1364 - c. 1377, associated in 1372, with his brother Radu I
Radu I (son of Nicolaie - Alexandru), c. 1377 - 1383
Dan I (son of Radu I), c. 1383 - September 1386; from 1383 associated with his brother, Mircea ce Batrin
Mircea cel Batrin, September 1386 - January 1418; from 1408 have associated his son, Mihail; Vlad I interrup his ruling
Vlad I (son of Dan I), November 1394 - January 1397
Mihail I (son of Mircea cel Batrin), January 1418 - August 1420
Radu al II-lea Prasnaglava (Chelul) (son of Mircea cel Batrin), August 1420 - 1422, 1423 (Summer), 1424 (before 10 November), May 1426, January - Spring 1427
Dan al II-lea (son of Dan I), 1422 - February - March 1431
Alexandru I (Aldea) (son of Mircea cel Batrin), February - March 1431 - December 1436
Vlad Dracul (son of Mircea cel Batrin), December 1436 - 1442 (Autumn), 1443 (Spring) - December 1446
Mircea (son of Vlad Dracul), 1442 (toamna)
Basarab al II-lea (son of Dan al II-lea), December 1442 - 1443 (Spring)
Vladislav al II-lea (son of Dan al II-lea), December 1446 - 1456 (between 15 April and 3 June)
Vlad Tepes (son of Vlad Dracul), 1456 (intre April - June) - November 1462
Radu cel Frumos (son of Vlad Dracul), November 1462 - January 1475; his ruling was interrupt by Basarab cel Batrin
Basarab cel Batrin (Laiota) (son of Dan al II-lea), November - December 1473, Spring - October 1474, January 1475 - November 1476
Vlad Tepes (son of Vlad Dracul), November - December 1476
Basarab cel Batrin (Laiota) (son of Dan al II-lea), December 1476 - November 1477
Basarab cel Tinar (Tepelus) (son of Basarab al II-lea), November 1477 - September 1481
Mircea (son of Vlad Dracul), (domnie incerta), 1481
Vlad Calugarul (son of Vlad Dracul), September - November 1481
Basarab cel Tinar (Tepelus) (son of Basarab al II-lea), November 1481 - 1482 (March - April)
Vlad Calugarul, April 1482 - September 1495
Radu cel Mare (son of Vlad Calugarul), September 1495 - April 1508
Mihnea cel Rau (son of Vlad Tepes), April 1508 - October 1509
Mircea (son of Mihnea cel Rau), October 1509 - February 1510
Vlad cel Tinar (Vladut) (son of Vlad Calugarul), February 1510 - January 1512
Neagoie Basarab (son of Pirvu Craiovescu), January 1512 - September 1521
Teodosie (son of Neagoie Basarab), September - December 1521
Vlad (Dragomir Calugarul) (unknown filiation), October - November 1951
Radu de la Afumati (son of Radu cel Mare), January - April, June - August, October 1522 - April 1523
Vladilav al III-lea (grandson of Vladislav al II-lea), April - November 1523
Radu Badica (son of Radu cel Mare), November 1523 - January 1524
Radu de la Afumati, January - June 1524
Vladislav al III-lea, June - September 1524
Radu de la Afumati, September 1524 - April 1525
Vladislav al III-lea, April - August 1525
Radu de la Afumati, August 1525 - January 1529
Moise (son of Vladislav al III-lea), January 1529 - June 1530
Vlad Inecatul (son of Vlad cel Tinar), June 1530 - September 1532
Vlad Vintila (from Slatina) (son of Radu cel Mare), September 1532 - June 1535; his ruling was interruped Radu Paisie (September - November 1534)
Radu Paisie (Petru de la Arges) (son of Radu cel Mare), September - November 1534; June 1535 - March 1545 (before 17)
Mircea Ciobanul (son of Radu cel Mare), March 1545 - November 1552
Radu Ilie (Haidaul), November 1552 - May 1553
Mircea Ciobanul, May 1553 - February 1554
Patrascu cel Bun (son of Radu Paisie), March 1554 - December 1557
Mircea Ciobanul, January 1558 - September 1559
Petru cel Tinar (son of Mircea Ciobanul), September 1559 - June 1568
Alexandru al II-lea (grandson if Mihnea cel Rau), June 1568 - April 1574
Vintila (son of Patrascu cel Bun), May 1574 (he had ruled for 4 days)
Alexandru al II-lea, May 1574 - September 1577
Mihnea Turcitul (son of Alexandru al II-lea), September 1577 - iulie 1583
Petru Cercel (son of Patrascu cel Bun), July 1583 - April 1585
Mihnea Turcitul, April 1585 - May 1591
Stefan Surdul (son of Ioan Voda "cel Cumplit"), May 1591 - August 1592
Alexandru cel Rau (gradnson of Alexandru Lapusneanul), September 1592 - September 1593
Mihai Viteazul, prince of Wallahia (September 1593 - August 1601), of Transylvaniei (November 1599 - September 1600) and of Moldovia (May - September 1600)
Nicolaie Patrascu, November 1599 - September 1600 sub suzeranitatea tatalui sau, Mihai Viteazul
Simion Movila, November 1600 - July 1601
Radu Mihnea (son of Mihnea Turcitul), September 1601 - March 1602
Simion Movila, November 1601 - July 1602
Radu Serban, August 1602 - December 1610
Ocupation of the Prince of Transylvania Gabriel Bathory, December 1610 - March 1611
Radu Mihnea, March - May 1611
Radu Serban, June - September 1611
Radu Mihnea, September 1611 - August 1616
Gavril Movila (son of Simion Movila), August 1616
Alexandru Ilias, September 1616 - May 1618
Gavril Movila, June 1618 - July 1620
Radu Mihnea, August 1620 - August 1623
Alexandru Coconul (son of Radu Mihnea), August 1623 - November 1627
Alexandru Ilias, November 1627 - Octombrie 1629
Leon (se dadea drept son of Stefan Tomsa, domnul Moldovei), October 1629 - July 1632
Radu Ilias (son of Alexandru Ilias), July 1632 - September 1632
Matei Basarab (descendent al boierilor Craiovesti), September 1632 - April 1654
Constantin Serban (son of Radu Serban), April 1654 - January 1658
Mihnea la III-lea (Mihail Radu) (se dadea drept fiu al lui Radu Mihnea), March 1658 - November 1659
Gheorghe Ghica (fost domn al Moldovei), November 1659 - September 1660
Grigore Ghica, September 1660 - November 1664
Radu Leon (son of Leon), December 1664 - March 1669
Antonie Voda din Popesti, March 1669 - February 1672
Grigore Ghica, February 1672 - November 1673
Gheorghe Duca, November 1973 - November 1678
Serban Cantacuzino (nephew from the daughter of Radu Serban), November 1678 - October 1688
Constantin Brancoveanu (nephew from the daughter of Serban Cantacuzino, descendant from Craiovesti), October 1688 - March 1714
Stefan Cantacuzino (nephew from the brother of Serban Cantacuzino), March 1714 - December 1715
Nicolaie Mavrocordat (great-nephew from the daughter of Alexandru Ilias), December 1715 - November 1716
Ioan Mavrocordat (brother of Nicolaie Mavrocordat), November 1716 - February 1719
Nicolaie Mavrocordat, March 1719 - September 1730
Constantin Mavrocordat (son of Nicolaie Mavrocordat), September - October 1730
Mihai Racovita, October 1730 - October 1731
Constantin Mavrocordat, October 1731 - April 1733
Grigore al II-lea Ghica, April 1733 - November 1735
Constantin Mavrocordat, November 1735 - September 1741
Mihai Racovita, September 1741 - July 1744
Constantin Mavrocordat, July 1744 - April 1748
Grigore al II-lea Ghica, April 1748 - August 1752
Matei Ghica (son of Grigore Ghica al II-lea), August 1752 - June 1753
Gheorghe Racovita, June 1753 - February 1756
Constantin Mavrocordat, February 1756 - August 1758
Scarlat Ghica, August 1758 - June 1761
Constantin Mavrocordat, June 1761 - March 1763
Constantin Racovita, March 1763 - January 1764
Stefan Racovita (son of Mihai Racovita), January 1764 - August 1765
Scarlat Ghica, August 1765 - December 1766
Alexandru Ghica (son of Scarlat Ghica), December 1766 - October 1768
Grigore al III-lea Ghica (nephew from the brother of Grigore al II-lea Ghica), October 1768 - November 1769
Russian military administration: November 1769 - July 1774
Manole (Emanuel) Giani Ruset, May 1770 - October 1771
Alexandru Ipsilanti, September 1774 - October 1782
Nicolaie Caragea, January 1782 - July 1783
Mihai Sutu, July 1783 - March 1786
Nicolaie Mavrogheni, March 1786 - June 1790
Austrian military administration: November 1789 - July 1791
Mihai Sutu, March 1791 - January 1793
Alexandru Moruzi (former ruler of Moldavia), January 1793 - 1796
Alexandru Ipsilanti, August 1796 - November 1797
Constantin Hangerli, November 1797 - January 1799
Alexandru Moruzi, February 1799 - October 1801
Mihai Sutu, October 1801 - May 1802
Caimacan: Alexandru Sutu (nephew from the brother of Mihai Sutu Moldavian Prince), June - August 1802
Constantin Ipsilanti (former ruler of Moldavia), August 1802 - August 1806
Alexandru Sutu, August - October 1806
Constantin Ipsilanti, October 1806 - May 1807
Russian military administration: December 1806 - May 1812
Alexandru Sutu, December 1806 (nu ocupa efectiv tronul)
Constantin Ipsilanti (under Russian military administration), December 1806 - May 1807 and July - August 1807
Russian military administration: August 1807 - February 1808
Caimacans: February - September 1808
The Five Committee: September 1808 - March 1809
Russian military administration: March 1809 - May 1812
Ioan Gheorghe Caragea, August 1812 - September 1818
Alexandru Sutu, November 1818 - January 1821
Scarlat Callimachi (former ruler of Moldavia), February - June 1821 ( effectively didn't occupy the throne)
Ruling if Tudor Vladimirescu (leader of the revolutionary movement from 1821): March - May 1821
Turkish military administration: May 1821 - June 1822
Grigore al IV-lea (nephew from the brother of Grigore al III-lea Ghica), June 1822 - April 1828
Russian military administration: May 1828 - April 1834
Alexandru Ghica (brother with Grigore Ghica), April 1834 - October 1842
Gheorghe Bibescu, December 1842 - June 1848
Temporary Revolutionary Government: 14 June - 28 July 1848
Ad-interim rulers (formed by Ion Heliade Radulescu , Nicolae Golescu and Cristian Tell): 28 July - 13 September 1848
Caimacan Constantin Cantacuzino: September 1848 - June 1849
Barbu Stirbei, June 1849 - October 1853
Russian military administration: October 1853 - July 1854
Turkish military administration: July - August 1854
Austrian military administration: August 1854 - March 1856
Barbu Stirbei, September 1854 - June 1856 (under Austrian military administration till March 1856)
Caimacan Alexandru D. Ghica (fostul domn): June 1856 - October 1858
The three Caimacans: Ioan Manu, Emanoil Baleanu and Ioan Alexandru Filipescu, October 1858 - January 1859
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, elected ruler of Wallahia on January 24, 1859
Dragos, c. 1351 - 1353
Sas (son of Dragos ), c. 1354 - c. 1358
Balc (son of Sas), 1359
Bogdan I, c. 1359 - 1365
Latcu (son of Bogdan), c. 1365 - c. 1374
Petru I (son of Musatei (Margareta), wife of Latcu), c.1374 - 1392
Roman I (son of Musatei) 1392 - March 1394
Stefan I (uncertain filiation) c. 1394 - 1399
Iuga Ologul (uncertain filiation) August 1399 - February 1400
Alexandru cel Bun (son of Roman) February 1400 - January 1432
Ilias (son of Alexandru cel Bun) January 1432 - November 1433
Stefan al II-lea (son of Alexandru cel Bun) November 1433 - August 1435
Ilias si Stefan al II-lea (associated to ruling) August 1435 - December 1442
Stefan al II-lea December 1442 - April 1444
Stefan al II-lea and Petru al II-lea (associated to ruling) April 1444 - 1445
Stefan al II-lea 1445 - July 1447
Petru al II-lea and Roman al II-lea (asociati la domnie) July - September 1447
Roman al II-lea (son of Ilias) September 1447 - February 1448
Petru al II-lea February 1448 - March 1449
Ciubar (Csupor) Winter 1448 - 1449 (uncertain ruling)
Alexandrel (son of Ilias) February - October 1449
Bogdan al II-lea (son of Alexandru cel Bun) October 1449 - October 1451
Petru Aron (son of Alexandru cel Bun) October 1451 - February 1452
Alexandrel, February 1452 - 1454
Petru Aron, 1454 - February 1455
Alexandrel, February – May 1455
Petru Aron, May 1455 - April 1457
Stefan cel Mare (son of Bogdan al II-lea) 14 April 1457 - 2 July 1504
Bogdan al III-lea (cel "orb") (son of Stefan cel Mare) 2 July 1504 - April 1517
Stefanita (son of Bogdan al III-lea) April 1517 - January 1527
Petru Rares (son of Stefan cel Mare) January 1527 - September 1538
Stefan Lacusta (son of Stefan cel Mare) September 1538 - December 1540
Alexandru Cornea (son of Bogdan al III-lea) December 1540 - February 1541
Petru Rares February 1541 - September 1546
Ilias (son of Petru Rares) September 1546 - June 1551
Stefan (son of Petru Rares) June 1551 - September 1552
Ioan Joldea, September 1552
Alexandru Lapusneanu (son of Bogdan al III-lea), September 1552 - November 1561
Despot-Voda (Ioan Iacob Eraclid), November 1561 - November 1563
Stefan Tomsa August 1563 - March 1564
Alexandru Lapusneanu, March 1564 - March 1568
Bogdan (son of Alexandru Lapusneanu) March 1568 - February 1572
Ioan Voda (cel "Cumplit"), (son of Stefanita) February 1572 - June 1574
Petru Schiopul (brother of Alexandru al II-lea, ruler in Wallachia) June 1574 - November 1577
Ioan Potcova (claimed to be brother of Ioan Voda) November - December 1577
Petru Schiopul, January 1578 - November 1579
Iancu Sasul (son of Petru Rares), November 1579 - September 1582
Petru Schiopul, September 1582 - august 1591; had associated his young son Stefan (1589 - 1591)
Aron Tiranul ("cel cumplit") (son of Alexandru Lapusneanu), September 1591 - June 1592
Alexandru cel Rau (grandson of Alexandru Lapusneanu), June - July 1592; he didn't occupy the throne, being moved in Wallachia
Petru Cazacul (son of Alexandru Lapusneanu), August - October 1592
Aron Tiranul, September 1592 - April 1595
Stefan Razvan (unknown filiation), April - August 1595
Ieremia Movila, August 1595 - May 1600
Mihai Viteazul, May - September 1600
Ieremia Movila, September 1600 - June 1606
Simion Movila (brother of Ieremia Movila), June 1606 - September 1607
Mihail Movila (son of Simion), September - November and December 1607
Constantin Movila (son of Ieremia), November 1607 and December 1607 - December 1611
Stefan al II-lea Tomsa (he said that he is the son of Stefan Tomsa), December 1611 - November 1615
Alexandru Movila, November 1615 - July 1616
Radu Mihnea, July 1616 - februarie 1619
Gaspar Gratiani, February 1619 - September 1620
Alexandru Ilias, September 1620 - October 1621
Stefan al II-lea Tomsa, October 1621 - August 1623
Radu Mihnea, August 1623 - January 1626
Miron Barnovschi-Movila, January 1626 - August 1629
Alexandru Coconul, August 1629 - April 1630
Moise Movila (son of Simion Movila), April 1630 - December 1631
Alexandru Ilias, December 1631 - April 1633
Miron Barnovschi-Movila, April - June 1633
Moise Movila, June 1633 - April 1634
Vasile Lupu, April 1634 - April 1653
Gheorghe Stefan, April 1653
Vasile Lupu, April - July 1653
Gheorghe Stefan, July 1653 - March 1658
Gheorghe Ghica, April 1658 - November 1659
Constantin Serban (former ruler of Wallachia), November 1659
Stefanita Lupu (son of Vasile Lupu), November 1659 - January 1661
Constantin Serban, January - February 1661
Stefanita Lupu, February - September 1661
Eustratie Dabija, September 1661 - September 1665
Gheorghe Duca, September 1665 - May 1666
Ilias Alexandru (son of Alexandru Ilias), May 1666 - November 1668
Gheorghe Duca, November 1668 - August 1672
Stefan Petriceicu, August 1672 - November 1673
Dumitrascu Cantacuzino (descendat of Cantacuzino from Anhialos), November 1673
Stefan Petriceicu, December 1673 - February 1674
Dumitrascu Cantacuzino, February 1674 - November 1675
Antonie Ruset (Rosetti), November 1675 - November 1678
Gheorghe Duca, November 1678 - December 1683
Stefan Petriceicu, December 1683 - March 1684
Dumitrascu Cantacuzino, January 1684 - June 1685
Constantin Cantemir, June 1685 - March 1693
Dimitrie Cantemir (son of Constantin Cantemir), March - April 1693
Constantin Duca (son of Gheorghe Duca), April 1693 - December 1695
Antioh Cantemir (son of Constantin Cantemir), December 1695 - September 1700
Constantin Duca, September 1700 - June 1703
Caimacan: Ioan Buhus (great chancellor), June - September 1703
Mihai Racovita (nephew of Serban Cantacuzino), September 1703 - February 1705
Antioh Cantemir, February 1705 - June 1707
Mihai Racovita, July 1707 - October 1709
Nicolaie Mavrocordat (great-nephew of Al. Ilias), November 1709 - October 1710
Dimitrie Cantemir, November 1710 - July 1711
Caimacans: Lupu Costachi (mare vornic), Maxut (great seneschal), Antioh Jora (minister of war), August - September 1711
Caimacan: Ioan Mavrocordat (dragoman), September - November 1711
Nicolaie Mavrocordat, November 1711 - December 1715
Mihai Racovita, December 1715 - September 1726
Grigore al II-lea Ghica (nephew of Grigore Ghica), September 1726 - April 1733
Constantin Mavrocordat (former ruler of Wallachia), April 1733 - November 1735
Grigore al II-lea Ghica, November 1735 - September 1739
Russian military adminstration: September - October 1739
Grigore al II-lea Ghica, October 1739 - September 1741
Constantin Mavrocordat, September 1741 - July 1743
Ioan Mavrocordat (son of Nicolaie Mavrocordat), July 1743 - May 1747
Grigore al II-lea Ghica, May 1747 - April 1748
Constantin Mavrocordat, April 1748 - August 1749
Constantin Racovita, August 1749 - June 1753
Matei Ghica (son of Grigore al II-lea Ghica), June 1753 - February 1756
Constantin Racovita, February 1756 - March 1757
Scarlat Ghica (son of Grigore al II-lea Ghica), March 1757 - August 1758
Ioan Teodor Callimachi (Calmasul), August 1758 - May 1761
Grigore Calimachi (son of Ioan Teodor Callimachi), May 1761 - March 1764
Grigore al III-lea Ghica (nepot de frate al lui Grigore al II-lea Ghica), March 1764 - January 1767
Grigore Callimachi, January 1767 - June 1769
Constantin Mavrocordat, June - December 1769
Russian military administration: September 1769 - September 1774
Grigore al III-lea Ghica, September 1774 - September 1777
Constantin Moruzi, September 1777 - May 1782
Alexandru Mavrocordat (Deli-bei, meaning Mad Prince) (son of Constantin Mavrocordat), May 1782 - January 1785
Alexandru Mavrocordat (Firaris, meaning Fugitive) (son of Ioan Mavrocordat), January 1785 - December 1786
Alexandru Ipsilanti (former ruler of Wallachia), December 1786 - April 1788
Austrian military administration: November 1787 - July 1788
Manole (Emanuel) Giani Ruset, May 1788 - March 1789
Russian military administration: September 1788 - November 1789
Austrian military administration: November 1789 - July 1791
Alexandru Moruzi (son of C. Moruzi), March 1792 - December 1792
Mihai Sutu, December 1792 - April 1795
Alexandru Callimachi, April 1795 - March 1795
Constantin Ipsilanti (son of Alexandru Ipsilanti), March 1799 - June 1801
Alexandru Sutu, June 1801 - September 1802
Alexandru Moruzi, September 1802 - August 1806
Scarlat Callimachi (son of Alexandru Callimachi), August - October 1806
Alexandru Moruzi, October 1806 - March 1807
Russian military administration: November 1806 - May 1812
Alexandru Hangerli, March - July 1807
Scarlat Callimachi, July 1807 - June 1810 (didn't effectively rule)
Caimacans: Iordache Ruset-Roznovanu, December 1806, apoi Veniamin Costache, January 1807 - July 1812
Scarlat Callimachi, August 1812 - June 1819
Mihai Sutu (nepot de fiu al lui Mihai Sutu), June 1819 - March 1821
Caimacan: Veniamin Costache bishop, March - May 1821
Hetaeria of Alexandru Ipsilanti: April 1821
Caimacan: Stefan Vogoride (named in February), effectively from Autumn 1821 - July 1822
Turkish military administration: May 1821 - July 1822
Ionita Sandu Sturza, June 1822 - April 1828
Russian military adminstration: April 1828 - April 1834
Mihai Sturza, April 1834 - June 1849
Grigore Alexandru Ghica, May 1849 - October 1853
Russian military adminstration: October 1853 - September 1854
Grigore Alexandru Ghica, October 1854 - June 1856
Extraordinary administrative council: July 1856
Caimacan Teodor Bals: July 1856 - February 1857
Caimacan Nicolaie Vogoride: February 1857 - October 1858
Three Caimacans: Stefan Catargiu (from 20 October 1858 I. A. Cantacuzino), V. Sturza and A. Panu, October 1858 - January 1859
Alexandru Ioan Cuza elected ruler of Moldavia on 1859, January 5
Last update: 2009, February 24
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