Grigore Ureche
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Grigore Ureche (Romanian pronunciation: chronicler who wrote on Moldavian history in his Letopisețul Țării Moldovei (Chronicles of the Land of Moldavia), covering the period from 1359 to 1594.
Biography
Grigore Ureche was the son of the influential Moldovan boyar Nestor Ureche, who was an advisor to a prince in
Hospodars. During the reign of Vasile Lupu
(from 1634) Ureche became the administrator of Lower Moldavia.
Significance
Ureche is the first to assert the existence of the Romanian language and its Romance character. He also acknowledges the common Roman origin of the Romanians from Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania.
See also
References
External links
- The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine at librariaelectronica.com
- Biography at ro.biography.name
- Grigore Ureche at istoria.md
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