Ieremia Movilă

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Ieremia Movilă
Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
ReignSeptember 1600 – 10 July 1606
PredecessorMichael the Brave
SuccessorSimion Movilă
Bornc. 1555
Died10 July 1606
Iași
SpouseElisabeta Movilă
DynastyMovilești
ReligionOrthodox

Ieremia Movilă (

Prince) of Moldavia between August 1595 and May 1600, and again between September 1600 and July 10, 1606. At the time, Moldavia was a vassal province of the Ottoman empire.[1]

Rule

Moldavian Banner under Prince Ieremia Movilă, from a trove of flags captured at Gurăslău by the Wallachian armies of Michael the Brave and kept as trophies by the Habsburgs. Flag of the Principality of Moldavia under Prince Ieremia Movilă (1595–1600)

A

Porte
agreeing to Ieremia's rule.

Moldavia became a vassal of both countries, still owing tribute to the Ottomans. Ştefan Răzvan tried to return on the throne, but he was faced with the ruthless resistance of Zamoyski and Movilă, being captured and impaled.

Ieremia's rule faced a more formidable foe in

Andrew Báthory's armies in Transylvania and installed himself Prince in Alba Iulia
, turned on Moldavia.

Michael managed to conquer virtually all of the country (except for Polish-occupied

fiefdom
.

With the start of the

Radu Şerban
in 1601; Poland managed to keep control of Moldavia.

During his rule, Ieremia rebuilt the

Suceviţa Monastery, where he is now buried[2]

After his death, his sons attempted to ally with Poland.[1]

Family

Suceviţa Monastery
)

Ieremia's mother was Maria (d. between 1614 and 1616), daughter of

Roman Catholicism
in early 17th century Moldavia.

His sons were all successive Moldavian rulers, while his daughters were married into Polish and

Catherina Movilă (died 1618) to prince Samuel Korecki
.

See also

Preceded by
Ştefan Răzvan
Prince/Voivode of Moldavia

1595–1600
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Prince/Voivode of Moldavia

1600–1606
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b Papp, Sandor (2021). "Transylvania's and Poland's Participation in the Struggles between the Moldavian Voivode Family, the Movilăs, and the Wallachian Voivode Radu Şerban". Prace Historyczne. 148 (4).
  2. ^ Stoleriu, Irina-Andreea (2010). "The Relationship between the Illumination Votive Portrait and Mural Portrait in Moldavian Art During 15th and 16th Centuries" (PDF). European Journal of Science and Theology. 7 (1): 47–57.