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Alexăndrel
Alexăndrel
Prince of Moldavia; (1st reign)
Reign	February – 12 October 1449
Predecessor	Petru III
Successor	Bogdan II
Prince of Moldavia; (2nd reign)
Reign	February 1452 – August 1454
Predecessor	Bogdan II
Successor	Peter Aaron
Prince of Moldavia; (3rd reign)
Reign	February – 25 May 1455
Predecessor	Peter Aaron
Successor	Peter Aaron
Born	1429
Died	25 May 1455; Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Spouse	unmarried
Dynasty	Bogdan-Mușat
Father	Iliaș of Moldavia
Mother	Maria of Halshany
Religion	Orthodox

Alexăndrel or Alexandru II (1429 – 25 May 1455), son of Iliaș of Moldavia, was the prince (or voivode) of Moldavia in 1449, from 1452 to 1454, and in 1455.

Life

He preferred the alliance with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,^[1] in contrast with Peter III of Moldavia, who was protégé of John Hunyadi, Governor of Hungary.^[2] The influence of Hungary weakened after the Ottomans defeated Hunyadi's army in the second Battle of Kosovo in October 1448.^[1] With the support of boyars who preferred an alliance with the Commonwealth, Alexăndrel expelled Peter III from Moldavia and seized the throne^[1]^[2] in February 1449.^[3] He confirmed the privileges of the merchants of Brașov.^[1] According to the Moldavian-Polish chronicle, Alexăndrel also ceded Chilia (now Kiliya in Ukraine) to Hungary, but two other Moldavian chronicles attribute the same act to his predecessor.^[4] In October 1449,^[3] Hunyadi's other protégé, Bogdan II broke into Moldavia, forcing Alexăndrel to flee.^[5]^[1]

After Bogdan was murdered, Alexăndrel and Petru Aron divided Moldavia among themselves.^[6] Alexăndrel took control of southern Moldavia.^[6] He united Moldavia with the support of Hunyadi.^[6] He signed a treaty with Hunyadi on 16 February 1453, recognizing him as the protector of Moldavia.^[5] Petru Aaron expelled him from Moldavia in March or May 1455.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ciobanu 1991, p. 34.
^ ^a ^b Mureşanu 2001, p. 171.
^ ^a ^b Treptow & Popa 1996, p. lii.
^ Mureşanu 2001, p. 13.
^ ^a ^b Mureşanu 2001, p. 173.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ciobanu 1991, p. 35.
^ Ciobanu 1991, p. 39.

Sources

Ciobanu, Veniamin (1991). "The equilibrium policy of the Romanian principalities in East-Central Europe, 1444–1485". In Treptow, Kurt W. (ed.). Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad Țepeș. East European Monographs, Distributed by Columbia University Press. pp. 29–52. ISBN 0-88033-220-4.
Mureşanu, Camil (2001). John Hunyadi: Defender of Christendom. The Center for Romanian Studies. ISBN 973-9432-18-2.
Treptow, Kurt W.; Popa, Marcel (1996). Historical Dictionary of Romania. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 0-8108-3179-1.

External links

Marek, Miroslav. "Muşatin family". Genealogy.EU.

Preceded by Petru III	Voivode of Moldavia 1449	Succeeded by Bogdan II
Preceded by Bogdan II	Voivode of Moldavia 1452–1454	Succeeded by Petru Aron
Preceded by Petru Aron	Voivode of Moldavia 1455	Succeeded by Petru Aron