House of Bogdan-Mușat
The House of Bogdan, commonly referred to as the House of Mușat, was the ruling family which established the Principality of Moldova with Bogdan I (c. 1363 - 1367), giving the country its first line of Princes, one closely related with the Basarab rulers of Wallachia by several marriages through time. The Mușatins are named after Margareta Mușata who married Costea, a son of Bogdan I. For a long time it has been thought that Mușata was a daughter of Bogdan I and Costea was a member of House of Basarab who bore the name Muşat, all speculations unsupported by any documents.
| House of Bogdan (Mușat) | |
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| Country | Moldavia |
| Founded | 1363 |
| Founder | Bogdan I of Moldavia |
| Current head | extinct |
| Final ruler | Iliaș Alexandru |
| Titles | Prince/Voivode (Voievod) Hospodar/Dux (Domn) |
| Estate(s) | of Moldavia |
The word mușat, which gives the dynasty its name, means handsome in old Romanian.
Genealogy
Recent studies,[1][2] based on the careful consideration of existing documents and a recently discovered chronicle of Moldavia in Poland, managed to establish the most likely link between Bogdan I and his successors from the so-called house of Mușat, as well as the succession line and ruling periods of each prince from the 14th century.
The following genealogical tree is an oversimplified version, meant to show only the ruling princes, their documented brothers and sisters, and the spouses/extramarital liaisons of those who had ruling heirs, following the conventions:
- Ruling princes have their name emphasized and their ruling years in Moldavia.
- Several members of House of Musat ruled in Wallachia; those reigning years are marked with W.
- If the prince died while ruling, the last year is preceded by a cross.
- Small numbers at the end of each name are meant to indicate the mother of each offspring.
- No number when the father had several spouses or extramarital affairs, means the mother is unknown.
- Spouses and extramarital liaisons are separated by a horizontal line.
| Bogdan I 1363-†1367 | Maria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefan | ? | Costea | Margareta (Mușata) | Lațcu 1368-†1375 | Ana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefan 1368 | Petru (I) 1367-1368 | Petru I 1375-†1391 | Roman I 1392-†1394 | Anastasia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefan I1 1394-1399 | Mihail1 | Iuga1 1399-1400 | Alexandru cel Bun2 1400-†1432 | Margareta1 Ana (Neacșa)2 Ringala3 Marina4 Stanca5 ?6 | Bogdan2 | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman1 Vasilisa1 Anastasia1/2 Maria1/2 Alexandru4 Bogdan4 | Iliaș I2 1432-1442 | Maria Holszański | Ștefan II5 1433-†1447 | Petru II4 1443-1445 1447, 1448 | Petru Aron 1451-1452 1454-1455 1455-1457 | Bogdan II6 1449-†1451 | Oltea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman II 1438-1442 1447-1448 | Alexăndrel 1448-1449 1452-1454 †1455 | Anastasia | Ștefan cel Mare 1457-†1504 | Evdokia de Kiev1 Maria de Mangop2 Maria Voichița3 Marușca4 Maria5 | Maria Sora Ioachim Ioan Cârstea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexandru4 | ? | Bogdan III3 1504-†1517 | Nastasia1 Ruxandra2 Stana3 Nastasia4 | Alexandru1 Elena1 Petru1 Ilie2 Bogdan2 Ana3 Maria3 | Petru Rareș5 1527-1538 1541-†1546 | Maria1 Elena Ecaterina Brancovici2 Caterina3 ?4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefan Lăcustă 1538-†1540 | Iliaș Rareș1 1546-1551 | Ștefan Rareș2 1551-†1552 | Iancu Sasul3 1579-1582 | Alexandru1 Bogdan1 Constantin Bogdan-Constantin4 daughter | Maria1 Ana1 Stana1 Maria1 Ana1 Ion1 son1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefăniță3 1517-†1527 | Stana1 Serpega2 Pacoray3 | Petru3 Ilie3 Pătrașcu3 Marica3 Ana3 Ana3 Aron Ioan Iancu | Alexandru Cornea3 1540-†1541 | Alexandru Lăpușneanu4 1552-1561 1564-1568 | Ruxandra4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefan Ionașcu Mihail Petru Constantin Cneajna Marica Trofana Teodora Anghelina Anastasia | Bogdan Lăpușneanu 1568-1572 | ? | Petru Cazacul †1592 | Aron Tiranul 1591-1592 1592-1595 | Ilie "Blănarul" | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit2 1572-†1574 | Maria1 Maria Huru2 ?3 | Ioan Bogdan3 | Alexandru cel Rău 1592 W: 1592-1593 | Alexandru Iliaș 1620-1621 1631-1633 W: 1616-1618 W: 1627-1629 | Elena1 Zamfira Duca2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ștefan Surdul2/3 W: 1591-1592 | Petru1 Lazăr3 | Radu1 W: 1632 | Iliaș Alexandru2 1666-1668 | Domna (Domnica) Cantacuzino | Casandra1 Ruxandra1 Bălașa1 Suzana1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radu Iliaș The last documented heir of House of Musat d. 1704 One child - unknown. | 1 son 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- Gorovei, Ştefan S., Întemeierea Moldovei. Probleme controversate, Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iaşi, 1997, ISBN 973-9149-74-X
- Rezachevici, Constantin, Cronologia critică a domnilor din Ţara Românească şi Moldova, a. 1324 - 1881, vol. I, Editura Enciclopedică, Bucureşti, 2001, ISBN 973-45-0387-1
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "Muşatin family". Genealogy.EU. (partial genealogy)