House of Bogdan-Musat
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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 though that Mușata was a daughter of Bogdan I and Costea was a member of House of Basarab
who beared the name Muşat, all speculations unsupported by any documents.
The word mușat, which gives the dynasty its name, means handsome in old Romanian.
, 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:
Bogdan I of Moldavia
Bogdan I the Founder was the third or fourth voivode of Moldavia . He and his successors established the independence of Moldavia, freeing the territory east of the Carpathian Mountains of Hungarian and Tatar domination....
(c. 1363 - 1367), giving the country its first line of Princes, one closely related with the Basarab rulers of Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
by several marriages through time. The Mușatins are named after Margareta Mușata who married Costea
Costea of Moldavia
Costea was a Voivode of Moldavia mentioned in a document from 1407 in line of rulers between Laţcu and Petru. Initially it has been thought that he ruled between 1373 and 1374, as the first ruler of Moldavia from the Muşat family. Also he was believed by some to have been born in Wallachia, being...
, a son of Bogdan I. For a long time it has been though that Mușata was a daughter of Bogdan I and Costea was a member of House of Basarab
House of Basarab
The Basarabs were a family which had an important role in the establishing of the Principality of Wallachia, giving the country its first line of Princes, one closely related with the Muşatin rulers of Moldavia...
who beared the name Muşat, all speculations unsupported by any documents.
The word mușat, which gives the dynasty its name, means handsome in old Romanian.
Genealogy
Recent studies, based on the careful consideration of existing documents and a recently discovered chronicle of Moldavia in PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, 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 Bogdan ruled in WallachiaWallachiaWallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
; 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.
External links
- Muşatin family (partial genealogy)