House of Bogdan-Mușat

House of Bogdan (Mușat)

Country	Moldavia
Titles	Prince/Voivode (Voievod) Hospodar/Dux (Domn)
Founder	Bogdan I of Moldavia
Final sovereign	Iliaș Alexandru
Current head	extinct
Founding	1363

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.

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 Bogdan 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

Ștefan 1368

Petru I 1367-1368

Petru II 1375-†1391

Roman I 1392-†1394

?1 Anastasia2

daughter

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

Iliaș2 1432-1442

Maria Holszański

Ștefan II5 1433-†1447

Petru III4 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 Cornea 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 known heir of House of Bogdan d. 1704 NO CHILDREN

1 son 1 daughter

External links

• Muşatin family (partial genealogy)

References

1. ^ Gorovei, Ştefan S., Întemeierea Moldovei. Probleme controversate, Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iaşi, 1997, ISBN 973-9149-74-X
2. ^ 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