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Ieremia Movilă

1555–1606

Born
1555
Country of birth
Principality of Moldavia, today Romania
Died
10 Jul 1606, Iași
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  • Birth1555Probable1 source
  • Titlelord of Moldavia, 1595–1600Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Titlelord of Moldavia, 1600–1606Confirmed1 competing claim1 source
  • Death10 Jul 1606, IașiProbable1 source
  • ParentIoan MovilăConfirmed1 source
  • ParentPrincess Maria of MoldaviaConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Mariya Mohylanka

    Birth

  3. Event · lord of Moldavia

    Event

  4. Event · lord of Moldavia

    Event

  5. Died · Iași

    Death, Iași

What was it like?

The world around 1555: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Ieremia was lord of Moldavia from 1600 to 1606.

Known for

Ieremia Movilă was a Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia between August 1595 and May 1600, and again between September 1600 and 10 July 1606. At the time, Moldavia was a vassal province of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Titles held

  • lord of Moldavia1595–1600
  • lord of Moldavia1600–1606

During their lifetime

  1. 1566

    Massive monthly livestock tribute mandated in 1566

    In 1566, the Sultan ordered the Moldavian ruler to send 1,000 sheep and additional cattle to the imperial capital every month. This massive extraction of livestock significantly strained the country and impoverished the peasantry.

  2. 1594

    Prince Aron executes moneylenders in 1594

    In 1594, Prince Aron the Tyrant killed nineteen Jewish and Turkish moneylenders in Iași to avoid repaying loans taken to secure his throne. This act of violence was part of his revolt against Ottoman domination.

Family

Ancestors and children

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