Constantin Racoviță

Prince Constantin Racoviţă (1699-1764) was twice monarch of Principality of Moldavia from Ottoman government: 31 August 1749 – 3 July 1753 and 29 February 1756 – 14 March 1757; and also twice of Muntenia: July 1753 – c. 28 February 1756 and 9 March 1763 – 28 January/8 February 1764.[1] He struggled against the powerful boyars in Wallachia, exiling their leaders to Cyprus. Due to continued opposition he asked for a transfer to Moldavia.[2]

He was the son of Mihai Racoviță and Ana Codreanu.

References

  1. Peter F. Sugar (1 July 2014). Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-0-295-80363-0.
  2. Entangled Histories of the Balkans: Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. BRILL. 13 June 2013. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-90-04-25076-5.


Preceded by
Iordache Stavrachi
Prince of Moldavia
1749–1753
Succeeded by
Matei Ghica
Preceded by
Matei Ghica
Prince of Moldavia
1756–1757
Succeeded by
Scarlat Ghica
Preceded by
Matei Ghica
Prince of Wallachia
1753–1756
Succeeded by
Constantine Mavrocordatos
Preceded by
Constantine Mavrocordatos
Prince of Wallachia
1763–1764
Succeeded by
Ştefan Racoviţă
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