Constantin Racoviță

Prince Constantin Racoviţă (1699 – 28 January 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]

Constantin Racoviță
Prince of Moldavia
(1st reign)
Reign31 August 1749 – 3 July 1753
PredecessorIordache Stavrachi
SuccessorMatei Ghica
Prince of Wallachia
(1st reign)
ReignJuly 1753 – c. 28 February 1756
PredecessorMatei Ghica
SuccessorConstantine Mavrocordatos
Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign29 February 1756 – 14 March 1757
PredecessorMatei Ghica
SuccessorScarlat Ghica
Prince of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
Reign9 March 1763 – 28 January 1764
PredecessorConstantine Mavrocordatos
SuccessorȘtefan Racoviță
Born1699
Iași
Died28 January 1764
Bucharest
FatherMihai Racoviță
MotherAna Codreanu
ReligionOrthodox

He was the son of Mihai Racoviță and Ana Codreanu.

During his second Moldavian reign, Racoviță established the Church of the Prophet Samuel in Focșani.[3]

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.
  3. (in Romanian) Church description at the Focșani tourist office site
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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