hospodar of Moldavia

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The hospodar of Moldavia was the title for the Ottoman-appointed prince who ruled the historical principality of Moldavia, often drawn from influential Greek Phanariote families in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Prince of Moldavia 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman vassal ruler
monarchical title
administrativeLanguage Romanian
administrativeLanguageInPhanarioteEra Greek
alternativeTitle domnitor of Moldavia NERFINISHED
prince of Moldavia
appliesTo Principality of Moldavia NERFINISHED
appointedBy Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED
associatedReligionOfRuler Orthodox Christian
associatedWith Phanariote regime NERFINISHED
associatedWithReforms administrative modernization in Moldavia
ceremonialLanguage Church Slavonic NERFINISHED
Greek
endedEffectivelyWith rise of autonomous Romanian leadership
governanceForm princely rule under Ottoman oversight
governedFrom Princely Court of Iași NERFINISHED
hadObligationsTo pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire
provide military support to the Ottoman Empire
heldAuthorityOver administration of Moldavia
judicial system of Moldavia
tax collection for the Ottoman Empire
historicalContext Ottoman–Habsburg–Russian rivalry in Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
historicalSuccessorInstitution domnitor of the United Principalities
legalStatus vassal prince under Ottoman suzerainty
linkedToRegion Danubian Principalities NERFINISHED
Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
linkedWith hospodar of Wallachia
notablePhase Phanariote era NERFINISHED
notablePhaseEnd 1821
notablePhaseStart 1711
oftenSelectedFrom Phanariote elite of Constantinople NERFINISHED
politicalRole intermediary between Moldavia and the Ottoman Porte
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy with Ottoman confirmation
predecessorTitle voivode of Moldavia
relatedHistoricalEntity United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia NERFINISHED
religionOfficial Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
residence Iași NERFINISHED
ruledOver Moldavia NERFINISHED
sovereigntyStatus vassal of the Ottoman Empire
suzerainPower Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
symbolOf Ottoman control in the Danubian Principalities
timePeriod 15th century to 19th century
titleUsageContext Ottoman vassal principalities in Eastern Europe
typicalOriginInPhanarioteEra Greek Phanariote families
usedInLanguage Greek
Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED
Romanian

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Ypsilantis family hasHereditaryTitle hospodar of Moldavia
this entity surface form: Prince of Moldavia
Phanariotes occupation hospodar of Moldavia
Alexandru Ioan Cuza positionHeld hospodar of Moldavia
this entity surface form: Prince of Moldavia
Ypsilantis family positionHeld hospodar of Moldavia
subject surface form: Constantine Ypsilantis
this entity surface form: Prince of Moldavia
Mavrokordatos family positionHeldByMembers hospodar of Moldavia
this entity surface form: Prince of Moldavia