House of Bogdan-Mușat

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 thought that Mușata was a daughter of Bogdan I and Costea was a member of House of Basarab who bore the name Muşat, all speculations unsupported by any documents.

House of Bogdan (Mușat)
Country	Moldavia
Founded	1363
Founder	Bogdan I of Moldavia
Current head	extinct
Final ruler	Iliaș Alexandru
Titles	Prince/Voivode (Voievod) Hospodar/Dux (Domn)
Estate(s)	of Moldavia

Manuscript folio with the coat of arms of the House of Bogdan (lower-left corner) and the aurochs from Moldavia's coat of arms

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 Musat 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.
• Indeterminate or illegitimate descent are presented with dashed vertical lines.

Bogdan I 1363-†1367

Maria

Ștefan

?

Costea

Margareta (Mușata)

Lațcu 1368-†1375

Ana

Ștefan 1368

Petru I 1367–1368

Petru II 1375-†1391

Roman I 1392-†1394

Anastasia

Ștefan I^1 1394–1399

Mihail^1

Iuga^1 1399–1400

Alexandru cel Bun^2 1400-†1432

Margareta^1 Ana (Neacșa)^2 Ringala^3 Marina^4 Stanca^5 ?^6

Bogdan^2

?

Roman^1 Vasilisa^1 Anastasia^1/2 Maria^1/2 Alexandru^4 Bogdan^4

Iliaș I^2 1432–1442

Maria Holszański

Ștefan II^5 1433-†1447

Petru III^4 1443–1445 1447, 1448

Petru Aron 1451–1452 1454–1455 1455–1457

Bogdan II^6 1449-†1451

Oltea

Roman II 1438–1442 1447–1448

Alexăndrel 1448–1449 1452–1454 †1455

Anastasia

Ștefan cel Mare 1457-†1504

Evdokia de Kiev^1 Maria de Mangop^2 Maria Voichița^3 Marușca^4 Maria^5

Maria Sora Ioachim Ioan Cârstea

Alexandru^4

?

Bogdan III^3 1504-†1517

Nastasia^1 Ruxandra^2 Stana^3 Nastasia^4

Alexandru^1 Elena^1 Petru^1 Ilie^2 Bogdan^2 Ana^3 Maria^3

Petru Rareș^5 1527–1538 1541-†1546

Maria^1 Elena Ecaterina Brancovici^2 Caterina^3 ?^4

Ștefan Lăcustă 1538-†1540

Iliaș Rareș^1 1546–1551

Ștefan Rareș^2 1551-†1552

Iancu Sasul^3 1579–1582

Alexandru^1 Bogdan^1 Constantin Bogdan-Constantin^4 daughter

Maria^1 Ana^1 Stana^1 Maria^1 Ana^1 Ion^1 son^1

Ștefăniță^3 1517-†1527

Stana^1 Serpega^2 Pacoray^3

Petru^3 Ilie^3 Pătrașcu^3 Marica^3 Ana^3 Ana^3 Aron Ioan Iancu

Alexandru Cornea^3 1540-†1541

Alexandru Lăpușneanu^4 1552–1561 1564–1568

Ruxandra^4

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 Cumplit^2 1572-†1574

Maria^1 Maria Huru^2 ?^3

Ioan Bogdan^3

Alexandru cel Rău 1592 W: 1592–1593

Alexandru Iliaș 1620–1621 1631–1633 W: 1616–1618 W: 1627–1629

Elena^1 Zamfira Duca^2

Ștefan Surdul^2/3 W: 1591–1592

Petru^1 Lazăr^3

Radu Iliaș^1 W: 1632

Iliaș Alexandru^2 1666–1668

Domna (Domnica) Cantacuzino

Casandra^1 Ruxandra^1 Bălașa^1 Suzana^1

Radu Iliaș The last documented heir of House of Musat d. 1704 One child –--- The last known heir Pușcașu Iosif (b.1944- d.2020).

1 son 1 daughter

See also

• Bogdana Monastery

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, București, 2001, ISBN 973-45-0387-1

External links

• Marek, Miroslav. "Muşatin family". Genealogy.EU. (partial genealogy)