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Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia

1400 - 1400

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Dragoș, also known as Dragoș Vodă or Dragoș the Founder, was the first voivode of Moldavia, who reigned in the middle of the 14th century, according to the earliest Moldavian chronicles. The same sources say that Dragoș came from Maramureş while chasing an aurochs or zimbru across the Carpathian Mountains. His descălecat, or "dismounting", on the banks of the Moldova River has traditionally been regarded as the symbol of the foundation of the Principality of Moldavia in Romanian historiography. Most details of his life are uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia is the 11,553rd most popular politician (down from 7,206th in 2019). (down from 1,236th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia ranks 11,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany, Paul Carell, Yemelyan Yaroslavsky, Ivan Fedyuninsky, Fatima Sheikh, and Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. After him are Giovanni Dolfin, Gevork Vartanian, Héctor Trujillo, Boris Stürmer, Lord Leopold Mountbatten, and Kazimierz Bartel.

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Among people born in 1400, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia ranks 33. Before him are Michael Szilágyi, Sāyaṇa, Johann Fust, Abella, Michael Critobulus, and Hans Multscher. After him are Nerio I Acciaioli, Ramananda, Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, Gonçalo Velho Cabral, Irene Palaiologina, and David IX of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1400, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia ranks 12. Before him are Rustichello da Pisa, Masamune, Baldus de Ubaldis, Peter of Dusburg, André Beauneveu, and Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Franco Sacchetti, Baude Cordier, Antonio Venier, and Irene Palaiologina.

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