Gabriel or Gavril Movilă (? – December 1635) was

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

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from June 1618 to July 1620. A Movileşti

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, Gabriel was a son of Simion Movilă,

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Biography

He attained the throne of Wallachia in 1616 but he remained unrecognized by the Ottoman government, which preferred Alexandru IV Iliaş. He obtained his appointment in June 1618 but was replaced in July 1620 by Radu IX Mihnea. He retired to

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where he died. He had married a Hungarian noblewoman Erzébet Zolyomy. The couple probably remained childless.

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* * * 1635 deaths 17th-century princes of Wallachia Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Romania-bio-stub