Roman II of Moldavia ( ro, Roman al II-lea al Moldovei), (1426 – 2 July 1448) was the son of Iliaş of Moldavia and Maria Olszanska from the noble Polish family of

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. He was a co-ruler of

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in 1447–1448, ruling together with his uncle

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after killing his other uncle,

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, with Polish support. Later, due to the Ottoman invasion of Moldavia, he had to flee to Krakow where he died at the age of 22.

References

*Ştefan Ştefănescu, ''Istoria medie a României'',

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