Alexăndrel or Alexandru II (1429 – 25 May 1455), son of
Iliaș of Moldavia, was the
prince (or voivode) of Moldavia in 1449, from 1452 to 1454, and in 1455.
Life
He preferred the alliance with the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...
, in contrast with
Peter III of Moldavia, who was protégé of
John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi (; ; ; ; ; – 11 August 1456) was a leading Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian military and political figure during the 15th century, who served as Regent of Hungary, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526), Kingdom of Hungary ...
, Governor of Hungary. The influence of Hungary weakened after the Ottomans defeated Hunyadi's army in the second
Battle of Kosovo in October 1448. With the support of boyars who preferred an alliance with the Commonwealth, Alexăndrel expelled Peter III from Moldavia and seized the throne in February 1449. He confirmed the privileges of the merchants of
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County.
According to the 2021 Romanian census, ...
. According to the Moldavian-Polish chronicle, Alexăndrel also ceded Chilia (now
Kiliya in Ukraine) to Hungary, but two other Moldavian chronicles attribute the same act to his predecessor. In October 1449, Hunyadi's other protégé,
Bogdan II broke into Moldavia, forcing Alexăndrel to flee.
After Bogdan was murdered, Alexăndrel and
Petru Aron divided Moldavia among themselves. Alexăndrel took control of southern Moldavia. He united Moldavia with the support of Hunyadi. He signed a treaty with Hunyadi on 16 February 1453, recognizing him as the protector of Moldavia. Petru Aaron expelled him from Moldavia in March or May 1455.
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Monarchs of Moldavia
15th-century Moldavian people
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