House of Bogdan-Mușat
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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.
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House of Bogdan (Mușat) | |
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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 |
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The word mușat, which gives the dynasty its name, means handsome in old Romanian.