Alexandru Lăpușneanu

Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu (1499 – 5 May 1568) was ruler of Moldavia between September 1552 and 18 November 1561 and then October 1564 to 5 May 1568.^[1] He was the son of Bogdan III the One-Eyed.^[2] His wife and consort was Doamna Ruxanda Lăpușneanu, the daughter of Peter IV Rareș and Princess Elena Ecaterina Rareș (the second daughter of Jovan Branković of Serbia). He was the original founder of the Dormition Church, Lviv, also commonly known as the Wallachian Church. His son Bogdan IV of Moldavia succeeded him and ruled 1568–1572.

Alexandru Lăpușneanu
Voivode of Moldavia
Prince of Moldavia (1st reign)
Reign	September 1552 – 18 November 1561
Predecessor	Ioan I Joldea
Successor	Ioan II Iacob Heraclid
Prince of Moldavia (2nd reign)
Reign	October 1564 – 5 May 1568
Predecessor	Ștefan VII Tomșa
Successor	Bogdan IV of Moldavia
Born	1499 Lăpușna, Principality of Moldavia
Died	5 May 1568 (aged 68-69) Principality of Moldavia
Spouse	Doamna Ruxandra of Moldavia
Issue	Bogdan IV of Moldavia Ștefan Aaron the Tyrant Peter the Cossack Iliaș Petru
House	House of Mușat
Father	Bogdan III the One-Eyed
Mother	Anastasia of Lăpușna
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Church

The writer Constantin Negruzzi wrote the short story Alexandru Lăpușneanu in 1857 based on the ruler's life; it was turned into an opera by Alexandru Zirra.^[1][3]