Ruler · 1537 – 1594

Peter the Lame

Lived 1537 – 1594; politician. Lord of Moldavia of Principality of Moldavia, 1574 – 1577 and 2 more terms.

Wikidata's English label: Peter the Limp.

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Lived: 1537 – 1594; 57 years
In office: 13 years; 3 reigns
Lines: 1; Principality of Moldavia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Lord of Moldavia

Principality of Moldavia · the 42nd, 45th and 47th of 142 dated reigns · 1347 – 1862

38 before

Alexandru Lăpușneanu1564 – 1568

Bogdan IV of Moldavia1568 – 1572

John III the Terrible1572 – 1574

Peter the Lame1574 – 1577

Ivan Pidkova1577 – 1578

Alexandru Potcoavă1578

Peter the Lame1578 – 1579

Iancu Sasul1579 – 1582

Peter the Lame1582 – 1591

Alexander III the Bad1592

Peter the Cossack1592

Aaron the Tyrant1592 – 1595

92 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1574 – 1577 · 3 years · came to it aged 37 · term 1 of 3

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1577; they died in 1594

Reigned 1578 – 1579 · 1 year · came to it aged 41 · term 2 of 3

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1579; they died in 1594

Reigned 1582 – 1591 · 9 years · came to it aged 45 · term 3 of 3

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1591; they died in 1594

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