Alexandru Iliaș Explained

Alexandru Iliaş
Succession:Prince of Wallachia
(1st reign)
Reign1:September 1616 – May 1618
Predecessor1:Gabriel Movilă
Successor1:Gabriel Movilă
Succession2:Prince of Moldavia
(1st reign)
Reign2:10 September 1620 – October 1621
Predecessor2:Gaspar Graziani
Successor2:Ștefan IX Tomșa
Succession3:Prince of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
Reign3:January 1628 – October 1629
Predecessor3:Alexandru Coconul
Successor3:Leon Tomșa
Succession4:Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign4:5 December 1631 – April 1633
Predecessor4:Moise Movilă
Successor4:Miron Barnovschi-Movilă
Issue:Radu XI Iliaș, Iliaș Alexandru
House:Bogdan-Mușat
House-Type:Dynasty
Father:Iliaş
Birth Date:unknown
Death Date:1666
Religion:Orthodox

Alexandru IV Iliaș was Prince of Wallachia from 1616 to 1618, then from 1628 to 1629, and Prince of Moldavia from 1620 to 1621 and 1631 to 1633.

Life

Alexandru IV Iliaș was the son of Ilie, or Iliaș, himself son of Alexandru IV Lăpușneanu, Prince of Moldavia. His father was elected Prince of Wallachia in March 1591 but he could not win against Radu.

Alexandru IV was approved Prince of Wallachia by the Ottomans from September 1616 to November 1618 and from October 1629 to September 10, 1630. He was also Prince of Moldavia under the name Alexandru Ilie from September 10, 1620 (after the Battle of Țuțora) to October 1621 and from December 1631 to April 1633; he died the same year (or 1666).

From an unknown wife he left two sons:

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