Iliaș Alexandru Explained

Iliaș Alexandru
Succession:Prince of Moldavia
Reign1:21 May 1666 – 8 November 1668
Predecessor1:George Ducas
Successor1:George Ducas
House:Bogdan-Mușat
House-Type:Dynasty
Father:Alexandru Iliaş
Birth Date:ca. 1635
Death Date:1675
Death Place:Istanbul
Religion:Orthodox

Iliaş Alexandru (also called Iliaş III), (c. 1635 – 1675) was voivode or Ruler of Moldavia from 1666 to 1668.[1] He was the son of a previous ruler. The person who preceded and reigned after him was Gheorghe Duca.

In 1668 he punished Nicolae Milescu who had been plotting against him by having his nose cut off. Milescu had to leave and went to Constantinople.[2]

In 1999 he was seen on a Moldovan stamp.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/regents/balkan/moldavia.htm Moldavia
  2. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/382206/Nicolae-Milescu Nicolae Milescu