Ruxandra Lăpușneanu

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Ruxanda of Moldavia
Regent of Moldavia
Regency1568 - 1570
PrinceBogdan IV of Moldavia
Princess Consort of Moldavia
(1st reign)
Reign1556 - 1561
Princess Consort of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign1564 - 1568
Born1538
Suceava, Principality of Moldavia
Died21 November 1570 (1570-11-22) (aged 32)
Iași, Principality of Moldavia
SpouseAlexandru Lăpușneanu
IssueBogdan IV of Moldavia
HouseHouse of Mușat
FatherPetru Rareș of Moldavia
MotherDoamna Jelena Branković of Serbia

Ruxanda Lăpușneanu (1538 – 21 November 1570) was a princess consort of Moldavia by her marriage to Alexandru Lăpușneanu in 1564. Ruxanda was the daughter of Peter IV Rareș and Princess Jelena Branković (the second daughter of Jovan Branković of Serbia). From 1568 until 1570 she was regent in Moldavia on behalf of her son Bogdan IV of Moldavia.

References

  • George Marcu (coord.), Dicționarul personalităților feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009.