Constantin Racoviță

Prince Constantin Racoviţă (1699-1764) was twice monarch of Principality of Moldavia from Ottoman government: 31 August 1749 – 3 July 1753 and 29 February 1756 – 14 March 1757; and also twice of Muntenia: July 1753 – c. 28 February 1756 and 9 March 1763 – 28 January/8 February 1764.^[1] He struggled against the powerful boyars in Wallachia, exiling their leaders to Cyprus. Due to continued opposition he asked for a transfer to Moldavia.^[2]

He was the son of Mihai Racoviță and Ana Codreanu.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Peter F. Sugar (1 July 2014). Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-0-295-80363-0.
^ Entangled Histories of the Balkans: Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. BRILL. 13 June 2013. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-90-04-25076-5.

Preceded by Iordache Stavrachi	Prince of Moldavia 1749–1753	Succeeded by Matei Ghica
Preceded by Matei Ghica	Prince of Moldavia 1756–1757	Succeeded by Scarlat Ghica
Preceded by Matei Ghica	Prince of Wallachia 1753–1756	Succeeded by Constantine Mavrocordatos
Preceded by Constantine Mavrocordatos	Prince of Wallachia 1763–1764	Succeeded by Ştefan Racoviţă

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[Sugar2014-1] Peter F. Sugar (1 July 2014). Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-0-295-80363-0.

[2] Entangled Histories of the Balkans: Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. BRILL. 13 June 2013. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-90-04-25076-5.

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