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Gabriel or Gavril Movilă (? – December 1635) was Prince of Wallachia from June 1618 to July 1620.[3][additional citation(s) needed] A Movileşti boyar, Gabriel was a son of Simion Movilă, Prince of Moldavia.[5]

Biography

He attained the throne of Wallachia in 1616[3] but he remained unrecognized by the Ottoman government that preferred Alexandru IV Iliaş.[2] He obtained his appointment[clarification needed] in June 1618 but was replaced in July 1620 by Radu IX Mihnea.

He retired to Transylvania where he died. He had married a Hungarian noble Erzébet Zolyomy. The couple probably remained childless.

References

  1. ^ Brown & Neil (2017, p. 235): "He notes with approval how one of Radu Mihnea's successors, Gabriel Movilă, refused to accept the throne without first securing the sultan's support."
  2. ^ a b Roggema (2017, p. 149)
  3. ^ a b c Brown & Neil (2017, p. 234)
  4. ^ Brown & Neil (2017, pp. 236–237)
  5. ^ a b Suciu (1980, p. 165)

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Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1616
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Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1618–1620
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