MOVILA IEREMIA: (1555-1606) Voivode of Moldavia 1595-1600 & 1600-06. Very rare L.S., `Hyeremia Boebo´, two pages ...

MOVILA IEREMIA: (1555-1606) Voivode of Moldavia 1595-1600 & 1600-06. Very rare L.S., `Hyeremia Boebo´, two pages, folio, Zuchovica, 26th July 1596, to Reverend Bishop Alphonso, Apostolic Nuncio in Transylvania, in Latin. Movila, in his capacity as Voivode of Moldava is presented to the heading as `Ieremia Movila, Voivode and life inheritor of Moldavia..´, further sending a message to the Nuncio, expecting the support of Pope Clement VIII, stating in part `..by this Prince´s request, sent through Knight Stephan Bocskai, I beg your most Illustrious Sir to unite their kindred and adopt cause and work for our fidelity, by law, and because of the senselessness of the Boyars of Scerztha, and that our right prevail.. and Your Sir will protect your patronage, and guide his decision to bring to fruition, as my requests is indeed fair and equitable..´ Movila further refers to the end of Stefan Razvan´s time, impaled after the Battle of Suceava, only six months earlier `..ad exitum Rezvani ex hat provincial..´, and before concluding says `.. and we will be in debt to your Illustrious Holy Father for this task..´ With address leaf, bearing a royal paper seal affixed. Small overall age wear. G Clement VIII (1536-1605) Pope of Italian Roman Church 1592-1605. During his papacy he effected the reconciliation of King Henry IV of France to the Catholic faith and was instrumental in setting up an alliance of Christian nations to oppose the Ottoman Empire. A Boyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Moldavian and Baltic nobility from the 10th to 17th century. Stefan Razvan (?-1595) Voivode of Moldavia between April and August 1595. Razvan was a Romani descent from the state of Wallachia, his father was Muslim from the Ottoman Empire and his mother was Romanian. At that time, all the Romani people living in Wallachia and Moldavia were slaves, excepting the Ottoman citizens. He converted from Islam to Christianity and had the Boyar social status. With the help of Prince Sigismund Bathory they ousted Aaron the Tyrant in April 1595. His leadership did not last long, and the Polish-Lithuanian against the alliance between Wallachia and Moldavia, invaded the last and appointed Ieremia Movila. Ieremia Movila was a boyar who was placed on the throne as Prince of Moldavia by Polish Chancellor Jan Zamoyski, after the acceptance of Imperial tutelage over Moldavia by Stefan Razvan, having received backing from Transylvanian Prince Sigismund Bathory and Emperor Rudolf II. Movila was also accepted by the Porte, and Moldavia became a vassal of both countries, owing tributes to the Holy Roman Empire and to the Ottomans. When Stefan Razvan tried to return to the throne he was faced by Movila and Zamoyski, was captured and impaled.