Peter the Lame

Peter the Lame
Petru Șchiopul
Prince of Moldavia
(1st reign)
ReignJune 1574 – 23 November 1577
PredecessorJohn III the Terrible
SuccessorIoan Potcoavă
Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign1 January 1578 – 21 November 1579
PredecessorIoan Potcoavă
SuccessorIancu Sasul
Prince of Moldavia
(3rd reign)
Reign17 October 1582 – 29 August 1591
PredecessorIancu Sasul
SuccessorAaron the Tyrant
Born1534
Died1 July 1594
Bolzano
SpouseMaria Amirali
Irina the Gypsy (one son)
IssueȘtefanița
HouseDrăculeşti
FatherMircea III Dracul
MotherMaria Despina
ReligionOrthodox

Peter VI the Lame (Romanian: Petru Șchiopul; 1534 – 1 July 1594) was Prince of Moldavia from June 1574 to 23 November 1577.[1] He also ruled 1 January 1578 to 21 November 1579 and 17 October 1583 to 29 August 1591. He was known as "the Lame" due to a physical deformity. Raised by the Turks in Istanbul and hardly knew of his country of origin before gaining the throne of Moldavia.

  1. ^ Constantin Rezachevici - Cronologia critică a domnilor din Țara Românească și Moldova a. 1324–1881, Volumul I, Editura Enciclopedică, 2001, p. 432

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