Iuga of Moldavia

Iuga
Prince of Moldavia
ReignNovember 1399 – June 1400
PredecessorStephen I of Moldavia
SuccessorAlexander I of Moldavia
Bornunknown
Died19 July 1400
ReligionOrthodox

Iuga of Moldavia (14th century – July 19, 1400) (known also as Iurg or Iurie in Romanian literature, Yury in Ruthenian, Jerzy in Polish; the epithet Ologul means "the Crippled")[1] was Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia from November 1399 to June 1400.[citation needed] According to one hypothesis, he may have been the Lithuanian prince George Koriatovich. Other hypotheses posit him as the son of Roman I of Moldavia (1391–1394) and an unknown wife, possibly of Lithuanian extraction from descendants of Karijotas,[citation needed] confused with the Lithuanian prince because of the similar name and background.[citation needed] The nickname "the Crippled" can be found only in the chronicle of Putna Monastery, drafted in the first years of the 16th century, but its origins are unknown.[citation needed] The reasons why he has remained in history with this nickname are not known precisely (probably suffered from a disease that makes it difficult to move).

  1. ^ P. P. Panaitescu, Cronicile slavo-române din secolele XV-XVI, publicate de Ion Bogdan, Editura Academiei Romane, București, 1959, p. 44-48