Iliaş Alexandru (also called Iliaş III), (c. 1635 – 1675) was voivode or Ruler of Moldova from 1666 to 1668.[1] He was the son of a previous ruler. The person who preceded and reigned after him was Gheorghe Duca.

Iliaș Alexandru
Iliaş Alexandru as he appeared on a 1999 stamp
Prince of Moldavia
Reign21 May 1666 – 8 November 1668
PredecessorGeorge Ducas
SuccessorGeorge Ducas
Bornca. 1635
Died1675
Istanbul
DynastyBogdan-Mușat
FatherAlexandru Iliaş
ReligionOrthodox

In 1668 he punished Nicolae Milescu who had been plotting against him by having his nose cut off. Milescu had to leave and went to Constantinople.[2]

In 1999 he was seen on a Moldovan stamp.

References edit

  1. ^ Moldavia Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, tacitus.nu, accessed April 2010
  2. ^ Nicolae Milescu, Britannica.com, accessed April 2010
Preceded by Prince/Voivode of Moldavia
1666–1668
Succeeded by