Laţcu de Moldavie

Laţcu , wire of Bogdan Ier the Founder ( Bogdan Întemeitorul ) was the prince of Moldavie between approximately 1365 and 1373. Its name is a diminutive of Vladislav (Ladislau), often of use at this period in the kingdom of Hungary.

During its reign, the push of the catholics starts to penetrate Moldavie and the March 9th 1371, some Andrei ( André ) is named bishop Siret by the Archevêque of Cracow. The September 3rd 1371, the Pape Gregoire XI names a second bishop with Milcov.

Laţcu becomes catholic in 1370 to obtain a religious statute equal to its rivals, the kings of Poland and Hungary. He is recognized by the the Holy See like Duc of Moldavie, made mentioned on an act which specifies that he reigns on the Wallachian nation ( dux Moldavie partium seu nationis Wlachie ).

He also hopes for that the pope allows him to divorce his wife, who cannot give him a child, but, in a letter of the January 25th 1372, sovereign pontiff refuses his request to him. He then has a girl of his wife, Anna , or Anastasia , which will marry Roman Ier Muşat, the son of Costea Muşat, the voïvode which succeeds to him, first representative of the Famille of Muşatini.

He is buried in the church of Rădăuţi beside his father Bogdan I.

References

Mr. Barbulescu, D. Deletant, K. Hitchins, S. Papacostea, P. Teodor - Istoria Romaniei. ED. Corint, 2004, ISBN 973-653-514-2 . (History of Romania).

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