About Gabriel Movilă
Lived 1590 – 1635 (aged 44–45). Gabriel Movilă was a Romanian presbyter.
Gabriel or Gavril Movilă (? – December 1635) was Prince of Wallachia from June 1618 to July 1620. A Movileşti boyar, Gabriel was a son of Simion Movilă, Prince of Moldavia.
Biography
He attained the throne of Wallachia in 1616 but he remained unrecognized by the Ottoman government, which preferred Alexandru IV Iliaş. He obtained his appointment in June 1618 but was replaced in July 1620 by Radu IX Mihnea.
He retired to Transylvania where he died. He had married a Hungarian noblewoman Erzébet Zolyomy. The couple probably remained childless.
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Who was Gabriel Movilă?
Prince of Wallachia
When was Gabriel Movilă born?
Gabriel Movilă was born in 1590.
When did Gabriel Movilă die?
Gabriel Movilă died on 1 December 1635 in Transylvania.
What was Gabriel Movilă's occupation?
Gabriel Movilă was a presbyter.
What nationality was Gabriel Movilă?
Gabriel Movilă was Romanian.
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