Moise (died 29 August 1530) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from January or March 1529 to June 1530, son of Vladislav III. His rule marks the willingness of the boyars to compromise, in order to prevent rules like that of Basarab VI - in which the Ottomans appointed the Prince and profited of his submission.
Moise initially maintained a close relationship with Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent: on Turkish orders, he sent an embassy to Sibiu demanding that the Transylvanian city submit to Ottoman vassal Hungarian King John Zápolya; when refused, Moise's army, placed under the leadership of Seneschal DrÃÂgan din Merià Âani and Neagoe din Perià  (the assassins of Radu de la Afumaà £i and, possibly, of Basarab V) attacked and plundered the outskirts.
After the Siege of Vienna, the Prince attempted to cut off his country's links to the Porte and align it with Ferdinand of Austria and Ferdinand's regional ally, Moldavian Prince Petru Rareà Â. This move was backed by the Craioveà Âti family, but by few other boyars. On February 13, 1530, Moise ordered the murder of several in the opposition, including DrÃÂgan and Neagoe, during his wedding to a sister of a Craioveà Âti Ban; the rest took refuge in Ottoman lands and elected Vlad ÃÂnecatul as the new Prince, with Ottoman recognition. Vlad stormed the country in May, and, by early June, Moise had to take refuge in Sibiu. The officials in Poienari were sent by Vlad to ask that Moise be turned over or killed - since he was now an ally, Sibiu refused.
On August 24, with Imperial backing, Moise re-entered Wallachia through the RucÃÂr-Bran Passage; he was joined by Craioveà Âti troops at Slatina, and fought Vlad ÃÂnecatul at Viià Âoara (in Teleorman), on 29 August. He suffered a major defeat and was killed on the spot.
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