The Country of Moldova in the context of the polish-ottoman political-diplomatic confrontation during the first reign of Radu Mihnea (1616-1619)

The ascension of Radu Mihnea to the seat of Moldavia in 1616 was a great novelty in the Romanian political life of that period. For the first time, a ruler from one Romanian country was moving to another. Although there were cases until that time when representatives of the dynasty from Moldova and Wallachia ruled in other countries, what happened then in 1616 opened a new page in Romanian history. A precedent was created from that moment to establish a new vector in the evolution of the international political situation of Moldova and Valahia. Several items were for the first time. The dethronement of the family of Ieremia Movila, and the appointment of the ruler of Valahia to the seat of Moldova was just a simple formula that would be applied in the future. Poland and the Ottoman Empire monopolized Moldova and will discuss its future within the framework of Polish-Ottoman relations. Our rulers try to find a balance in this policy. Attempts that sometimes succeeded and sometimes less so.