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Vasile Lupu
| Vasile Lupu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Prince of Moldavia (1st reign) | |
| Reign | April 1634 – 13 April 1653 |
| Predecessor | Moise Movilă |
| Successor | Gheorghe Ștefan |
| Prince of Moldavia (2nd reign) | |
| Reign | 8 May – 16 July 1653 |
| Predecessor | Gheorghe Ștefan |
| Successor | Gheorghe Ștefan |
| Born | 1595 Arbanasi |
| Died | 1661 Constantinople |
| Issue | Ștefăniță Lupu Ruxandra Lupu Maria Lupu |
| Father | Neculai |
| Religion | Orthodox |
Lupu Coci, known as Vasile Lupu (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile ˈlupu]; 1595 – 1661), was the voivode of Moldavia between 1634 and 1653. He was of Albanian and Greek origin. Lupu had secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues and managed to hold it for twenty years. Vasile was a capable administrator and a brilliant financier and was soon almost the richest man in the Christian East. His gifts to Ottoman leaders kept him on good terms with the Ottoman authorities.
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