IliaÈ™ of Moldavia

Ilias I, also Ilie ( * before 1432; † after 1442 ) was a son from the marriage of Vlachs Alexander Aldea with a Moldavian named Ana or Neasca. He reigned from 1 January 1432 to November 1433 as the Prince of the Principality of Moldavia.

Iliad, the area was the occasion of his oath of Jagiello in 1433 initially been awarded to Sepenik. In 1433, he was replaced by Prince Stephen I, an illegitimate son of Alexander, who received the occasion of his homage dominion over the Sepeniker area and the title of Voivode. Both had previously fought with her late father against Poland and the Polish king offered the homage of one year. In August 1435, the two brothers joined by Polish mediation a treaty, and reigned until December 1442 each passu with the title of masters of the Moldavian country together. Iliad paid homage to the Polish king in 1435 in Lviv, formally renounced the Sepeniker area and vowed the levy of taxes and tribute payments. Iliad received its income from the northern parts of the country, Stefan got his income from the area around Vasluiu, Birlad, Tecuci, Olteni, Covurluiu and Chilia.

Stefan's territory was far more exposed to attacks from the Ottoman Empire than that of the Iliad. In May 1443, he was with the support of Hunyady, later regent of Hungary, the territory of his brother, captured it and let Iliad blinded by Turkish and Byzantine habit. Marinka, the wife and sister of Sophie Holszańska Iliad, the wife of Polish king Władysław II Jagiello, fled the country and left the castles of the area Sepeniker the poles. Stefan was later commissioned by Roman, the son of the Iliad, beheaded.