Simion Movilă
Simion Movilă, a boyar of the Movileşti family, was twice Prince of Wallachia (October 1600 – 3 July 1601; August 1601 – August 1602) and Prince of Moldavia on one occasion (10 July 1606 – 24 September 1607).
He was the grandson of Petru Rareș, brother of Ieremia Movilă, and father of Peter Mogila, who became the Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych and All-Rus' from 1633 until his death, and later was canonized as a saint in the Russian, Romanian and Polish Orthodox Churches.
Preceded by Michael the Brave |
Prince of Wallachia 1600–1601 |
Succeeded by Radu Mihnea |
Preceded by Radu Mihnea |
Prince of Wallachia 1601–1602 |
Succeeded by Radu Şerban |
Preceded by Ieremia Movilă |
Prince of Moldavia 1606–1607 |
Succeeded by Mihail Movilă |
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