Changes in Moldavian politics at the end of the rule of Alexander I the Good: Documentary notes
Changes in Moldavian politics at the end of the rule of Alexander I the Good: Documentary notes

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to reassess the last years of Alexander I’s reign in Moldavia by using two German sources. The first is an anonymous report, most likely written by the bishop of Augsburg in March 1431, which documents Alexander’s change of allegiance from Poland to Hungary. The second document comes from the Archives of the Teutonic Orders and refers to the negotiations between Sigismund de Luxemburg, the Teutonic Grand-Master and Svidrigiello in the spring of 1431. According to these documents, Alexander was actively involved in an ambitious political design that brought together the Teutonic Order, Lithuania and Moldavia, having Sigismund of Luxembourg’s tacit support. The main contention of this article is that the matrimonial alliances played a key role in this political design.

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