Grigore Ureche (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡriˈɡore uˈreke]; 1590–1647[1]) was a Moldavian chronicler who wrote on Moldavian history in his Letopisețul Țării Moldovei (Chronicles of the Land of Moldavia), covering the period from 1359 to 1594.
Biography
editGrigore Ureche was the son of the influential Moldovan boyar Nestor Ureche,[2] who was an advisor to a prince in Poland. Ureche spent his childhood in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he studied at the Jesuit College in L'viv.[3] After returning to the Principality of Moldavia, he held many high-ranking offices in the courts of several Moldovan Hospodars. During the reign of Vasile Lupu (from 1634) Ureche became the administrator of Lower Moldavia.
Significance
editUreche is the first to assert the existence of the Romanian language and its Romance character. He also acknowledges the common Roman origin of the Romanians from Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grigore Ureche". ottomanhistorians.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Philippide, Alexandru (1888). Introducere in istoria limbei și literaturei romîne (in Romanian). Saraga. p. 120. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Velciu, Dumitru (1979). Grigore Ureche (in Romanian). Minerva. p. 69. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
edit- The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine at librariaelectronica.com
- Biography at ro.biography.name
- Grigore Ureche at istoria.md
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