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Laţcu
''' was [[Voivode of Moldavia]] from 1368 to 1375. He converted to the [[Roman Catholic]] faith and attempted to strengthen his realm's autonomy by establishing a Roman Catholic diocese directly subordinated to the [[Holy See]]. However, he seems to have accepted the suzerainty of King [[Louis I of Hungary and Poland]] in his last years.
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Lațcu
''' was [[Voivode of Moldavia]] from 1368 to 1375. He converted to the [[Roman Catholic]] faith and attempted to strengthen his realm's autonomy by establishing a Roman Catholic diocese directly subordinated to the [[Holy See]]. However, he seems to have accepted the suzerainty of King [[Louis I of Hungary and Poland]] in his last years.
==Life==
==Life==
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The [[pope]] soon appointed three prelates ([[Jan Očko of Vlašim]], [[archbishop of Prague]], Przeclaw of Pogorzela, [[bishop of Wrocław]], and Florian of Mokrsko, [[bishop of Cracow]]) to examine the state of affairs in the principality.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=194}} Their report was received by his successor, [[Pope Gregory XI]] who authorized Florian of Mokrsko to consecrate the Polish [[Andrzej Jastrzębiec]] bishop with [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Siret|his see in Siret]] in 1371.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=194}}{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} The pope bestowed on him the title "duke of the Moldavian parts or of the people of Wallachia" ''(dux Moldaviensis partium seu nationis Wlachie)''.{{sfn|Sălăgean|2006|p=201}}{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} Although Laţcu adopted the Roman Catholic faith,{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} his wife, Ana and his daughter, Anastasia remained [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]].{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=194}} On September 3, 1371, Pope Gregory XI appointed a second bishop over [[Milcov]].{{cn|date = February 2013}} Laţcu also hoped that the pope would allow him to divorce his wife, who could not bear him a son, but, in a letter from January 25, 1372, the [[Pontiff]] declined his request.{{cn|date = February 2013}}
The [[pope]] soon appointed three prelates ([[Jan Očko of Vlašim]], [[archbishop of Prague]], Przeclaw of Pogorzela, [[bishop of Wrocław]], and Florian of Mokrsko, [[bishop of Cracow]]) to examine the state of affairs in the principality.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=194}} Their report was received by his successor, [[Pope Gregory XI]] who authorized Florian of Mokrsko to consecrate the Polish [[Andrzej Jastrzębiec]] bishop with [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Siret|his see in Siret]] in 1371.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=194}}{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} The pope bestowed on him the title "duke of the Moldavian parts or of the people of Wallachia" ''(dux Moldaviensis partium seu nationis Wlachie)''.{{sfn|Sălăgean|2006|p=201}}{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} Although Laţcu adopted the Roman Catholic faith,{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} his wife, Ana and his daughter, Anastasia remained [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]].{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=194}} On September 3, 1371, Pope Gregory XI appointed a second bishop over [[Milcov]].{{cn|date = February 2013}} Laţcu also hoped that the pope would allow him to divorce his wife, who could not bear him a son, but, in a letter from January 25, 1372, the [[Pontiff]] declined his request.{{cn|date = February 2013}}
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Laţcu's action of promoting the establishment of a diocese directly subordinated to the [[Holy See]] demonstrates his independence of Louis I of Hungary.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=195}} The historian J. Sýkora even theorizes that Laţcu was seeking an alliance against the Hungarian monarch with [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]].{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=195}} However, the latter explicitly recognized the suzerainty of Louis I (who had meanwhile been elected [[king of Poland]] as well) over a number of countries, including Moldavia in 1372.{{sfn|Spinei|1986|p=211}} The Romanian historian Victor Spinei argues that Laţcu took advantage of his peaceful relations with Louis I by expanding his authority towards the [[Black Sea]] coasts in the 1370s.{{sfn|Spinei|1986|p=218}} In contrast with him, Ioan-Aurel Pop suggests that Louis I prepared an expedition against
Laţcu
in 1374.{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=250}}
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Laţcu's action of promoting the establishment of a diocese directly subordinated to the [[Holy See]] demonstrates his independence of Louis I of Hungary.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=195}} The historian J. Sýkora even theorizes that Laţcu was seeking an alliance against the Hungarian monarch with [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]].{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=195}} However, the latter explicitly recognized the suzerainty of Louis I (who had meanwhile been elected [[king of Poland]] as well) over a number of countries, including Moldavia in 1372.{{sfn|Spinei|1986|p=211}} The Romanian historian Victor Spinei argues that Laţcu took advantage of his peaceful relations with Louis I by expanding his authority towards the [[Black Sea]] coasts in the 1370s.{{sfn|Spinei|1986|p=218}} In contrast with him, Ioan-Aurel Pop suggests that Louis I prepared an expedition against
Lațcu
in 1374.{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=250}}
The exact date of his death is unknown.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=199}} He died either around 1374{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=197}} or in 1375.{{sfn|Sălăgean|2006|p=201}}{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} Lațcu was interred in the [[Bogdana Monastery|Orthodox monastery]] at [[Rădăuți]] alongside his father.
The exact date of his death is unknown.{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=199}} He died either around 1374{{sfn|Deletant|1986|p=197}} or in 1375.{{sfn|Sălăgean|2006|p=201}}{{sfn|Pop|2006|p=249}} Lațcu was interred in the [[Bogdana Monastery|Orthodox monastery]] at [[Rădăuți]] alongside his father.
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
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* M. Bărbulescu, D. Deletant, K. Hitchins,
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. Papacostea, P. Teodor, ''Istoria României'', Ed. Corint, 2004, ISBN 973-653-514-2''
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* M. Bărbulescu, D. Deletant, K. Hitchins,
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. Papacostea, P. Teodor, ''Istoria României'', Ed. Corint, 2004, ISBN 973-653-514-2''
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