The following presentation is focused on the analysis of the careers of the
officials from the Principality of Moldova, who served as governors of Chilia
in various stages of their activity. After the conquest of this Danubian
fortification by Stephen the Great in 1465, a number of representatives of the
Voivode’s council ruled here until the Ottoman campaign of Sultan Bayazid II
in 1484. The purpose of the presentation is to establish the possible criteria for
choosing the candidates for the position of the governor of Chilia, as well as
the impact of this position on the careers of the governors during the reign of
Stephen the Great.
