Voivodeship of Maramureș
Voivodeship of Maramureș Voievodatul Maramureșului | |||||||
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| 1343–1402 | |||||||
| Voivode | |||||||
• 14th century, before 1343 | Bogdan of Cuhea | ||||||
• 1365–1402 | Balc of Moldavia | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1343 | ||||||
• First mention | 21 October 1343 | ||||||
• Redistribution of the Bogdănești estates to the Drăgoșești | 2 February 1365 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1402 | ||||||
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The Voivodeship of Maramureș (Romanian: Voievodatul Maramureșului, or Maramureșul voievodal), was a Romanian voivodeship centered in the region of the same name within the Kingdom of Hungary. It was the most powerful and well-organized Romanian entity in the broader area of Transylvania during the 14th century. The Voivodeship of Maramureș was established in 1343. It was ultimately disestablished and supplanted with the Hungarian Máramaros County.
The Voivodeship of Maramureș was subdivided into the seven keneziates of Bârjava, Bogdăneștilor (at the valley of the Tisza and Vișeu rivers), Câmpulung, Cosău, Mara, Talabor and Varalia. Two noblemen from the voivodeship, Dragoș and Bogdan were crucial in the founding of the Principality of Moldavia and overthrowing Hungarian rule east of the Carpathians, respectively.