Dragos

was a Romanian Voivode in Maramureş and is considered to be the first ruler or Prince of Moldavia. According to legend, Dragoş crossed into Moldavia from Maramureş while hunting an aurochs, a now extinct large European bison. He imposed his rule there, colonizing the territory with Romanians from Maramureş. Altogether he ruled this outpost in the name of King Louis I of Hungary for two years, from 1352 to 1353.