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Stephen the Great (1457-1504) On February 3rd, 1531, less than three decades after the passing of Stefan III , the principle of Moldova, Sigismund I, the king of Poland (1506-1548), referred to him as Stephanus ille magnus (“that great Ştefan”). Bernard Wapowski, the official cartographer and historiographer of the same king, wrote that ...
Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and reorganized the army, thus creating a powerful Moldavian state that hindered the Ottoman advance.
Speculum 94/1 (January 2019) The Athonite Patronage of Stephen III of Moldavia, 1457–1504 9 Athonite contacts in the last five centuries, the theologian Constantin Coman devoted only a few lines to Stephen’s initiatives.34 A few Romanian scholars have more recently turned to the topic of Stephen’s Athonite connections, especially his ...
19 Stephen III of Moldavia had seized sultan Mehmed II’s personal Caffese «booty» (from men to jewelry) on the ship, worth 200.000 ducats according to Leonardo Botta. Naturally, the «market value» of the «goods» was smaller under those circumstances, maybe with even up to 50% (although Leonardo Botta apparently referred precisely to the ...
Stephen was born after July 1496 in the capital city of Suceava, as the posthumous son of his father Alexandru of Moldavia, then the older son and heir of Stephen III the Great. His mother was Maria Asenina-Palaiologina a native Constantinopolitan of Byzantine imperial heritage.
When they lived: St. Stephen the Great lived from 1433 to 1504. Where they lived: St. Stephen the Great was a ruler of Moldavia, a historical region located in present-day northeastern Romania. Notable world events during the time of their life: Fall of Constantinople (1453): One of the most significant events during St. Stephen's reign
Rider(s): Stephen III of Moldavia (1433 –1504), also known as Stefan the Great, was Prince of Moldavia. During his reign, he strengthened Moldavia and maintained its independence against Hungary, Poland, and the Ottoman Empire, which all sought to subdue the land. Stephen achieved fame in Europe for his long resistance against the Ottomans.
