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Romania. Stephen III of Moldavia, or Stephen III (c. 1433 - July 2, 1504), also known as Stephen the Great (Romanian: Ştefan cel Mare; Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt, "Stephen the Great and Holy" in more modern versions) was Prince of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504, and the most prominent representative of the House of Muşat.
Stephen the Great Ștefan cel Mare Miniature from the 1473 Gospel at Humor Monastery Prince of Moldavia Reign 14 April 1457– 2 July 1504 Predecessor Peter III Aaron Successor Bogdan III the One-Eyed Born 9 or 16 January 1433–1440 Died 2 July 1504 Suceava Burial Putna Monastery Spouse Mărușca (?) Evdochia of Kiev Maria of Mangup Maria Voichița of Wallachia Issue more... Alexandru Bogdan ...
- Maria Oltea
- Bogdan II of Moldavia
- 1457–1504
- Bogdan III
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Apr 9, 2024 · Born: c. 1435. Died: July 2, 1504. Stephen (born c. 1435—died July 2, 1504) was the voivod (prince) of Moldavia (1457–1504), who won renown in Europe for his long resistance to the Ottoman Turks. With the help of the Walachian prince Vlad III the Impaler, Stephen secured the throne of Moldavia in 1457. Menaced by powerful neighbours, he ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1387, the great hospodar of Moldova, Peter I, paid a feudal tribute to the Polish king. For the next one hundred and fifty years, relations between Moldova and Poland were periodically friendly, and occasionally conflict. The greatest Moldavian personality was prince Stephen the Great, who ruled from 1457 to 1504. He fought the Hungarian ...
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 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. Although helped to the throne by Vlad ...
Moldàvia. Stephen the Great is thought to be the best voivode of Moldavia. Stephen ruled for 47 years, an unusually long period for that time. He was a successful military leader and statesman, losing only two out of fifty battles; he built a shrine to commemorate each victory, founding 48 churches and monasteries, many of which have a unique ...
Stephen III, commonly known as Stephen the Great ; died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 in a conspiracy organized by his brother and Stephen's uncle Peter III Aaron, who took the throne. Stephen fled to Hungary, and later to Wallachia; with the support of Vlad III Țepeș, Voivode of Wallachia ...
