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  2. Stephen III, commonly known as Stephen the Great (Romanian: Ștefan cel Mare; pronunciation: [ˈ ʃ t e f a n tʃ e l ˈ m a r e]); died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504.

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    Stephen was a member of the ruling Muşatin family. His father Bogdan II had ruled Moldavia for two years (1449 to 1451) before being killed in a stealthy raid led by Stephen's uncle, Petru Aron. Bogdan II was attending a wedding of one of his boyars (nobles)—who apparently was in collusion with Petru Aron—and the surprise was complete. Stephen bare...

    at Războieni (Battle of Valea Albă) the next year, but the Ottomans had to retreat after they failed to take any significant castle (see siege of Cetatea Neamţului) as a plague started to spread in the Ottoman army. Stephen's search for European assistance against the Turks met with little success, even though he had "cut off the pagan's right hand...

    Stephen said that he had waged 36 battles, of which he won 34.Though it was marked by continual strife, Stephen's long reign brought considerable cultural development; many churches and monasteries were erected by Stephen himself; some of which, including Voroneţ, are now part of UNESCO's World Heritage sites. Stephen was seen as holy by many Chris...

    Stephen appears in the game Stronghold Legends, where he is called "Stefan Cel Mare." He is portrayed as a young and heroic character, who in many ways could be seen as the main protagonist. Early...

    Boia, Lucian. 2001. History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness. Budapest: Central European University Press. ISBN 9789639116962.
    Sadoveanu, Mihail, and Mihail Sadoveanu. 1991. The Hatchet; The Life of Stephen the Great. Classics of Romanian literature, v. 3. [S.l.]: East European Monographs. ISBN 9780880332378.
    Seton-Watson, R. W. 1934. A History of the Roumanians; From Roman Times to the Completion of Unity. Cambridge: University Press. OCLC 1485519.
    Shaw, Stanford J., and Ezel Kural Shaw. 1976. History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521212809.
    • ca. 1433 in Borzeşti, Romania
    • Romanian Orthodox Church
    • July 2 1504 in Suceava, Romania
  3. Mar 6, 2018 · Stephen the Great, also known as Stephen III of Moldavia or simply as Stephen III, was the prince of Moldavia, a historical region in Eastern Europe, between 1457 and 1504. He is recognized as the most prominent member of the Musatin family which ruled Moldavia at his time.

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  4. 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.

  5. Apr 5, 2021 · Through his monetary donations and gifts to Mount Athos, Prince Stephen III of Moldavia ensured the continuing autonomy of the monasteries at a critical moment in their long history. Stephen’s support also demonstrated his piety and devotion, as well as paid tribute to his own dynastic past.

  6. Stephen III of Moldavia or Stephen III ( 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

  7. Under Stephen III of Moldavia (Stephen the Great), who took the throne and subsequently came to an agreement with Kazimierz IV of Poland in 1457, the state reached its most glorious period.

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