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Elena was born in c. 1464–1466. Her parents were Stephen III ("the Great"), the sovereign prince of Moldavia, and his first (or second) wife Princess Evdochia of Kiev. [4] [5] Negotiations to marry her to Ivan Ivanovich ("the Young"), heir to the throne of Moscow, began in the late 1470s. [5] Elena married Ivan the Young on 12 January 1483 ...
- c. 1464/1466
- Dmitry Ivanovich
- 18 January 1505 (aged 39 or 41), Moscow
Elena Stefanovna of Moldavia ( Russian: Елена Стефановна, romanized: Yelena Stefanovna ), also known as Elena of Wallachia ( Russian: Елена Волошанка, romanized: Yelena Voloshanka; c. 1464–1466 – 18 January 1505), was a Moldavian princess as a daughter of Stephen III, who later became the grand princess consort ...
Nov 7, 2022 · October 1853 - January 1854: The Crimean War starts. Heritage Images/Getty Images. 1853 was a fateful year, and before its close, the Ottomans declared war on Russia. Various naval disputes ensued between the two sides, particularly in the Danubian territories and the Black Sea.
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The Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29 ends in Russian protection of the Ottoman-held Danubian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) in the Balkans. The Treaty of Edirne also grants Russia access to shipping through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits. 1. On the podcast | The Crimean War: everything you wanted to know
Russia’s Tsar Nicholas I labels the Ottoman empire the “sick man of Europe” while meeting with Prince Metternich of Austria.
French president Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte(later Napoleon III) lobbies the Ottoman empire to recognise France as the protector of Christian monks and pilgrims in Jerusalem. In response, Nicholas I insists that Russia be named protector of the city’s Holy Places and of all Orthodox Christians across the Ottoman empire.
On a mission to Constantinople, Russia’s Prince Menshikov echoes Nicholas I’s earlier demands, again calling for a Russian protectorate over the Ottoman empire’s 12 million Orthodox Christians.
Russia occupies the Ottoman-held Danubian Principalities, threatening Austria’s economic lifeline along the Danube.
The Ottoman empire declares war on Russia, leading to the conflict’s first battle at Olteniţa, Wallachia, exactly one month later.
The Russian Black Sea fleet obliterates 15 Ottoman warships anchored in the harbour at Sinop, northern Anatolia, killing nearly 3,000 Turks.
Britain and France declare war on Russia after their ultimatum demanding that Russia withdraws its forces from the Danubian Principalities expires. The British and French, along with the Ottomans, will later become collectively known as the allies.
Anglo-French supremacy over the Baltic Sea is secured following the destruction of the Bomarsund fortress in Åland. Austria occupies the Danubian Principalities after Russia’s withdrawal, as Nicholas I seeks to avoid Vienna formally joining the conflict. 1. Read more | Why did Britain fight the Crimean War?
Allied forces begin landing along the beaches of Kalamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula’s western shore. Preparations are soon underway to besiege the main Russian port of Sevastopol, some 30 miles south of the allied camp.
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4th October 1853- The Turks declare war on Russia. 5th October 1853- The outbreak of the Crimean War. October 1853- The conflict ensues with the Turks leading an offensive against the Russians in the disputed Danubian territories. 30th November 1853- The Battle of Sinope, a Russian naval victory which sees the destruction of a squadron of ...
Title: War Crimes Investigation and Trial Records from the Republic of Moldova . Dates: 1944-1955 . Accession number: 2004.691 . Record group number: RG-54.003 . Extent: 7 boxes (127 microfiche) 199,763 digital images (JPEG) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126
World War I and the Russian Revolution. During World War I (1914–18) the Central Powers tempted Romania to side with them by offering to restore Bessarabia. The scales were tipped in favour of the Allies, however, by counteroffers of Transylvania and Bukovina, as well as by the Francophile sentiment of many Romanian people, so that by 1916 Romania was fighting as Russia’s ally.
