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Mar 25, 2024 · Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. Ștefan Ștefan III cel Mare, Stephen the Great al Moldovei (Moldova) (est. 1438 - 2 Jul 1504)
Jan 5, 2018 · Vlad was then held captive in the town of Visegrad until 1475, when he was released at the request of Stephen III of Moldavia (c.1430s-1504) to help in his fight against the invading Ottomans. The following year the Ottomans returned and Vlad reclaimed the Wallachian throne in November with the help of Moldavian and Hungarian troops.
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 ...
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced ⓘ or Țara Moldovei, literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: Молдова or Цара Мѡлдовєй) is a historical region and former principality in Central and Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River.
Feast. July 2. Patronage. Romania. 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.
Stephen III of Moldavia attacked Wallachia, an Ottoman vassal, and refused to pay the annual tribute. An Ottoman army was defeated and Mehmed led a personal campaign against Moldavia. He defeated the Moldavians in the Battle of Valea Alba, after that they accepted to pay the tribute and the peace was restored.
