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July 2, 1504. ( 1504-07-02) (aged 70-71) Suceava, Moldavia. Saint Stephen the Great. Stephen III of Moldavia (also known as Stefan the Great, Romanian language: Ștefan cel Mare , pronounced [ʃteˈfan t͡ʃel ˈmare] or Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, "Stefan the Great and Holy"; 1433 – July 2, 1504) was Prince of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504 ...
Sep 17, 2022 · 1476 Jan 1. War with Moldavia (1475–1476) Războieni, Romania. 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.
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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.
- ca. 1433 in Borzeşti, Romania
- Romanian Orthodox Church
- July 2 1504 in Suceava, Romania
Mar 6, 2018 · Stephen the Great - Figures in History. Many churches and monasteries were built during the reign of Stephen the Great. 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.
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Apr 5, 2021 · Even the Venetian historian Marino Sanudo (1466–1536) noted that Mount Athos is “a place in which all that is good and Christian flourishes, and it is a place favored by Stephen III.” Map of the principality of Moldavia ca. 1483. Image by Andrein / Wikimedia Commons
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.
Later on, the most important figure of medieval Moldavia, Stephen III “the Great” (r. 1457–1504) adapted this strategy trying to create a system of alliances between Moldavia, Transylvania, and Wallachia. Wallachia and Moldavia emerged much later, in the 14th century, on the political stage of South-Eastern Europe.
