Stephen III of Moldavia

Local nameMonumentul lui Ștefan cel Mare
LocationSectorul Buiucani, Chișinău, Moldova

Stephen III of Moldavia, known as Stephen the Great, 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, but with the support of Vlad III Dracula, Voivode of Wallachia, he returned to Moldavia, forcing Aaron to seek refuge in Poland in the summer of 1457. Teoctist I, Metropolitan of Moldavia, anointed Stephen prince. He attacked Poland and prevented Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland, from supporting Peter Aaron, but eventually acknowledged Casimir's suzerainty in 1459.

Stephen decided to recapture Chilia, an important port on the Danube, which brought him into conflict with Hungary and Wallachia. He besieged the town during the Ottoman invasion of Wallachia in 1462, but was seriously wounded during the siege.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_III_of_Moldavia

Address (Unnamed Road), Chișinău, Moldova

Coordinates 47°1'31.831" N 28°49'49.117" E

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