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Stephen II of Moldavia

FieldValue
nameStephen II
successionPrince of Moldavia
reign1September 1434 – 13 July 1447
predecessor1Iliaș of Moldavia
successor1Roman II of Moldavia
spouseMaria
houseBogdan-Mușat
house-typeDynasty
fatherAlexander the Good
motherStanca
birth_datec. 1410
death_date13 July 1447
religionOrthodox

| house-type = Dynasty

Stephen II (or Ștefan II), (c. 1410 – 13 July 1447) was a Prince (Voivode) of Moldavia. He ruled alone between September 1434 and August 1435, jointly with Iliaș of Moldavia from August 1435 to May 1443, alone from May 1443 to May 1444, in association with his brother Petru from May 1444 to 1445, and alone until July 1447.

Life

He was the son of Alexander the Good and a concubine, Stanca. He deposed his brother Iliaș I with the assistance several boyars and of the Wallachian Prince Vlad II Dracul. In exchange for Pokuttya the Poles, to whom Iliaș had pledged his allegiance, also recognised him, and King Władysław III agreed to capture Iliaș and hold him in prison.

Iliaș was eventually freed in 1435, and returned at the head of an army, engaging his brother in several battles; the indecisive one in Podraga or Podagra (the present-day village of Podriga in Drăgușeni) brought Władysław III's mediation: an agreement was reached for Stephen and Iliaș to share the throne, with Stephen as ruler over the southeastern part of Moldavia, in Tecuci, Kilia, Vaslui, and Covurlui.

In 1443, Iliaș breached their agreement, and Stephen caught him and gouged out his eyes. Blinded, Iliaș sought refuge in Poland, while Stephen remained prince, taking as his associate an illegitimate brother, Petru II. He was killed in 1447 by the son of Iliaș, Roman II, who had ensured Polish support during his refuge in Pokuttya.

before=Iliaș| title=Prince/Voivode of Moldavia| years=1434–1447 jointly with Iliaș 1435–1443 with Petru III 1444–1445| after=Roman II

Notes

References

  • Ștefan Ștefănescu, Istoria medie a României, Bucharest, Vol. I, 1991
  • A. D. Xenopol, Istoria romînilor din Dacia Traiană, Vol. III, cap. 3, Iaşi, 1896

References

  1. "Balkan 18".
  2. Because his brother, Iliaș, was born in 1409 [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/balkan/balkan18.html] - it is believed that Stephen was born sometime in the 1410s.
  3. Xenopol, p. 125-126
  4. Ștefănescu, p. 104, 105; Xenopol, p. 125-126
  5. Ștefănescu, p. 105; Xenopol, p.127-128
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