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Stephen III, commonly known as Stephen the Great (died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) 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; with the support of Vlad III Țepeș, 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.

Ștefan al III-lea (n. 1438-1439, Borzești – d. 2 iulie 1504, Suceava), supranumit Ștefan cel Mare sau, după canonizarea sa de către Biserica Ortodoxă Română, Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, a fost domnul Moldovei între anii 1457 și 1504. A fost fiul lui Bogdan al II-lea, domnind timp de 47 de ani, cea mai lungă domnie din epoca medievală din Țările Române.

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