This article refers to the Moldavian voivod Ştefan cel Mare. There is also a Bucharest metro station named after the voivod - see Ştefan cel Mare metro station.

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Ştefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great or St. Steven the Great or Stephen Muşat III), born in 1434, was a voivod (prince) of Moldavia (1457-1504), who won renown in Europe for his long resistance against the Ottoman Empire. . Ştefan cel Mare is a metro station in Bucharest. ... Stefan the Great This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Events May 30, Battle of Lipany in the Hussite Wars Jan van Eyck painted the wedding of Giovanni Arnoflini The Honorable Passing of Arms at the bridge of Obrigo The Portuguese reach Cape Bojador in Western Sahara. ... For the heavy metal music band see Voivod (band). ... Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Events University of Freiburg founded. ... Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ...

He was also the suzerain of the lands on the other side of the town of Vatra Dornei, the so-called Pocutia. Vatra Dornei Well known ski resort in the north of Romania. ...

With the help of Vlad III the Impaler, Ştefan secured the throne of Moldavia in 1457. Menaced by powerful neighbours, he successfully repulsed an invasion by Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary defeating him the the Battle of Baia in 1467, and invaded Wallachia in 1471, which had by then succumbed to Turkish vassalage. Portrait of Vlad III Vlad III Dracula (Also known as Vlad Ţepeş /tsepesh/ in Romanian or Vlad the Impaler) born November/December, 1431 - died December 1476, and reigned as Prince of Wallachia 1448, 1456-1462 and 1476. ... Matthias Corvinus (Mátyás in Hungarian), (February 23, 1443 (?) - April 6, 1490) was one of the greatest Kings of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1490. ... The Battle of Baia was an important battle in the history of medieval Romania. ... Events October 29 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege Beginning of the Sengoku Period in Japan. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ...

When the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II launched an attack on Moldavia, Stephen defeated the invaders near Vaslui at the battle of Podul Inalt in 1475. Near Vaslui is the site of Steven the Great's historic 1475 victory against the Turks, which temporarily halted the Turkish advance into the Balkans. The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Mehmed II Mehmed II, also known as Muhammed II (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481; nicknamed el-Fatih, the Conqueror) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. ... Vaslui (population: 70,000) is a city in Vaslui county, Romania. ... The Battle of Podul Inalt (near the town of Vaslui, was an decisive battle in the medieval history of Romania. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ...

Stephen was defeated at Războieni Valea Alba next year, but the Turks had to retreat after they failed to conquer any important castle (see siege of Cetatea Neamtului). His search for European assistance against the Turks had little success, but his determination "to cut off the pagan's right hand" won him the acclaim of Pope Sixtus IV as "Christ's Athlete". Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere (July 21, 1414 - August 12, 1484) was Pope from 1471 to 1484, essentially a Renaissance prince, the Sixtus of the Sistine Chapel where the team of artists he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance to Rome with a masterpiece. ... Athleta Christi (Latin: Champion of Christ) is a title granted by the pope to men who have led military campaigns to defend Christianity. ...

After 1484 Ştefan had to contend not only with new Turkish onslaughts but also with Polish and Hungarian designs on Moldavian independence. Finally in 1489 he concluded with Sultan Beyazid II a treaty that preserved Moldavian independence, at the cost of an annual tribute to the Turks. From the sixteenth century the principality of Moldavia spent three hundred years under Ottoman sovereignity. Events July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany with the lead of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger First cuirassier units (kyrissers) formed in Austria Births January... Events March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. ... Sultan Beyazid II Beyazid II (1447/48 – May 26, 1512) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. ...

Though it was marked by continual strife, Ştefan's long reign nonetheless brought considerable cultural development; no less than 44 churches and monasteries were erected by Ştefan himself, some of which are now part of UNESCO's World Heritage. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

Ştefan Cel Mare was called holy by many Christians, but it is said that he had more than 20 illegitimate children. He has been canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church under the name Saint Stephen the Holy and Great. He is buried in the Putna Monastery. The Romanian Orthodox Church (Biserica Ortodoxă Română in Romanian) is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. ... The Putna monastery is one of the most important cultural,religious and artistic centers of Medieval Moldova being among with many others monasteries the creation of Prince Stephen the Great ( Stefan cel Mare ). It was founded on the lands perambulated by the Putna river which has its source in the...

External links

• Romanian University "Stefan cel Mare" in Suceava (http://www.usv.ro/)
• Map of the Moldavia of Stefan cel Mare, 1501 (http://www.eliznik.org.uk/RomaniaHistory/maps/moldavia-1501.htm)
• The Princely Court of Stefan's son, Alexander, in Bacau (http://www.patzinakia.ro/wallachiamediaevalis/bacau-index.htm) - images, layouts (at the Romanian Group for an Alternative History Website (http://www.patzinakia.ro/))
• Map of the Romania of Stefan cel Mare (http://www.ici.ro/romania/en/istorie/hi32.html)