Stephen III of Moldavia
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Stephen III of Moldavia, also known as Stephen the Great, was a 15th-century voivode renowned for defending Moldavia’s independence against powerful neighbors and for extensively patronizing Orthodox churches and monasteries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince of Moldavia | 1 |
| Stephen the Great | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prince of Moldavia
ⓘ
human ⓘ ruler ⓘ voivode ⓘ |
| alias |
Stephen the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ștefan cel Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Baia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Războieni NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vaslui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1433 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Putna Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint in the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| canonizationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Romanian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Suceava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Bogdan III the One-Eyed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorationDay | July 2 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1504-07-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Suceava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatIn | Battle of Războieni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
15th century
ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ |
| father | Bogdan II of Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | the Great ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Romanian and Moldavian resistance against foreign domination ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Oltea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defending the independence of Moldavia
ⓘ
military victories against the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ military victories against the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ military victories against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ patronage of Orthodox churches and monasteries ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Wallachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Neamț Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Putna Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Voroneț Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ many churches and monasteries in Moldavia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Voivode of Moldavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Petru Aron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Stephen III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1504 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1457 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| spouse |
Evdokia of Kiev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maria Voichița NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria of Mangup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Bogdan III the One-Eyed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryIn |
Battle of Baia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Vaslui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephen the Great