Ștefan VI Rareș

Ștefan VI Rareș
Prince of Moldavia
Reign11 June 1551 – 1 September 1552
PredecessorIlie II Rareș
SuccessorIoan Joldea
Bornc. 1530
Died1 September 1552
Țuțora
FatherPetru Rareș
ReligionOrthodox

Ștefan VI Rareș (died 1 September 1552) was ruler of Moldavia in 1551 and 1552.[1]

Ștefan was a son of Petru Rareș and succeeded to the Moldavian throne on 11 June 1551 when his brother Ilie II Rareș was forced to abdicate by the Ottoman Empire.

He attempted to create an alliance with the German King Ferdinand I against the Ottomans, but was unsuccessful. He attempted an invasion of Transylvania in 1552, in July, he invaded twice, ravaging Țara Bârsei and Székely Land, but during his retreat he was defeated in the Brassó mountains by Báthory's Transylvanian and Castaldo's mercenary armies. Thereby losing his prestige and when this campaign failed he was assassinated by his boyars.[2][3][1][4]

Ancestors of Ștefan VI Rareș
16. Alexander I of Moldavia
8. Bogdan II of Moldavia
4. Stephen III of Moldavia
2. Petru IV Rareș
10. Rareș
5. (concubine) Maria Răreșoaia
1. Ştefan VI Rareș
24. Đurađ Branković
12. Stefan Branković
25. Irene Kantakouzene
6. Jovan Branković
26. Gjergj Arianiti
13. Angelina Arianiti
27. Maria Muzaka
3. Jelena Branković
28. Jakša
14. Stefan Jakšić
7. Jelena Jakšić

References

  1. ^ a b "Domnitori - Ștefan Rareș". www.moldovenii.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ Szantó, Imre (1985). Küzdelem a török terjeszkedés ellen Magyarországon. Az 1551-52. évi várháborúk (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 131. ISBN 963-05-3451-7.
  3. ^ "Studia historica adriatica ac danubiana 7". Studia historica adriatica ac danubiana. 7. 2014. ISSN 1974-9228.
  4. ^ Thomas, David; Chesworth, John A. (2015-08-17). Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 7 Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America (1500-1600): Volume 7. Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America (1500-1600). BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-29848-4.

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