Ștefan VI Rareș

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Ştefan VI Rareş
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Prince of Moldavia
Reign11 June 1551 1 September 1552
Predecessor Ilie II Rareş
Successor Ioan Joldea
Bornc. 1530
Died1 September 1552
Țuțora
Father Petru Rareş
Religion Orthodox

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

Ştefan was a son of Petru Rareş and succeeded to the Moldavian throne on 11 June 1551 when his brother Ilie II Rareş 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 Burzeland 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]

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References

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  2. Szantó, Imre (1985). Küzdelem a török terjeszkedés ellen Magyarországon. Az 1551-52. évi várháborúk (in Magyar). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 131. ISBN   963-05-3451-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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