Ștefan VI Rareș

Ştefan VI Rareş
Prince of Moldavia
Reign	11 June 1551 – 1 September 1552
Predecessor	Ilie II Rareş
Successor	Ioan Joldea
Born	c. 1530
Died	1 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]

Ancestors of Ștefan VI Rareș
16. Alexander I of Moldavia 8. Bogdan II of Moldavia 4. Stephen III of Moldavia 2. Petru IV Rareş 10. Rareș 5. (concubine) Maria Răreșoaia 1. Ştefan VI Rareş 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. "Domnitori - Ştefan Rareş". 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.

See also

• List of rulers of Moldavia