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Stephen III of Moldavia

1433 - 1504

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Stephen III, commonly known as Stephen the Great (Romanian: Ștefan cel Mare; pronunciation: [ˈʃtefan tʃel ˈmare]); died 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 in a conspiracy organized by his brother and Stephen's uncle Peter III Aaron, who took the throne. Stephen fled to Hungary, and later to Wallachia; with the support of Vlad III Țepeș, Voivode of Wallachia, he returned to Moldavia, forcing Aaron to seek refuge in Poland in the summer of 1457. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen III of Moldavia has received more than 698,684 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Stephen III of Moldavia is the 993rd most popular politician (up from 1,097th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Romania (up from 21st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Romanian Politician.

Stephen III of Moldavia is most famous for being the first ruler of Moldavia to convert to Christianity.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stephen III of Moldavia ranks 993 out of 19,576. Before him are Guangxu Emperor, Jugurtha, Carol II of Romania, Béla Kun, Grigory Potemkin, and Wilhelm Frick. After him are Abd el-Krim, Shang Yang, Louis II of Italy, Pepin of Herstal, Queen Seondeok of Silla, and Leonid Kravchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1433, Stephen III of Moldavia ranks 3. Before him are Charles the Bold, and Marsilio Ficino. After him are Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Mirkhvand, Giovanni Giocondo, Abdullah Mirza, Nilus of Sora, Eleanor of Scotland, and James of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1504, Stephen III of Moldavia ranks 2. Before him is Isabella I of Castile. After him are Filippino Lippi, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, John Corvinus, Frederick of Naples, Pedro Berruguete, Alvise Vivarini, Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, Mauro Codussi, and Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Stephen III of Moldavia ranks 19 out of 844. Before him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Mircea Eliade (1907), Theodoric I (393), Leo I the Thracian (401), Carol II of Romania (1893), and Béla Kun (1886). After him are Paul Celan (1920), Mircea Lucescu (1945), Constantin Brâncuși (1876), Herta Müller (1953), Ion Iliescu (1930), and Vlad II Dracul (1395).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Stephen III of Moldavia ranks 13. Before him are Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Ion Antonescu (1882), Theodoric I (393), Leo I the Thracian (401), Carol II of Romania (1893), and Béla Kun (1886). After him are Ion Iliescu (1930), Vlad II Dracul (1395), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Michael the Brave (1558), and Álmos (820).

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