Ștefan Răzvan
| Ștefan Răzvan | |
|---|---|
Prince of Moldavia | |
| Reign | 24 April – August 1595 |
| Predecessor | Aaron the Tyrant |
| Successor | Ieremia Movilă |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | December 1595 |
Ștefan Răzvan (died December 1595) was a
prince) of Moldavia
as Ștefan VIII Răzvan (between 24 April 1595 and August 1595).
Biography
Ștefan Răzvan's father was a
Muslim Roma from the Ottoman Empire who emigrated north of the Danube, in Wallachia, while his mother was a Romanian peasant from the new country of settlement.[1]
At that time, all Romani people living in the Romanian states of Wallachia and Moldavia were slaves. The rule was also applied to any Romani immigrants, except Muslim Ottoman citizens. Benefiting from this exception, the father and later the son could remain free and become active members of the local society.
Other theories exist about his origin, including one that states that his father was a Roma enslaved by Michael the Brave.[2][3]
Răzvan appears as a political player at the beginning of
prince Sigismund Báthory, he ousted Aaron the Tyrant (whose image was eroded among the population) on 24 April 1595.[4]
Răzvan's leadership did not last long, because the neighboring political power, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, did not agree with his alliance with Transylvania and Wallachia. They invaded Moldavia in August, bringing Ieremia Movilă as the prince accepted by the Poles. The decisive battle was fought on the Suceava plains (on 3 December 1595) and concluded after three hours, with a Polish victory. Răzvan fled towards Transylvania, but he was captured and impaled.
References
- ^ Rotaru, Julieta (January 2021). "Considerations About the 'Turkish Gypsies' as Crypto-Muslims in Wallachia". History and Culture of Roma. Festschrift in Honour of Prof. Dr. Vesselin Popov. Isbn/Gtin 978-3-96939-071-9.
- ^ "Wallachia and Moldavia". Council of Europe.
- ISBN 978-1-902806-19-8.
- ^ The Roma in Romanian History. p. 41.
Bibliography
- Istoria și tradițiile minorității rromani, p. 28, 2005, Sigma, Bucharest, Delia Grigore, Petre Petcuț and Mariana Sandu
External links
Media related to Ștefan VIII Răzvan at Wikimedia Commons
