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Ștefăniță Lupu
Prince of Moldavia
(1st reign)
Reign1 December 1659 – January 1661[1]
PredecessorConstantin Șerban
SuccessorConstantin Șerban
Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign27 February[2] – 29 September 1661
PredecessorConstantin Șerban
SuccessorEustratie Dabija
Born1641
Iași
Died29 September 1661
Bender
FatherVasile Lupu
MotherEcaterina Cercheza
ReligionOrthodox

Ştefăniţă Lupu, nicknamed Papură-Vodă (1641[3] – 29 September 1661[4]), son of Vasile Lupu,[5] was Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia between 1659 and 1661, and again in 1661.

Life

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Appointed by the Porte as a result of his father's efforts (during their in exile in Istanbul), Ştefăniţă took over the throne at the age of 16. His rule was twice overthrown by former Wallachian Prince Constantin Şerban, who occupied Iaşi and took over as Voivode. These harassments, coupled with Ottoman demands and Tatar raids, caused a deep crisis in Moldavia, worsened by an epidemic of what was thought to be the bubonic plague.

The ensuing famine accounts for Ştefăniţă's moniker: resources would have been so scarce that people resorted to grinding typha, and baking it as bread.

The Prince ended his life due to an illness, while assisting Turks and Tatars in fortifying Budjak against Cossacks.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Istoria militară a poporului român (in Romanian). Editura Militară. 1987. p. 292. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Istoria românilor (in Romanian). Academia Română Secția de Științe Istorice și Arheologie. 2001. p. 171. ISBN 978-973-45-0427-5. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ Anuarul Institutului de Istorie și Arheologie "A.D. Xenopol." (in Romanian). Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România. 1984. p. 186. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ Viorica, Răileanu (2019). "Sovereigns ‖depending‖ on nick-names". Identities in Globalisation. Intercultural Perspectives: Language and Discourse. 6: 102–108. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Între politică şi destin. Ruxandra, fiica lui Vasile Lupu, văzută prin prisma seculară a istoriei" (PDF). ib.idsi.md. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
Preceded by Prince/Voivode of Moldavia
1659–1661
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prince/Voivode of Moldavia
1661
Succeeded by