Ștefăniță Lupu Explained

Ștefăniță Lupu
Succession:Prince of Moldavia
(1st reign)
Reign1:1 December 1659 – January 1661[1]
Predecessor1:Constantin Șerban
Successor1:Constantin Șerban
Succession2:Prince of Moldavia
(2nd reign)
Reign2:27 February[2] – 29 September 1661
Predecessor2:Constantin Șerban
Successor2:Eustratie Dabija
Father:Vasile Lupu
Mother:Ecaterina Cercheza
Birth Date:1641
Birth Place:Iași
Death Date:29 September 1661
Death Place:Bender
Religion:Orthodox

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

Life

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Istoria militară a poporului român . 1987 . Editura Militară . 292 . 20 February 2024 . ro.
  2. Book: Istoria românilor . 2001 . Academia Română Secția de Științe Istorice și Arheologie . 978-973-45-0427-5 . 171 . 20 February 2024 . ro.
  3. Book: Anuarul Institutului de Istorie și Arheologie "A.D. Xenopol." . 1984 . Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România. . 186 . 20 February 2024 . ro.
  4. Viorica . Răileanu . Sovereigns ‖depending‖ on nick-names . Identities in Globalisation. Intercultural Perspectives: Language and Discourse . 2019 . 6 . 102-108 . 20 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Între politică şi destin. Ruxandra, fiica lui Vasile Lupu, văzută prin prisma seculară a istoriei . ib.idsi.md . 20 February 2024.