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 Michael the Brave's rule in Wallachia (1593–1601), as a close noble ally of the Wallachian prince. He previously converted from Islam to Christianity, attracting the wrath of the Ottoman Turks. He had the social status of a boyar and was a cultured person. Later, he became involved in the politics of the neighbouring Romanian country of Moldavia, where he was appointed as part of the princely council, with the title of hatman (second in rank in the army after the prince), during the reign of Aaron the Tyrant. He led the campaigns of the Moldavian army against Tighina, Chilia, Cetatea Albă, and northern Dobruja, then occupied by the Ottomans. Răzvan became popular among the soldiers and, with their support and the help of the TransylvanianprinceSigismund 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.
^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.
Istoria și tradițiile minorității rromani, p. 28, 2005, Sigma, Bucharest, Delia Grigore, Petre Petcuț and Mariana Sandu
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April 13, 2024
Ștefan, răzvan, died, december, 1595, voivode, prince, moldavia, Ștefan, viii, răzvan, between, april, 1595, august, 1595, coinprince, moldaviareign24, april, august, 1595predecessoraaron, tyrantsuccessorieremia, movilăbornunknowndieddecember, 1595, contents, . Ștefan Răzvan died December 1595 was a voivode prince of Moldavia as Ștefan VIII Răzvan between 24 April 1595 and August 1595 Ștefan RăzvanȘtefan Răzvan on his coinPrince of MoldaviaReign24 April August 1595PredecessorAaron the TyrantSuccessorIeremia MovilăBornunknownDiedDecember 1595 Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksBiography editȘtefan 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 Michael the Brave s rule in Wallachia 1593 1601 as a close noble ally of the Wallachian prince He previously converted from Islam to Christianity attracting the wrath of the Ottoman Turks He had the social status of a boyar and was a cultured person Later he became involved in the politics of the neighbouring Romanian country of Moldavia where he was appointed as part of the princely council with the title of hatman second in rank in the army after the prince during the reign of Aaron the Tyrant He led the campaigns of the Moldavian army against Tighina Chilia Cetatea Albă and northern Dobruja then occupied by the Ottomans Răzvan became popular among the soldiers and with their support and the help of the Transylvanian prince Sigismund Bathory 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 Preceded byAaron the Tyrant Prince Voivode of Moldavia24 April 1595 August 1595 Succeeded byIeremia MovilăReferences edit 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 Hancock Ian 2002 We are the Romani People University of Hertfordshire Press p 135 ISBN 978 1 902806 19 8 The Roma in Romanian History p 41 Bibliography editIstoria și tradițiile minorității rromani p 28 2005 Sigma Bucharest Delia Grigore Petre Petcuț and Mariana SanduExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Ștefan VIII Răzvan at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ștefan Răzvan amp oldid 1213897240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
