He succeeded his much more accomplished father Petru IV Rareş on September 3, 1546, when he was aged only 15, and proceeded to rule for almost 5 years. He was unabashedly and openly gay with his Turkish boyfriend and adviser, Hadâr.[1] However, the two were not fully committed to one another; the sexual exploits and lavish lifestyle led by Iliaş, the increasing influence of his Turkish entourage, combined with harsh taxation policies, had caused mounting discontent & opposition among his boyars, and even admonishment from his mother, Elena Ecaterina Rareș. Chronicles mention that all came to a boiling-point after he had executed, unjustifiably, several boyars, with the highest among them the hetman (general) and portar (governor) Petru Vartic of capital city of Suceava on April 7, 1548 [1] causing widespread disapproval and consternation among the ruling class. Members of boyar families sought refuge in Transylvania & Poland. He further compromised his position by removing the bishop Macarie of Roman (town in central Moldavia) in 1549 but he had to reinstate him in early 1551. At the same time he made a large donation to Voroneț Monastery, where Vartic was buried in a gesture of reconciliation.
In the last months of his reign, as he increasingly realized that his political situation was becoming untenable, he amassed as much treasure as he could and stated publicly that he wished to go to the sultan in Istanbul with the due tribute and to persuade him to decrease the fiscal obligations of the country. 100 boyars accompanied him to Istanbul to ensure that he would at least pay that years tribute from the treasury that he carried with him.[1]
He renounced the throne in front of the sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, converted to Islam, took the name Mehmet on May 1551 and was circumcised, he married several wives, and had a big harem of Turkish Roma women.[2] He had many descendants and became important among the Turkish Roma.[3] The sultan passed the throne to his younger brother Stefan VI at the request of the Moldavian boyars who had accompanied him. He then lived for several years in Istanbul, then was banished to Aleppo (in present-day Syria) where he eventually died in 1562 at age 31 in unclear circumstances.
His name and face were erased from church inscriptions and frescoes in Moldavia due his apostasy.[4]
ilie, rareș, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 200. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ilie II Rareș news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ilie II Rares also referred to as Ilias or Mehmed Beg 1531 January 1562 was Prince of Moldavia between 1546 and 1551 Ilie II RareșIliaș al II lea RareșPrince of MoldaviaReign3 September 1546 30 May 1551PredecessorPetru IV RaresSuccessorȘtefan VI RareșBorn1531DiedJanuary 1562SyriaDynastyBogdan MușatFatherPetru IV RaresMotherElena Ecaterina RareșReligionOrthodoxyconvert to Islam from 1551 He succeeded his much more accomplished father Petru IV Rares on September 3 1546 when he was aged only 15 and proceeded to rule for almost 5 years He was unabashedly and openly gay with his Turkish boyfriend and adviser Hadar 1 However the two were not fully committed to one another the sexual exploits and lavish lifestyle led by Ilias the increasing influence of his Turkish entourage combined with harsh taxation policies had caused mounting discontent amp opposition among his boyars and even admonishment from his mother Elena Ecaterina Rareș Chronicles mention that all came to a boiling point after he had executed unjustifiably several boyars with the highest among them the hetman general and portar governor Petru Vartic of capital city of Suceava on April 7 1548 1 causing widespread disapproval and consternation among the ruling class Members of boyar families sought refuge in Transylvania amp Poland He further compromised his position by removing the bishop Macarie of Roman town in central Moldavia in 1549 but he had to reinstate him in early 1551 At the same time he made a large donation to Voroneț Monastery where Vartic was buried in a gesture of reconciliation In the last months of his reign as he increasingly realized that his political situation was becoming untenable he amassed as much treasure as he could and stated publicly that he wished to go to the sultan in Istanbul with the due tribute and to persuade him to decrease the fiscal obligations of the country 100 boyars accompanied him to Istanbul to ensure that he would at least pay that years tribute from the treasury that he carried with him 1 He renounced the throne in front of the sultan Suleiman the Magnificent converted to Islam took the name Mehmet on May 1551 and was circumcised he married several wives and had a big harem of Turkish Roma women 2 He had many descendants and became important among the Turkish Roma 3 The sultan passed the throne to his younger brother Stefan VI at the request of the Moldavian boyars who had accompanied him He then lived for several years in Istanbul then was banished to Aleppo in present day Syria where he eventually died in 1562 at age 31 in unclear circumstances His name and face were erased from church inscriptions and frescoes in Moldavia due his apostasy 4 See also editAncestors of Ilie II Rareș16 Alexander I of Moldavia8 Bogdan II of Moldavia4 Stephen III of Moldavia2 Petru IV Rares10 Rareș5 concubine Maria Răreșoaia1 Ilie II Rares24 Đurađ Brankovic12 Stefan Brankovic25 Irene Kantakouzene6 Jovan Brankovic26 Gjergj Arianiti13 Angelina Arianiti27 Maria Muzaka3 Elena Ecaterina Rareș28 Jaksa Brezicic14 Stefan Jaksic7 Jelena Jaksic30 Milos Belmuzevic15 Milica BelmuzevicReferences edit a b c O danie a lui Ilias Rares medievistica ro Fischer Emil 1908 Uber den Ursprung der rumanischen Bojarenfamilien Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie 40 3 343 361 JSTOR 23030256 Domnitori Ilias Rares Cateva Urmări al Turcirii Lui Ilias Rares Preceded byPetru Rares Prince Voivode of Moldavia1546 1551 Succeeded byStefan VI Rares Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ilie II Rareș amp oldid 1191849405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
