John III the Terrible (Romanian: Ioan cel Cumplit), also John III the Brave (Romanian: Ioan cel Viteaz) (1521 – June 14, 1574) was Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574.
He was the grandson of Bogdan III and the son of Stephen IV and his Armenian mistress Serpega. It is said he spent part of his life being a merchant in Constantinople, where he had closely studied the Ottomans and their weaknesses.
Ioan was one of the last medieval Romanian rulers to battle the Ottoman Turks. His nickname "the Terrible" was a result of his harsh treatment of the Boyars, the Moldavian nobility, which at that time were very influential in deciding the rulers of the small principality. Attempting to strengthen his rule and make an example out of disloyal nobles, Ioan III carried out several Boyar executions, thus earning his alias "the Terrible". The common people appreciated his courageous stand against the nobility's corruption and the harsh Turkish domination. He refused to double the amount of tribute paid to the Ottomans but the Moldovan army was defeated in the Battle of Cahul Lake, he was captured and executed.[1]
His short reign was marked by fierce combat against the Ottoman Empire and their CrimeanTatar allies. In order to counter the power of the Ottomans, he allied himself with the Ukrainian Cossacks. He was victorious at the battles of Jiliște, the Siege of Brăila, Tighina and Cetatea Albă.[citation needed] When an army of 150,000 Turks[citation needed] was sent against him, he personally surrendered, being promised that his Moldavian soldiers and Cossack allies would be spared in exchange for his capture.[citation needed] He was killed by the Ottomans by tying his body to four camels, which were driven in different directions.[citation needed] His soldiers were nonetheless slaughtered mercilessly.[citation needed]
john, terrible, 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, march, 2014. 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 John III the Terrible news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message John III the Terrible Romanian Ioan cel Cumplit also John III the Brave Romanian Ioan cel Viteaz 1521 June 14 1574 was Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574 John III the TerriblePrince of MoldaviaReignFebruary 1572 June 1574PredecessorBogdan IV of MoldaviaSuccessorPeter the LameBorn1521Died14 June 1574Roșcani ro DynastyBogdan MușatFatherStephen IV of MoldaviaMotherSerpegaReligionOrthodoxHe was the grandson of Bogdan III and the son of Stephen IV and his Armenian mistress Serpega It is said he spent part of his life being a merchant in Constantinople where he had closely studied the Ottomans and their weaknesses Ioan was one of the last medieval Romanian rulers to battle the Ottoman Turks His nickname the Terrible was a result of his harsh treatment of the Boyars the Moldavian nobility which at that time were very influential in deciding the rulers of the small principality Attempting to strengthen his rule and make an example out of disloyal nobles Ioan III carried out several Boyar executions thus earning his alias the Terrible The common people appreciated his courageous stand against the nobility s corruption and the harsh Turkish domination He refused to double the amount of tribute paid to the Ottomans but the Moldovan army was defeated in the Battle of Cahul Lake he was captured and executed 1 His short reign was marked by fierce combat against the Ottoman Empire and their Crimean Tatar allies In order to counter the power of the Ottomans he allied himself with the Ukrainian Cossacks He was victorious at the battles of Jiliște the Siege of Brăila Tighina and Cetatea Albă citation needed When an army of 150 000 Turks citation needed was sent against him he personally surrendered being promised that his Moldavian soldiers and Cossack allies would be spared in exchange for his capture citation needed He was killed by the Ottomans by tying his body to four camels which were driven in different directions citation needed His soldiers were nonetheless slaughtered mercilessly citation needed See also EditAncestors of John III the Terrible16 Alexander I of Moldavia8 Bogdan II of Moldavia4 Stephen III of Moldavia9 Oltea2 Bogdan III of Moldavia20 Vlad II Dracul10 Radu cel Frumos5 Maria Voichița1 John III the Terrible3 illegitimate SerpegaReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit Brezianu Andrei Spanu Vlad 2010 The A to Z of Moldova Plymouth Scarecrow Press pp xxviii ISBN 978 0 8108 7211 0 OCLC 526091516 Preceded byBogdan Lăpușneanu Ruler of Moldavia1572 1574 Succeeded byPetru Schiopul Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John III the Terrible amp oldid 1144208770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
