Moldavia has from 1451 been racked by…

Moldavia has from 1451 been racked by civil war between Petru Aron, who had murdered his half-brother Bogdan II to usurp the throne, and Alexăndrel—a nephew of Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good), Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia between 1400 and 1432.

Following the outbreak of the conflict, Bogdan’s son Stephen had taken refuge in Transylvania, seeking the protection of military commander John Hunyadi.

After Hunyadi’s death, he had moved to the court of Vlad III Dracula and, in 1457, manages to receive six thousand horsemen as military assistance, putting them to use in a victorious battle against Petru Aron at Doljeşti.

Following another lost battle at Orbic, Aron flees to Poland, while Stephen is crowned Prince.

The most prominent representative of the House of Muşat, Stephen cel Mare (Stephen the Great) is to retain the throne of Moldavia for the next forty-seven years.