# Stephen IV of Moldavia - Voivode of Moldavia

URL: https://allhistories.com/romania/rulers/stephen-iv-of-moldavia
Reign: 20 April 1517 – 14 January 1527
Born-Died: 1506 - 14 January 1527
Dynasty: House of Mușat (Bogdan-Mușat)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_IV_of_Moldavia

Stephen IV, also called Ștefăniță, became prince as a child in 1517 under the regency of Luca Arbore, whom he later had executed. He fought off Tatar raids and intervened in Wallachian affairs. His sudden death at about twenty, rumoured to be poisoning, opened the way for Petru Rareș.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Bogdan III the One-Eyed](https://allhistories.com/romania/rulers/bogdan-iii-the-one-eyed)
- Next in list: [Petru Rareș](https://allhistories.com/romania/rulers/petru-rares)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1517 - [Curtea de Argeș Monastery consecrated](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1517-curtea-de-arge-monastery-consecrated)
- 1520 - [The Teachings of Neagoe Basarab](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1520-the-teachings-of-neagoe-basarab)
- 1521 - [Letter of Neacșu of Câmpulung](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1521-letter-of-neac-u-of-campulung)
- 1522 - [Radu of Afumați's wars](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1522-radu-of-afuma-i-s-wars)
- 1526 - [Battle of Mohács](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1526-battle-of-mohacs)
- 1526 - [The Eastern Hungarian Kingdom](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1526-the-eastern-hungarian-kingdom)
- 1527 - [Petru Rareș becomes prince of Moldavia](https://allhistories.com/romania/timeline/1527-petru-rare-becomes-prince-of-moldavia)