Ștefan Tomșa
Ruler of Moldavia in 1563 and 1564
About Ștefan Tomșa
Ștefan Tomșa or Ștefan VII (; and came to power as leader of a boyar revolt against the Lutheran Ioan Iacob Heraclid, whose attempts to impose the new usages in Moldavia offended the Eastern Orthodox sensibilities of nobles. Ioan Iacob, better known in Romanian history as Despot Vodă, sought refuge in the city of Suceava.
Ștefan Tomșa was claimed the ruler of Moldavia on 8 August 1563. and Ștefan Tomșa fled to neighbouring Poland.
Tomșa was imprisoned with his boyars in Buczacz. On the request of the Sultan boyars were sent to Turkey. The Sultan wanted also Ștefan Tomșa. Tomșa on the request of the Polish King Sigismund II Augustus was sentenced to death and beheaded in Lwów on 5 May 1564. He was buried in Lwów.
His sons were later rulers of the principalities, Ștefan IX Tomșa in Moldavia, and Leon Tomșa in Wallachia.
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Who was Ștefan Tomșa?
Ruler of Moldavia in 1563 and 1564
When did Ștefan Tomșa die?
Ștefan Tomșa died on 5 May 1564 in Lviv.
What nationality was Ștefan Tomșa?
Ștefan Tomșa's recorded nationality: Principality of Moldavia.
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