Ștefan Tomșa or Ștefan VII (Polish: Stefan VII Tomża) (died 5 May 1564 in Lwów) was the ruler of Moldavia in 1563 and 1564. Tomșa served as hatman and...

known to the Ottoman authorities. Stefan's origins are unknown, but he claimed to be the son of Prince Ștefan Tomșa VII of Moldavia, a claim which was...

up to date for the first monarchs, following the documented studies of Ștefan S. Gorovei and Constantin Rezachevici. The Ottoman influence in the Moldavian...

by the pretender Ștefan Tomșa. After a months-long siege in Suceava, Despot surrendered and was immediately killed, probably by Tomșa's own hand. His Reformation...

despot, supported Alexandru Lăpușneanu's return to the throne in place of Ștefan Tomșa (1564), and ultimately endorsed Ion Vodă cel Cumplit (1572); he was himself...

Movilă in 1611. The Moldavian throne now fell to Ștefan II Tomșa (Tomża). A second intervention by Stefan Potocki (with tacit assistance from Sigismund III...

the attack of Kamianets-Podilskyi, the Ottomans swiftly replaced him with Ștefan Petriceicu. In 1674, through the intervention of the Cantacuzino boyars...

following year he was dethroned by Ștefan Tomșa, the second son of the ephemeral prince of Moldova, Ștefan VII Tomșa. As a refugee in Poland, he attempted...

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usurpation by Ștefan Tomșa. Besieged in Suceava, where he alienated many of his remaining supporters, Heraclid was finally killed by Tomșa's own hand. A...