Ștefan Petriceicu (
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: ''Ștefan al XI-lea Petriceicu'', died 1690) was three times
Voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...
of
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...
(August 1672 – November 1673, December 1673 – February 1674, December 1683 – March 1684).
Reign
The son of a
boyar
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,
Chancellor
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(''
mare logofăt'') Toader Petriceicu (d. 1663), Ștefan was elected by the nobility – with the approval of the Ottoman Empire – to succeed
George Ducas
Voivode George Ducas (Greek: ''Γεώργιος Δούκας'', Romanian: ''Gheorghe Duca'') (c. 1620 – 31 March 1685) was three times prince of Moldavia (September 1665 – May 1666, November 1668 – 20 August 1672, November 1678 – January ...
in 1672. The Ottomans forced Petriceicu to support their campaign against Poland at the
Battle of Khotyn in 1673, but later ousted him for siding with the Poles in November 1673. He returned to power briefly before
Dimitrie Cantacuzino replaced him a second time in February the following year. Having retaken power once again from George Ducas in December 1683, the Ottomans eventually replaced Petriceicu permanently with Cantacuzino in March 1684.
References
1690 deaths
Rulers of Moldavia
Year of birth unknown
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