Ștefan Surdul (? – 2 February 1595) was the son of

Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit John III the Terrible (), also John III the Brave (; 1521 – June 14, 1574) was List of Moldavian rulers, Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574. Dimitrie Cantemir mentions him under the name John the Armenian. He was the grand ...

. He ruled

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...

from May 1591 to August 1592. According to one source he was a

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning (leather), tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffal ...

cutter and harness maker by trade.Xenopol, p.33

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1595 deaths 16th-century princes of Wallachia Year of birth unknown House of Bogdan-Mușat {{Europe-royal-stub