the True Champion of Christian Faith:
--"Stefan the Great fought during his long reign for the independence of his country against the Turks, the Hungarians, and the Poles. In those times of the fearful attacks of the Turks he was the only bulwark that stated the onslaughts against Christianity. But, disappointed, on his deathbed Stefan advised his son Bogdan to make voluntary submission to Turkish suzerainty." (Roucek: 6)
--"The career of Stephen the Great is certainly the least known among all the episodes of European defense: and yet he stands beside Hunyady, Sobieski and Eugene as one of the four great champions of Christendom against the Turk. . . ." (A History of the Roumanians: 49)
Stephan II of Bavaria (1319-1375)
Duke of Bavaria, 1347
mit der Hafte
Stephan III of Bavaria (1337-1416)
Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, 1375
der Kneissl
der Knäufel [78]
the Magnificent
the Governor [76]
Pope Stephen III
Pope Stephen III
the First Pope-King [77]
the Devil's Student:
--"Karoly died in 1342 and his heir, Lajos of Hungary, ordered Stjepan to seize Croatia and hold back the Venetians while he mustered his own army. But Stjepan told the Venetians that the Hungarians were coming, earning him the nickname 'the Devil's Student' for his deceit. . . ." (Clash of Thrones)
--" . . . The Venetians had attempted to bribe several Hungarian generals, including Ban Stephen II, who gave away the positions of the Hungarian troops for a handsome sum of money, thereby earning the nickname "Devil's Student". . . ." (Wikipedia)
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