Peter III Aaron (; died 1467), bastard son of

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, was a

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on three occasions: October 1451 to February 1452, August 1454 to February 1455, and May 1455 to April 1457. The first two were during a civil war with Alexăndrel.

Background

Peter Aaron ascended to the throne after assassinating Bogdan II, while the latter was at a wedding in Rauseni. Immediately, his rule was challenged by Alexăndrel, whom Peter managed to defeat in March 1455, forcing Alexăndrel to take refuge in the fortress at Cetatea Albă. Peter confirmed his father's commercial privileges awarded to Polish traders in Moldavia, and took an oath of vassalage to

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Casimir IV. In 1456, Peter agreed to pay the

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of 2,000 gold ducats, in order to ensure his southern borders, thus becoming the first of the Moldavian rulers to accept the Turkish demands. The real challenge to his throne came with Bogdan II's son Ştefan cel Mare. The young prince had been given the protection of

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captain-general

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and, after John's death, that of Vlad III Dracula (Vlad Ţepeş) - the new

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. According to the interpretation of the account in the Vlad had offered Ştefan his full support for his venture. In April 1457, after two battles, Peter was deposed and had to flee, taking refuge first in Poland and then in Székelyföld. There, he played a part in increasing the tensions between Ştefan cel Mare and

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. Following Matthias's incursion and subsequent defeat at the

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(15 December 1467), Peter was captured and executed. Peter Aaron issued new billon and

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- on the grosh design but struck in better

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, probably as a part of a reform in monetary standards."Petru III (Petru Aron)" ''Monedele Moldovei si Valahiei'' (''The Coins of Moldavia and Wallachia'') 1 January 2004
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Notes

References

*Brezianu, Andrei and Spânu, Vlad (eds.) (2007) "Petru Aron (?-1469)" ''Historical Dictionary of Moldova'' (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, USA, p. 284,

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