# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gheorghe-stefan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:58:31.108Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gheorghe-stefan"
name: "Gheorghe Ștefan"
slug: "gheorghe-stefan"
description: "Gheorghe Ștefan was the voivode (prince) of Moldavia between 13 April and 8 May 1653, and again from 16 July 1653 to 13 March 1658; he was the son of boyar Dumitrașcu Ceaur; Gheorghe Ștefan was Chancellor (logofăt) during the reign of Vasile Lupu. His original name was István Görgicze and is mentioned by this name in many sources. However, due to the difficulty of pronouncing his surname and for certain sources to simplify it, they renamed him Georghe Stephan, referring to the origin of his ancestors from medieval Georgia or Colchis. Nevertheless, all name variations he is mentioned by mean son of George, representing a historical connection to old Caucasian roots. See sources below."
tagline: "Voivode of Moldavia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gheorghe_Stefan.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
deathDate: "1668"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.79
  momentum:             6.086956521739131
  historical:           9.614508
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%A8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Георгій Штефан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_%C8%98tefan"
    title: "Gheorghe Ștefan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A3%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Γεώργιος Στέφαν της Μολδαβίας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_%C8%98tefan"
    title: "Gheorghe Ștefan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_%C8%98tefan_(prince_moldave)"
    title: "Gheorghe Ștefan (prince moldave)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%9F%2C_%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%95%D7%91%D7%94"
    title: "גאורגה שטפאן, שליט מולדובה"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Gy%C3%B6rgy_Istv%C3%A1n_moldvai_fejedelem"
    title: "I. György István moldvai fejedelem"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_%C8%98tefan"
    title: "Gheorghe Ștefan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Stefan"
    title: "Jerzy Stefan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_%C8%98tefan"
    title: "Gheorghe Ștefan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Георгий Стефан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1058297"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump