["< sod > the death of alexander the good in 1432 gave rise a succession crisis which lasted for more than two decades. { { sfn | pop | 2005 | p = 256 } } { { sfn | bolovan | constantiniu | michelson | pop | 1997 | p = 103 } } stephen's father mounted the throne in 1449, { { sfn | pop | 2005 | p = 256 } } with the support of [ [ john hunyadi ] ], regent - governor of hungary. { { sfn | ciobanu | 1991 | p = 34 } } stephen was styled'' [ [ voivode ] ]'' in his father's charters, showing that bogdan ii appointed stephen his heir and co - ruler. { { sfn | eagles | 2014 | pp = 31, 212 } } a pretender to the wallachian throne, [ [ vlad dracula ] ], came to moldavia around this time. { { sfn | treptow | 2000 | p = n 58 } } vlad and stephen fought side by side against the russian invading poles in the battle of crasna in june 1450. { { sfn | florescu | mcnally | 1989 | p = 66 } } < eod > < v sod > the death of alexander the good in 1432 gave rise a succession crisis which lasted for more than two decades. { { sfn | pop | 2005 | p = 256 } } { { sfn | bolovan | constantiniu | michelson | pop | 1997 | p = 103 } } stephen's father mounted at the throne in december 1449, { { sfn | pop | 2005 | p = 256 } } with the support of [ [ next john hunyadi ] ], regent - governor of hungary. { { sfn | ciobanu | 1991 | p = 34 } } stephen was styled'' [ [ voivode ] ]'' in his father's charters, showing that bogdan ii has appointed stephen his heir and co - interim ruler. { { sfn | eagles | 2014 | pp = no 31, 212 } } a pretender to the wallachian throne, [ [ here vlad dracula ] ], came to moldavia around this time. { { sfn | treptow | 2000 | p = 58 } } < eod >"]