Ioan Potcoavă
Deceased Person
– 1578
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Who was Ioan Potcoavă?
Ioan al IV-lea Potcoavă was a prominent Cossack ataman, and Voivode of Moldavia. His moniker is said to originate in the fact that he used to ride his stallions to the point of breaking off their horseshoes; another version says that he could break and unbend both horseshoes and coins with his fists.
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