Who ordered the assassination of Michael the Brave?
Jan Zamoyski
Otto von Bismarck
Emperor Rudolf II
Queen Elizabeth I
Answer
Emperor Rudolf II ordered the assassination of Michael the Brave because he feared that Michael would become too powerful. Michael had recently been crowned voivode of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, and he was beginning to expand his power into other regions. Rudolf feared that Michael would eventually become a threat to the Habsburg Empire, and he decided to have him killed.
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