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Radu's brother Vlad III later went on to take the throne from Vladislav II in 1456 and began his second reign for which he was to become famous. Like his older brother Mircea II, Vlad III was an able military commander and now found himself opposing the Ottomans. Radu, at the age of 22, became a leading figure at the Ottoman court.
The siege of Dâmbovița Fortress took place on 23 November 1473 when an army of Moldavia, led by Stephen the Great, besieged the fortress where Radu the Handsome, ruler of Wallachia, had taken refuge. After the loss at Vodna stream, in 18–20 November 1473, Radu the Handsome retreated to Dâmbovița Fortress .
The line of the Drăculești began with Vlad II Dracul ("the Dragon"), son of one of the most important rulers of the Basarab dynasty, Mircea the Elder.The name Drăculești is the patronymic of Dracul, which according to most historians is derived from the 1431 membership of Vlad II in the Order of the Dragon (Societas draconistarum) that had been founded in 1408 AD by Holy Roman Emperor ...
Radu cel Frumos → Radu the Handsome – The present title is in Romanian. This encyclopedia is in English. The subject is predominantly known in English-language literature as Radu the Handsome, which is Radu cel Frumos in Romanian. Searching for "Radu the Handsome" "Wallachia" one gets 87 hits, whereas "Radu cel Frumos" "Wallachia" yields 36 ...
Vlad IV Călugărul ("Vlad IV the Monk"; prior to 1425 – September 1495) was the Prince of Wallachia in 1481 and then from 1482 to 1495.. His father Vlad Dracul had previously held the throne, as had his brothers Mircea II and Radu the Handsome, and lastly Vlad III Dracula.
Vlad's half-brother, Radu the Handsome, who willingly served the sultan, commanded 4,000 horsemen. In addition to this, the Turks brought with them 120 cannon, engineers and workers that would build roads and bridges, priests of Islam ( ulema ) and muezzin , who called the troops to prayer, astrologers who consulted Mehmed and helped him make ...
The epithet the Handsome may refer to: Demetrius the Fair (c. 285 BC–249 BC), King of Cyrene; Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345–1383), King of Portugal and the Algarve; Frederick the Fair (c. 1289–1330), King of Germany and Duke of Austria and Styria; Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113–1151), Duke of Normandy; Philibert II, Duke of ...
The use of wagon forts by Wallachia was first noted during the battle of Râmnicu Sărat in November 1473, when Radu the Handsome used one against the army of Stephen the Great of Moldavia. After the battle, the Moldavians captured this fort. [63]