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House of Basarab. The House of Basarab (also Bazarab or Bazaraad, Romanian: Basarab pronounced [basaˈrab] ⓘ) was a ruling family of Cuman origin, [1] which had an important role in the establishing of the Principality of Wallachia, giving the country its first line of Princes, one closely related with the Mușatin rulers of Moldavia.
Jan 5, 2018 · Vlad III was known by the name Vlad the Impaler due to his cruel reputation. Vlad III, who is known by his moniker Vlad the Impaler, was born in 1431. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul (c.1395-1447), who became the ruler of the Principality of Wallachia (1330-1859) in 1436. About two decades earlier in 1417, Wallachia had accepted the ...
Dan the Younger (executed in April 1460) (Also known as Dan the Pretender) was a pretender to the throne of Wallachia from 1456 to 1460. He was the son of Dan II of Wallachia who died fighting for the throne in 1431. After Dan's brother, Vladislav II of Wallachia, was killed by their cousin, Vlad Dracula, in a duel in 1456, Dan settled in Brașov.
After 14 long years spent in imprisonment, Matthias Corvinus recognized Vlad as the lawful prince of Wallachia and freed him, but without providing him with military assistance to recapture his principality. In 1476 on July 26, Mehmed II invaded Moldavia and defeated Stephen the Great at the Battle of Valea Alba. But in response, Vlad Tepes ...
Jan 24, 2015 · With the aid of Transylvanian troops Vlad invaded, and slew Vladislav II personally in hand to hand combat. Finally, by his own hand and in his own right, Vlad was prince. Wallachia had been left in a ruinous state by the neglectful Vladislav, and Vlad was quick to remedy the situation.
Apr 24, 2024 · Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431–1476/77), was a member of the House of Drăculești, a branch of the House of Basarab, also known by his patronymic name: Dracula. He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș), and was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans.
The name Wallachia is an exonym, generally not used by Romanians themselves, who used the denomination "Țara Românească" – Romanian Country or Romanian Land, although it does appear in some Romanian texts as Valahia or Vlahia. It derives from the term walhaz used by Germanic peoples and Early Slavs to refer to Romans and other speakers of ...
