Radu cel Mare
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Radu IV the Great was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia
from September 1495 to April 1508. He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul
, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler
. He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta, and was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău
, son to his uncle Vlad Țepeș.
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
from September 1495 to April 1508. He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul
Vlad Calugarul
Vlad IV Călugărul, translated as Vlad the Monk, was the pious half-brother of Vlad III , and one of many rulers of Wallachia during the 15th century...
, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler
Vlad III the Impaler
Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans...
. He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta, and was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău
Mihnea cel Rau
Mihnea cel Rău , the son of Vlad III Dracula , and his first wife, was Voivode of Wallachia from 1508 to 1509, having replaced his first cousin Radu cel Mare. During his reign, he ruled alongside his son Mircea III Dracul in the year 1509...
, son to his uncle Vlad Țepeș.