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Alexander II Mircea
Prince of Wallachia
(1st reign)
ReignJune 1568 – April 1574
PredecessorPeter the Younger
SuccessorVintilă of Wallachia
Prince of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
ReignMay 1574 – 11 September 1577
PredecessorVintilă of Wallachia
SuccessorMihnea II Turcitul
Born3 March 1529
Transylvania
Died11 September 1577
Bucharest
SpouseCatherine Salvaresso
IssueMihnea II Turcitul
DynastyDrăculeşti
FatherMircea III Dracul
MotherMaria Despina
ReligionOrthodox

Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577.[1][2] He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks in Istanbul, he hardly knew his country of origin before gaining the throne of Wallachia.

Rule

Alexandru and his wife Catherine Salvaresso came to Bucharest in June 1574. Like his great-grandfather Vlad III Dracula, he was known for cruelty, by slaughtering dissident boyars. Eventually, Alexandru was poisoned by noblemen claiming to be loyal to him. In 1574 he helped his brother in taking the throne of Moldavia.

References

  1. ^ Sidney, Philip (2012). The correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney. R. J. P. Kuin. Oxford: Oxford Univ Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-19-955822-3. OCLC 769989467.
  2. ^ Cazacu, Matei (2017-01-01). "Chronology". Dracula. Brill. p. 308. doi:10.1163/9789004349216_012. ISBN 978-90-04-34921-6.
Alexander II Mircea House of Drăculeşti Died: 1577 Regnal titles Preceded byPetru cel Tânăr Voivode of Wallachia 1568-1574 Succeeded byVintilă of Wallachia Preceded byVintilă of Wallachia Voivode of Wallachia 1574-1577 Succeeded byCatherine Salvaresso


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