Radu the Handsome

Radu the Handsome
Illustration by M. B. Secareaun, 1881
Voivode of Wallachia
1st reignAugust 1462 – November 1473
PredecessorVlad III
SuccessorBasarab III
2nd reign23 December 1473 – March 1474
PredecessorBasarab III
SuccessorBasarab III
3rd reignMarch – Summer 1474
PredecessorBasarab III
SuccessorBasarab III
4th reignOctober 1474 – January 1475
PredecessorBasarab III
SuccessorBasarab III
Bornc. 1438
DiedJanuary 1475(1475-01-00) (aged 36–37)
Principality of Wallachia
SpouseMaria Despina
IssueMaria Voichița of Wallachia
HouseHouse of Drăculești
FatherVlad II Dracul
MotherCneajna of Moldavia
ReligionSunni Islam

Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome, Radu the Fair, or Radu the Beautiful (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; c. 1438 – January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III (a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler) and prince of the principality of Wallachia. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. In addition to Vlad III, Radu also had two older siblings, Mircea II and Vlad Călugărul, both of whom would also briefly rule Wallachia. In 1462, he defeated his brother, Vlad III, alongside Ottoman Empire sultan Mehmed II.

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