Alexander II Mircea
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| Alexander II Mircea | |
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| Prince of Wallachia (1st reign) | |
| Reign | June 1568 – April 1574 |
| Predecessor | Peter the Younger |
| Successor | Vintilă of Wallachia |
| Prince of Wallachia (2nd reign) | |
| Reign | May 1574 – 11 September 1577 |
| Predecessor | Vintilă of Wallachia |
| Successor | Mihnea II Turcitul |
| Born | 3 March 1529 Transylvania |
| Died | 11 September 1577 Bucharest |
| Spouse | Catherine Salvaresso |
| Issue | Mihnea II Turcitul |
| Dynasty | Drăculeşti |
| Father | Mircea III Dracul |
| Mother | Maria Despina |
| Religion | Orthodox |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Cazacu, Matei (2017-01-01). "Chronology". Dracula. Brill. p. 308. doi:10.1163/9789004349216_012. ISBN 978-90-04-34921-6.
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