List of rulers of Wallachia
House of Basarab

List of rulers of Wallachia

Section Title: House of Basarab
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Ruler	Portrait	Years	Family	Marriage	Notes

Radu Negru	-	c. 1290 – 1310	Unknown	Radu Negru is legendary voivode of Wallachia; some historians consider it to be just a nickname of Thocomerius or Basarab I.

Basarab I the Founder (Basarab Întemeietorul)	-	c. 1310 – 1352	Basarab	Margareta two children	son of Thocomerius; first non-legendary ruler of Wallachia.

Nicolae Alexandru	-	1352–1364	Basarab	Maria Lackfy five children Clara Dobokai two children Margareta Dabkai no children	son of Basarab I

Vladislav I Vlaicu-Vodă	-	c. 1364 – 1377	Basarab	unknown	son of Nicolae Alexandru

Radu I	-	c. 1377 – 1383	Basarab	Anna one child Kalinikia c.1354 or 1355 two children	son of Nicolae Alexandru

Dan I	c. 1383 – 1386	Dănești	Maria of Serbia one child	son of Radu I

Mircea I the Elder (Mircea I cel Bătrân)	-	1386-1394 1397-1418	Basarab	Maria Tolmay six children Anca no children	Son of Radu I. Wallachia reached one of its peaks. Was deposed by a usurper, Vlad.

Vlad I the Usurper (Vlad I Uzurpatorul)	1394–1397	Dănești	Unknown	son of Dan I (or simply a wallachian boyar), usurped the throne

Mihail I	-	1418–1420	Basarab	unknown two children	Son of Mircea cel Bătrân, co-ruled with his father since 1415.

Radu II the Bald (Radu II Praznaglava)	-	1420-1422 1426-1427	Basarab	unknown	Son of Mircea cel Bătrân

Dan II	-	1422-1426 1427-1431	Dănești	unknown five children	Son of Dan I, member of the Order of the Dragon

Alexandru I Aldea	1431–1436	Basarab	unknown	son of Mircea cel Bătrân

Vlad II the Dragon (Vlad II Dracul)	-	1436–1442 1443-1447	Drăculești	unknown one child Cneajna of Moldavia three children	illegitimate son of Mircea cel Bătrân; member of the Order of the Dragon (thus Dracul); While in negotiations outside Wallachia with the Ottoman Empire, his son Mircea was named prince.

Mircea II the Younger (Mircea al II-lea cel Tânăr)	1442 1446-1447	Drăculești	Unmarried	son of Vlad II Dracul, sometimes not counted; he ruled while his father was absent, on his way to pay the tribute to the Ottoman Empire; Deposed by John Hunyadi.

Basarab II	1442–1443	Dănești	Maria (Dobra) two children	son of Dan II; Placed in the throne by John Hunyadi, in war with Vlad II.

Vladislav II	-	1447–1448 1448-1456	Dănești	Neacşa one child	son of Dan II; supported by John Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary; The way he came to the throne is debatable, but the most accepted is that he killed Vlad II, and was then replaced in the throne by Hunyadi.

Vlad III the Impaler (Vlad al III-lea Țepeș)	-	1448 1456-1462 1476	Drăculești	Justina Szilágyi Between 1475 and 1476	son of Vlad II Dracul, invaded Wallachia while Vladislav was away, in battle against the Ottomans; Deposed in the next year by Hunyadi.

Radu III the Fair (Radu cel Frumos)	-	1462–1473 1473-1474 1474 1474-1475	Drăculești	Maria one child	son of Vlad II Dracul; From 1473 in war with Basarab III.

Basarab III Laiotă the Old (Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân)	-	1473 1474 1474 1475-1476 1476-1477	Dănești	Unmarried	son of Dan II; In war against Radu III;1st rule

Basarab IV The Younger, The Little Impaler (Basarab IV Țepeluș cel Tânăr)	1477–1481 1481-1482	Dănești	Maria one child	son of Basarab II

Mircea (III)	1481	Drăculești	Unmarried	illegitimate son of Vlad II Dracul

Vlad IV the Monk (Vlad Călugărul)	-	1481 1482-1495	Drăculești	Rada Smaranda Before 1460 four children Maria Palaiologina 1487 one child	son of Vlad II Dracul

Radu IV the Great (Radu cel Mare)	-	1495–1508	Drăculești	Catherine of Zeta six children	son of Vlad Călugărul

Mihnea I the Bad (Mihnea cel Rău)	-	1508–1509	Drăculești	Smaranda no children Voica three children	son of Vlad III Țepeș

Mircea III (IV) Miloș	1509–1510	Drăculești	Maria of Serbia 1519 two children	son of Mihnea cel Rău

Vlad V the Younger (Vlad cel Tânăr)	1510–1512	Drăculești	Anca of Zeta Before 1508 one child	son of Vlad Călugărul; also known as Vlăduț

Neagoe Basarab V	-	1512–1521	Craiovești	Milica of Serbia 1505 six children	possibly son of Pârvu Craiovescu or Basarab IV; The most accepted theory is that he claimed the throne as a son of Basarab IV, being in fact son of Pârvu.

Milica of Serbia (Regent)	-	1521–1522	Branković/ Craiovești	Neagoe Basarab V 1505 six children	Regent in behalf of her son

Teodosie	-	Craiovești	unmarried	under regency of his mother Milica Despina

Radu V	-	1522–1523 1524 1524-1525 1525-1529	Drăculești	Voica of Bucsani three children Ruxandra of Wallachia After 1525 no children	illegitimate son of Radu cel Mare; allied with Craiovești

Vladislav III	1523 1524 1525	Dănești	Unknown	nephew of Vladislav II

Radu VI Bădica	1523–1524	Drăculești	Unknown	son of Radu IV the Great.

Basarab VI	1529	Unknown	Non-dynastic; Son of Mehmed-bey

Moise	-	1529–1530	Dănești	Unknown	son of Vladislav III. Last of the Dănești.

Vlad VI the Drowned (Vlad Înecatul)	1530–1532	Drăculești	Anna of Moldavia 1531 no children	son of Vlad cel Tânăr

Vlad VII Vintilă de la Slatina	-	1532–1535	Drăculești	Zamfira one child Rada one child	son of Radu cel Mare

Radu VII Paisie	-	1535–1545	Drăculești	Stana three children Ruxandra of Wallachia c.1541 three children	son of Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina

Mircea IV (V) the Shepherd (Mircea Ciobanul)	-	1545–1552 1553-1554 1558-1559	Drăculești	Chiajna of Moldavia June 1546 seven children	son of Radu IV.

Radu VIII Ilie the Cowherd (Radu Ilie Haidăul)	1552–1553	Drăculești	Unknown	son of Radu de la Afumați

Pătrașcu the Good (Pătrașcu cel Bun)	-	1554–1558	Drăculești	Voica of Slatioare four children	son of Radu Paisie

Chiajna of Moldavia (regent)	1559-1564	Drăculești	Mircea IV (V) June 1546 seven children	Regent on behalf of her son.

Petru I the Younger (Petru cel Tânăr)	-	1564–1568	Drăculești	Jelena Crepovic of Transylvania 22 August 1563 one child	son of Mircea Ciobanul

Alexandru II Mircea	-	1568–1574 1574-1577	Drăculești	Catherine Salvaresso 1558 Pera one child	Son of Mircea III Dracul; popularly called Oaie Seacă (Barren Sheep); in 1574 was expelled by Vintilă, but returned in that same year to the throne.

Vintilă	1574	Drăculești	Unknown	son of Petru Pătrașcu cel Bun

Catherine Salvaresso (regent)	-	1577-1583	Salvaresso/Drăculești	Alexandru II Mircea 1558 Pera one child	Regent on behalf of her son, Mihnea II. Deposed by Peter II.

Petru II of the Earring (Petru Cercel)	-	1583–1585	Drăculești	Unmarried	son of Petru Pătrașcu cel Bun

Mihnea II the Turk (Mihnea Turcitul)	-	1585–1591	Drăculești	Neaga de Cislau June 1582 three children	Paid for the assassination of his usurper. Returned and ruled alone.

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Basarab IV was Voivode of Wallachia.

final_sentence: Basarab IV was Voivode of Wallachia.