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Michael the Brave

1558 - 1601

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Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul [miˈhaj viˈte̯azul] or Mihai Bravu [ˈbravu]; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600). He is considered one of Romania's greatest national heroes. Since the 19th century, Michael the Brave has been regarded by Romanian nationalists as a symbol of Romanian unity, as his reign marked the first time in history all principalities inhabited by Romanians were under the same ruler. His rule over Wallachia began in the autumn of 1593. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael the Brave is the 2,110th most popular politician (down from 1,812th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Romania (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Romanian Politician.

Michael the Brave was a Romanian prince who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the late 1500s.

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Among politicians, Michael the Brave ranks 2,110 out of 19,576. Before him are Philipp Scheidemann, Charles Albert of Sardinia, Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, João Lourenço, Britannicus, and Otto I, Duke of Saxony. After him are Aleksandar Vučić, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Jehu, Ferdinand I of Naples, Neoptolemus, and Gisela of Hungary.

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Among people born in 1558, Michael the Brave ranks 2. Before him is Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria. After him are Hendrik Goltzius, Ishikawa Goemon, Ligdan Khan, Oda Nobutaka, Thomas Kyd, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Olivier van Noort, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, and Chen Jiru. Among people deceased in 1601, Michael the Brave ranks 2. Before him is Tycho Brahe. After him are Louise of Lorraine, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Henriette of Cleves, Starina Novak, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Thomas Nashe, John Shakespeare, and Ivan Moskvitin.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Michael the Brave ranks 35 out of 844. Before him are Mircea Lucescu (1945), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Bela Lugosi (1882), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), and Elie Wiesel (1928). After him are Dimitrie Cantemir (1673), Sergiu Celibidache (1912), George Enescu (1881), Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Iannis Xenakis (1922), and Basarab I of Wallachia (1275).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Michael the Brave ranks 20. Before him are Ion Iliescu (1930), Carol II of Romania (1893), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), and Álmos (820). After him are Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), Traian Băsescu (1951), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Ben Ferencz (1920), and Gabriel Bethlen (1580).

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