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Mircea II of Wallachia

1422 - 1447

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Mircea II (1428–1447) was the Voivode, or prince, of Wallachia in 1442. He was the oldest son of Vlad II Dracul and brother of Vlad Țepeș and Radu the Handsome. He was the grandson of his namesake Mircea the Elder. He assumed the throne in 1442, while his father was away at the Ottoman court. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mircea II of Wallachia is the 3,199th most popular politician (up from 4,525th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 79th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Romanian Politician.

Mircea ii of Wallachia is most famous for his success in defending the country from the Ottoman Empire. He was also known for his patronage of the arts and religious tolerance.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 3,199 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacques Santer, Juvénal Habyarimana, Carin Göring, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Ludwig Quidde, and Richard Walther Darré. After him are Wolfgang Schäuble, Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, João Goulart, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, and Henry Morgenthau Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1422, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 3. Before him are Federico da Montefeltro, and Agnès Sorel. After him are Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, William Caxton, Francesco Pesellino, and Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua. Among people deceased in 1447, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 7. Before him are Pope Eugene IV, Vlad II Dracul, Shah Rukh, Filippo Maria Visconti, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and Masolino da Panicale. After him are Colette of Corbie, Henry Beaufort, and Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 52 out of 844. Before him are John Cassian (360), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Ben Ferencz (1920), Alexander Löhr (1885), and Gabriel Bethlen (1580). After him are Regalianus (250), Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), George Emil Palade (1912), Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899), Henri Coandă (1886), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 27. Before 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). After him are Regalianus (250), Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), Chivu Stoica (1908), Ana Pauker (1893), and Sigismund Báthory (1572).

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