Neagoe Basarab

Neagoe Basarab

Neagoe Basarab (Romanian pronunciation: ['ne̯aɡo.e basaˈrab]; c. 1459 – 15 September 1521) was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. Born into the boyar family of the Craiovești (his reign marks the climax of the family's political influence) as the son of Pârvu Craiovescu or Basarab Țepeluș cel Tânăr, Neagoe Basarab, who replaced Vlad cel Tânăr after the latter rejected Craioveşti tutelage, was noted for his abilities and competence. He is sometimes mentioned as Neagoe Basarab IV, due to other Wallachian rulers by the name Basarab (not Neagoe Basarab) preceding him on the throne, some of them certain members of the House of Basarab and some less so. He wrote a mirror for princes called The teachings of Neagoe Basarab to his son Theodosie, written in Church Slavonic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neagoe Basarab is the 11,408th most popular politician (down from 10,843rd in 2019). (down from 2,478th in 2019)