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Radu cel Frumos

1438 - 1475

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Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome, Radu the Fair, or Radu the Beautiful (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; c. 1438 – January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III (a.k.a. Vlad the Impaler) and prince of the principality of Wallachia. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. In addition to Vlad III, Radu also had two older siblings, Mircea II and Vlad Călugărul, both of whom would also briefly rule Wallachia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Radu cel Frumos is the 964th most popular politician (up from 2,250th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Romania (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Romanian Politician.

Radu cel Frumos is most famous for being the first ruler of Wallachia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Radu cel Frumos ranks 964 out of 19,576. Before him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Vladislaus II of Hungary, Anwar Ibrahim, Michael III, and Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Umar II, Lucius Caesar, Richard I of Normandy, Lazar of Serbia, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and Shunzhi Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1438, Radu cel Frumos ranks 1. After him are Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Melozzo da Forlì, Edmund Beaufort, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Despina Khatun, James II of Cyprus, and Margaret of Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1475, Radu cel Frumos ranks 2. Before him is Paolo Uccello. After him are Dieric Bouts, Petrus Christus, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Joan of Portugal, Afanasy Nikitin, Simon of Trent, Albert van Ouwater, Theodorus Gaza, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Sin Sukju.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Radu cel Frumos ranks 17 out of 844. Before him are Tristan Tzara (1896), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Herta Müller (1953), Mircea Eliade (1907), and Elena Ceaușescu (1916). After him are Constantin Brâncuși (1876), Vlad II Dracul (1395), Paul Celan (1920), Theodoric I (393), Béla Kun (1886), and Ion Iliescu (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Radu cel Frumos ranks 10. Before him are Stephen Báthory (1533), Alaric I (376), John Hunyadi (1407), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), and Elena Ceaușescu (1916). After him are Vlad II Dracul (1395), Theodoric I (393), Béla Kun (1886), Ion Iliescu (1930), Carol II of Romania (1893), and Stephen III of Moldavia (1433).

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