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Mircea the Elder

Ruler of Wallachia

14 dated entries naming Mircea the Elder, drawn from 13 separate years between 1355 CE and 1418 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Mircea I of Wallachia in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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14th century

  • 1355Mircea the Elder, Voivode of Wallachia (d. 1418)source
  • 1386September 23 – Dan I of Wallachia (modern-day southern Romania) is killed in battle against the Bulgarians and is succeeded by Mircea the Elder, one of the greatest rulers of Wallachia.source
  • 1388Mircea I of Wallachia takes control of the region of Dobruja, thus preventing its occupation by the Ottomans.source
  • 1389Mircea I of Wallachia and Polish king Władysław II Jagiełło sign their first treaty, to protect their countries against Ottoman expansion.source
  • 1395May 17 – Battle of Rovine: With the help of the Hungarians, Wallachia resists an invasion by the Ottomans and their Serb and Bulgarian vassals. But Mircea I of Wallachia has to temporarily flee to Transylvania, and Vlad I Uzurpatorul is placed on the throne by the Ottomans.source
  • 1396October – A Transylvanian expedition captures Vlad I Uzurpatorul, thus allowing the restoration of Mircea the Elder of Wallachia to the throne.source
  • 1397Mircea I takes back the throne of Wallachia.source
  • 1400April 23 – In what is now Romania, Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good) is installed as the new Prince (Voivode) of Moldavia by Mircea the Elder, the Voivode of Wallachia, after Mircea removes the reigning monarch, Prince Iuga.source

15th century

  • 1404Wallachia reaches its maximum extent under Mircea cel Bătrân.source
  • 1408Mihail I becomes co-ruler of Wallachia, with his father Mircea cel Bătrân.source
  • 1409Mircea cel Bătrân of Wallachia successfully defends Silistra against the Ottomanssource
  • 1417Mircea cel Bătrân loses Dobruja to the Ottomans and pays them tribute, thus preventing Wallachia from becoming an Ottoman province.source
  • 1418January 31 – Mircea I, Prince of Wallachia (now part of southern Romania), dies after a reign of 21 years and is succeeded by his son, Mihail I.source
  • 1418January 31 – Mircea I of Wallachia, ruler of Wallachia (b. 1355)source

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