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360: 29: 117: 555:, who, also surrounded by boyars in exile, crossed the border into Wallachia in November 1552. While Radu Ilie had about 15,000 men, Mircea the Shepherd had around eight or nine thousand. Two days before the battle, fearful of being betrayed, Mircea had 47 boyars put to death at his table. The decisive battle took place at 443:
on 17 March 1545, ascending the throne on that day. Through his first decree of privilege, of 25 March 1545, he maintained in their functions and even promoted four high officials of his predecessor. A chronicle relates that two weeks after his installation, he ordered that a number of
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resident Ostermayer seems to indicate that the peasants backed Mircea. It appears that the battle took place near the village of Miloste ( in present the village of
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and out of Wallachia. Mircea promised these men that if they returned and paid homage to him, he would forgive them. He received them at the princely court in
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on 17 March)–16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 (leaving Bucharest that March); and January 1558–21 September 1559.
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who occupied Transylvania in 1551 wanted a ruler devoted to their cause in Wallachia, the new governor of Transylvania,
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being the most important of these. That same day, 3 February 1558, was the first time that representatives of the
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once again granted Mircea the Shepherd the right to rule. His appointment provoked an exodus of boyars across the
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Controversata doamnă Chiajna. Cum a ajuns să-şi mărite fata cu un sultan şi să-şi turcească cei doi fii
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on 16 November 1552. Radu Ilie was victorious, while Mircea took refuge with his family in
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in Bucharest, which he had rebuilt. After his death, his energetic wife,
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On 11 May 1553, Mircea the Shepherd, backed in person by the
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Mircea the Shepherd died in 1559, being buried in the
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His baptismal name was Dumitru and he married 50:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 566: 81:Learn how and when to remove this message 454:(internal affairs minister), Radul the 789: 387:three times: January 1545 (he entered 600:After Pătrașcu died in January 1558, 419:markets before ascending the throne. 22: 534: 13: 481: 14: 828: 379:, d. 25 September 1559), was the 340:Doamna Catalina Crnojević of Zeta 593:, while Mircea had to leave for 415:because he bought sheep for the 358: 222:January 1558 – 21 September 1559 115: 27: 817:16th-century monarchs in Europe 448:be killed, including Coadă the 140:January 1545 – 16 November 1552 486:The first attempt came at the 1: 658: 394: 807:16th-century Romanian people 7: 646: 181:May 1553 – 28 February 1554 10: 833: 15: 775: 766: 758: 748: 739: 731: 721: 712: 704: 699: 678: 422: 354: 344: 336: 326: 314: 292: 282: 270: 265:Principality of Wallachia 258: 250: 246: 236: 226: 218: 205: 195: 185: 177: 164: 154: 144: 136: 123: 114: 105: 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Voivode of Wallachia

Voivode of Wallachia
Radu VII Paisie
Radu Ilie Haidăul
Voivode of Wallachia
Radu Ilie Haidăul
Pătrașcu the Good
Voivode of Wallachia
Pătrașcu the Good
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