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Mehmed Bey attacked again in the summer of 1522 with fresh forces. Despite victories at
Gherghița, Bucharest and Slatina, Radu's army was weakened. After the Turks received reinforcements, he had to take refuge for the second time. Thus, on 15 August 1522, when Radu of Afumați entered Transylvania,
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between
January 1522 and January 1529 (with intermittences in the first year, because he lost the throne between April–June and August–October 1522). He began his reign with a victory against
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Mehmed-Bey took the power. Trying to establish his authority, he introduced a regime of absolute terror, that lasted until the autumn of 1522. In
October the two armies clashed at
412:. She died in 1525. From this marriage the Prince had three children: Vlad (killed along with his father in 1529), Anca (married with the boyar Udriște from Mărgineni) and Neacșa.
374:(in a document from 4 June 1588) as a recognition of his merits in stopping the Ottoman advance and preventing the transformation of Wallachia into a Turkish
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family. He was caught near Râmnicu Vâlcea and killed in the church of Cetățuia, together with his son Vlad on 2 January 1529. The two heads were sent to the
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At the end of 1528, a group of noblemen led by Neagoe and Drăgan rose against Radu, who fled west, seeking refuge under the protection of the
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at was of the confirmation of the ownership of the
Romanian Orthodox church over the Drăgotești estate. He styled himself
366:(especially his father and brothers), the Prince also received other nicknames. During his life he was referred to as
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The fight to defend his country's independence continued in the next months, when new victories were recorded at
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Radu defeated the army of Mehmed-Bey at
Glubavi in January 1522. He took the throne and his first
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He crossed back the
Carpathians in June and, with armed support from the Transylvanian Voivode
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of
Wallachia despite the fact that the Ottoman sultan had supported Mehmed-Bey, the
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651:"Radu de la Afumaţi, Asasinat în Râmnicu Vâlcea, în biserica de pe Dealul Cetățuia"
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A new conflict started in the spring of 1524, when
Vladislav III, from the
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and Radu obtained a new victory due to a better organization and tactic.
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On 21 January 1526, Radu married
Princess Ruxandra, the daughter of
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362:(1482–1495). To distinguish him from other Wallachian rulers named
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and of
Princess Catalina. He had two sisters, Cristina and Boba.
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Tombstone of Radu of Afumați, listing the places all his battles
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He got the nickname "of Afumați" because he had a property in
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458:- a Romanian renegade converted to Islam, for the crown.
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collapsed, and its central part was occupied by the
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Among his half-brothers, three ascended the throne:
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404:His first wife, Voica, was the daughter of the
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618:Radu de la Afumați. Domn al Țării Românești
620:. Editura Enciclopedică Română, București.
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184:August 1525 – 2 January 1529
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