Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.
Nicolae Bălcescu
Bălcescu's bust in Palermo
Nicolae Bălcescu on the 100 leu banknote, Communist Romania, 1952
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Muntenia and Oltenia. Dobruja could sometimes be considered a third section due to its proximity and brief rule over it. Wallachia as a whole is sometimes referred to as Muntenia through identification with the larger of the two traditional sections.
Wallachia in the late 18th century
The Battle of Posada in the Chronicon Pictum
Wallachia as pictured in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Chindia Tower in Târgoviște