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Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea
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Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea, also known as Aleco Filipescul, Alecsandru R. Filipescu or Alexandru Răducanu Filipescu, was a Wallachian administrator and high-ranking boyar, who played an important part in
Belvedere (or Golescu–Grant) Manor, as it looked in 2013
Belvedere (or Golescu–Grant) Manor, as it looked in 2013
A boyar and a Russian officer on Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest, in 1832
A boyar and a Russian officer on Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest, in 1832
Zoe Brâncoveanu, Gheorghe Bibescu's wife and founder of Așezămintele Brâncovenești (portrait by Theodor Aman)
Zoe Brâncoveanu, Gheorghe Bibescu's wife and founder of Așezămintele Brâncovenești (portrait by Theodor Aman)
Filipescu tomb in Mavrogheni Church
Filipescu tomb in Mavrogheni Church
Wallachian uprising of 1821
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The uprising of 1821 was a social and political rebellion in Wallachia, which was at the time a tributary state of the Ottoman Empire. It originated as a movement against the Phanariote administration
Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea
…eventually joined a clique of boyars that cooperated closely with the Russian Empire. His conditional support for the Eterists played out during the Wallachian uprising of 1821, when Vulpea manipulated all sides against each other, ensuring safety for the boyars. He returned to prominence under Prince Grigore IV Ghica, but…
Pandurs crossing the Olt River at Slatina, on May 10, 1821; the four men standing at the front of the barge are, from the left: Dimitrie Macedonski, T
Pandurs crossing the Olt River at Slatina, on May 10, 1821; the four men standing at the front of the barge are, from the left: Dimitrie Macedonski, Tudor Vladimirescu, Mihai Cioranu, and Hadži-Prodan. Lithograph by Carol Isler
Tismana Monastery, the Pandurs' original base
Tismana Monastery, the Pandurs' original base
German print of 1821, depicting Fochianos and his Arnauts being massacred by Ottomans in Bucharest
German print of 1821, depicting Fochianos and his Arnauts being massacred by Ottomans in Bucharest
Pandurs in Bucharest, with peasant women and wayside cross. Drawing by Michel Bouquet, 1841
Pandurs in Bucharest, with peasant women and wayside cross. Drawing by Michel Bouquet, 1841