Michael the Brave
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Michael the Brave, born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia, Prince of Moldavia and de facto ruler of Transylvania. He is considered one of Romania's greatest national heroes. Since the 19t
Portrait by Aegidius Sadeler II, 1601
Engraving of Michael the Brave
Sigismund Báthory using the title Prince of Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia in a 1595 engraving.
Michael the Brave, early 20th-century mural painting
Wallachia
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Wallachia is a geographical region of modern-day Romania, as well as one of the two historical Romanian principalities that laid the foundation for the establishment of the modern Romanian state. It i
Michael the Brave
…Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul or Mihai Bravu ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599–1600). He is considered one of Romania's greatest national…
The Battle of Posada in the Chronicon Pictum
Wallachia as pictured in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Chindia Tower in Târgoviște
Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș), Voivode of Wallachia