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Wallachia was founded as a principality in the early 14th century by Basarab I after a rebellion against Charles I of Hungary, although the first mention of the territory of Wallachia west of the river Olt dates to a charter given to the voivode Seneslau in 1246 by Béla IV of Hungary.
Oct 8, 2024 · Traditionally it is considered to have been founded in 1290 by Radu Negru (“Radu the Black”), a voivode (or military governor) of Făgăraş in southern Transylvania (then part of Hungary), who crossed the Transylvanian Alps and settled at Câmpulung.
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The founding of Wallachia (Romanian: descălecatul Țării Românești), that is the establishment of the first independent Romanian principality, was achieved at the beginning of the 14th century, through the unification of smaller political units that had existed between the Carpathian Mountains, and the Rivers Danube, Siret and Milcov. [1][2][3]
In 1415, Wallachia accepted the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire; this lasted until the nineteenth century, albeit with brief periods of Russian occupation between 1768 and 1854. The fifteenth century ruler, Vlad III the Impaler is widely believed to have inspired the fictitious Dracula.
During the fourteenth century, while Byzantium was steadily weakening, the principalities of Wallachia (about the size of Luxembourg) and Moldavia gained a degree of self-rule which ended with the Ottoman occupation and rule of the Balkans.
Jun 27, 2018 · Wallachia and Moldavia became Protectorates of Russia under the Treaty of Adrianople (1829) and by their union formed the state of Romania in 1859. An important agricultural region, it has been developed industrially since World War 2.
Jul 2, 2024 · Known as “The Romanian Country” or “Romanian Land,” Wallachia’s story dates back to 1290, when it was first mentioned as “Vlachia.” Over the centuries, it has been an independent land, part of the Ottoman Empire, and eventually, a crucial part of modern Romania.
