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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.
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]
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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Wallachia was founded as a principality in the early fourteenth century by Basarab I, after a rebellion against Charles I of Hungary. 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.
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.
Founded in 1290, Wallachia was originally supposed to serve as a buffer between Hungary and the Ottoman Turks. But in 1330, Wallachia won its independence from Hungary—the first of the Romanian regions to do so. It prospered in the 14 th century, but eventually fell to the Turks in 1417.
Jun 27, 2018 · Wallachia (Walachia, Valahia) Historic region in Romania, formerly the principality between the River Danube and the Transylvanian Alps. It is said to have been established (1290) by Ralph the Black, vassal of the King of Hungary, from whom the region secured temporary independence in 1330.
