Radu IV the Great

Radu IV the Great
Voivode of Wallachia
Radu IV the Great and his wife, Catalina Crnojević of Zeta
Voivode of Wallachia
Reign 1495 – 1508
Predecessor Vlad IV Călugărul
Successor Mihnea cel Rău
Born 1467
Died 1508 (aged 4041)
Spouse Doamna Catalina Crnojević of Zeta[1]
Issue Radu V of Afumați
Radu VI Bădica
Radu VII Paisie
Mircea V the Shepherd
Cărstina of Wallachia
Ana of Wallachia
Boba of Wallachia
House House of Drăculești
Father Vlad IV Călugărul
Mother Doamna Rada Smaranda
Religion Eastern Orthodox Church

Radu IV the Great (Romanian: Radu cel Mare) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from September 1495 to April 1508. He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș). He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta (sometimes spelled as Katarina or Jekaterina), daughter of Andrija Crnojević. The marriage was arranged by her uncle Ivan Crnojević, Prince of Zeta after her father's death. Radu was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău, son to his uncle Vlad Țepeș.

Notes and references

  1. Daughter of Andrija Crnojević
Radu IV the Great
Born: 1462 Died: 1508
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Vlad Călugărul
Voivode of Wallachia
1495–1508
Succeeded by
Mihnea cel Rău


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