Mircea I of Wallachia

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Mircea I of Wallachia was a late 14th- and early 15th-century voivode of Wallachia known for his military resistance against the expanding Ottoman Empire and efforts to strengthen and stabilize his principality.

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Mircea I of Wallachia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
medieval monarch
ruler
voivode
alliedWith Kingdom of Hungary
battle Battle of Karanovasa
Battle of Rovine
birthYear c. 1355
burialPlace Cozia Monastery
capital Curtea de Argeș
child Mihail I of Wallachia
Vlad Dracul
linked to: Vlad II Dracul
country Wallachia
deathYear 1418
dynasty Basarab dynasty
era Late Middle Ages
father Radu I of Wallachia
foreignRelations Bulgarian Tsardom of Tarnovo
Kingdom of Poland
Serbian Despotate
issued charters to monasteries
knownAs Mircea the Elder
languageOfCourt Church Slavonic
nobleFamily House of Basarab
notableFor diplomatic relations with neighboring powers
military resistance against the Ottoman Empire
strengthening the Wallachian state
opponent Ottoman Empire
Sultan Bayezid I
linked to: Bayezid I
patronage Eastern Orthodox monasteries
policy fortifying borders
promoting trade
strengthening central authority
positionHeld Voivode of Wallachia
predecessor Dan I of Wallachia
reignEnd 1418
reignStart 1386
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
spouse Maria Tolmay
successor Mihail I of Wallachia
supported King Sigismund of Luxembourg
territorialExpansion Amlaș
Dobruja
Făgăraș
title Duke of Amlaș and Făgăraș
Great Voivode and Lord of all Wallachia
Lord of the lands of Dobruja

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Battle of Nicopolis commander Mircea I of Wallachia
House of Basarab notableMember Mircea I of Wallachia
Mircea the Elder alsoKnownAs Mircea I of Wallachia