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Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...

, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians

Southern Carpathians

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and the Danube

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until the union with Moldavia

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in 1862, leading to the creation of Romania

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List

Ruler	Years	Family	Notes
1. Seneslau Seneslau Seneslau, also Seneslav or Stănislau, was a Vlach voivode mentioned in a diploma issued by king Béla IV of Hungary on 2 July 1247; the diploma granted territories to the Knights Hospitaller in the Banate of Severin and Cumania...	c. 1247		Voivode on the eastern side of the Olt River Olt River The Olt River is a river in Romania. It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaş Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the village Bălan. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Braşov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt... (around the Argeş Arges River Argeș is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraș Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians and flows into the Danube at Oltenița.The main city on the Argeş is Piteşti... ).
2. Litovoi Litovoi Litovoi, also Litvoy, was a Vlach voivode in the 13th century whose territory comprised northern Oltenia .He is mentioned for the first time in a diploma issued by king Béla IV of Hungary on 2 July 1247...	1247–1277		Voivode on the western side of the Olt River.
3. Bărbat Barbat Bărbat was the brother and successor of voivode Litovoi whose territory had comprised northern Oltenia .In 1277 , Litovoi renounced fealty to king Ladislaus IV of Hungary when the king claimed lands for the crown, but Litovoi refused to pay tribute for them...	c. 1277 – 1290		brother of Litovoi
4. Thocomerius Thocomerius of Wallachia Thocomerius, also Tihomir, was the father of Basarab who would become the first independent voivode of Wallachia. Many Romanian historians think that Thocomerius was a voivode in Wallachia who followed Bărbat ; others refer to him as a local potentate whose status cannot be...	c. 1290 – 1310		some propose Tihomir as a more accurate rendition
5. Radu Negru Radu Negru Radu Negru also known as Radu Vodă , Radu Negru, or Negru Vodă, was a legendary ruler of Wallachia....	c. 1300		legendary voivode of Wallachia; some historians consider it to be just a nickname of Thocomerius or Basarab I
Wallachian principality attested in the early 14th century.
6. Basarab I	c. 1310 – 1352	Basarab	son of Thocomerius; first non-legendary ruler of Wallachia; later also called Basarab Întemeietorul (Basarab the Founder);
7. Nicolae Alexandru	1352–1364	Basarab	son of Basarab I
8. Vladislav I Vladislav I of Wallachia Vladislav I of the Basarab dynasty, also known as Vlaicu-Vodă, was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia . He was a vassal of the Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Alexander. In 1369 Vladislav I subdued Vidin and recognised Louis I of Hungary as his overlord in return for Severin, Amlaş, and Făgăraş...	c. 1364 – 1377	Basarab	son of Nicolae Alexandru; also known as Vlaicu-Vodă
9. Radu I	c. 1377 – 1383	Basarab	son of Nicolae Alexandru
10. Dan I Dan I of Wallachia Dan I was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia . During the war with Bulgaria he perished in battle against the troops of Tsar Ivan Shishman...	c. 1383 – 1386	Dăneşti House of Danesti The House of Dănești was one of the two main lineages of the Wallachian noble family House of Basarab. They were descended from Dan I of Wallachia.The other lineage of the Basarabs is the House of Drăculești....	son of Radu I
11. Mircea I cel Bătrân (Mircea I the Elder)	1386–1418	Basarab	son of Radu I
12. Vlad I Uzurpatorul (Vlad I the Usurper)	1394–1397
13. Mihail I Michael I of Wallachia Michael I was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia .In 1418–1420, Mihail I defeated the Ottomans in Severin, only to be killed in battle by the counter-offensive...	1418–1420	Basarab	son of Mircea cel Bătrân
14. Dan II Dan II of Wallachia Dan II was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling an extraordinary five times, and succeeded four times by Radu II Chelul, his rival for the throne...	1420–1421	Dăneşti	son of Dan I, member of the Order of the Dragon Order of the Dragon The Order of the Dragon was a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility,founded in 1408 by Sigismund, King of Hungary and later Holy Roman Emperor The Order of the Dragon (Latin Societas Draconistrarum) was a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility,founded in 1408 by Sigismund,... ; 1st rule
15. Radu II Chelul (Radu II the Bald)	1421	Basarab	son of Mircea cel Bătrân; 1st rule
16. Dan II Dan II of Wallachia Dan II was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling an extraordinary five times, and succeeded four times by Radu II Chelul, his rival for the throne...	1421–1423	Dăneşti	2nd rule
17. Radu II Chelul	1423	Basarab	2nd rule
18. Dan II Dan II of Wallachia Dan II was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling an extraordinary five times, and succeeded four times by Radu II Chelul, his rival for the throne...	1423–1424	Dăneşti	3rd rule
19. Radu II Chelul	1424–1426	Basarab	3rd rule
20. Dan II Dan II of Wallachia Dan II was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling an extraordinary five times, and succeeded four times by Radu II Chelul, his rival for the throne...	1426–1427	Dăneşti	4th rule
21. Radu II Chelul	1427	Basarab	4th rule
22. Dan II Dan II of Wallachia Dan II was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling an extraordinary five times, and succeeded four times by Radu II Chelul, his rival for the throne...	1427–1431	Dăneşti	5th rule
23. Alexandru I Aldea Alexandru I Aldea Alexander I Aldea was Prince of Wallachia .Alexandru I was the brother of Vlad II Dracul, father to Mircea II and Vlad Tepes . He came to rule Wallachia during an extremely turbulent time, when rule of the country changed hands by violence eighteen times during the 15th century...	1431–1436	Drăculeşti	son of Mircea cel Bătrân; 1st rule
24. Vlad II Dracul Vlad II Dracul Vlad II , known as Vlad Dracul , was a voivode of Wallachia. He reigned from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447...	1436–1442	Drăculeşti	illegitimate son of Mircea cel Bătrân; member of the Order of the Dragon Order of the Dragon The Order of the Dragon was a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility,founded in 1408 by Sigismund, King of Hungary and later Holy Roman Emperor The Order of the Dragon (Latin Societas Draconistrarum) was a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility,founded in 1408 by Sigismund,... (thus Dracul); 1st rule
25. Mircea II	1442	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad II Dracul
26. Basarab II Basarab II Basarab II was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia , and the son of former Wallachian ruler Dan II of Wallachia. Basarab II ruled during a turbulent time in Wallachia, now part of present day Romania, with his rule falling between that of the father and son rule of Vlad Dracul and Mircea II...	1442–1443	Dăneşti	son of Dan II
27. Vlad II Dracul Vlad II Dracul Vlad II , known as Vlad Dracul , was a voivode of Wallachia. He reigned from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447...	1443–1447	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
28. Vladislav II	1447–1448	Dăneşti	son of Dan II; supported by John Hunyadi John Hunyadi John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus or Ioannes de Hunyad, Romanian: Iancu (Ioan) de Hunedoara, Croatian: Janko Hunjadi, Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко / Sibinjanin Janko, Slovak: Ján Huňady) John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: ... , Regent of Hungary; 1st rule
29. Vlad III Ţepeş Vlad III the Impaler Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans... (Vlad the Impaler)	1448	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad II Dracul, thus called Vlad Dracula (son of Dracul); 1st rule
30. Vladislav II	1448–1456	Dăneşti	son of Dan II; supported by John Hunyadi John Hunyadi John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus or Ioannes de Hunyad, Romanian: Iancu (Ioan) de Hunedoara, Croatian: Janko Hunjadi, Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко / Sibinjanin Janko, Slovak: Ján Huňady) John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: ... , Regent of Hungary; 2nd rule
32. Vlad III Ţepeş Vlad III the Impaler Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans...	1456–1462	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
33. Radu III cel Frumos Radu cel Frumos Radu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful , also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey , was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş and voivode of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service... (Radu III the Fair)	1462–1473	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad II Dracul; 1st rule
34. Basarab III Laiotă cel Bătrân Basarab Laiota cel Batrân Basarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four... (Basarab III Laiotă the Elder)	1473	Dăneşti	son of Dan II; 1st rule
35. Radu III cel Frumos Radu cel Frumos Radu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful , also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey , was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş and voivode of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service...	1473–1474	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
36. Basarab III Laiotă cel Bătrân Basarab Laiota cel Batrân Basarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four...	1474	Dăneşti	2nd rule
37. Radu III cel Frumos Radu cel Frumos Radu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful , also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey , was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş and voivode of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service...	1474	Drăculeşti	3rd rule
38. Basarab III Laiotă cel Bătrân Basarab Laiota cel Batrân Basarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four...	1474	Dăneşti	3rd rule
39. Radu III cel Frumos Radu cel Frumos Radu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful , also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey , was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş and voivode of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service...	1474–1475	Drăculeşti	4th rule
40. Basarab III Laiotă cel Bătrân Basarab Laiota cel Batrân Basarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four...	1475–1476	Dăneşti	4th rule
41. Vlad III Ţepeş Vlad III the Impaler Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans...	1476	Drăculeşti	3rd rule
42. Basarab III Laiotă cel Bătrân Basarab Laiota cel Batrân Basarab III cel Bătrân , also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of his father Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Prince on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same domnitor on four...	1476–1477	Dăneşti	5th rule
43. Basarab IV Ţepeluş cel Tânăr Basarab Tepelus cel Tânar Basarab IV cel Tânăr , also known as Ţepeluş , son of Basarab II, was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia, between the years 1477–1481, and again from 1481 to 1482... (Basarab IV Ţepeluş the Younger)	1477–1481	Dăneşti	son of Basarab II; 1st rule
44. Mircea Mircea Mircea is a Romanian given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning peace. Mircea may refer to:Princes of Wallachia:* Mircea I of Wallachia...	1481
45. Vlad IV Călugărul Vlad Calugarul Vlad IV Călugărul, translated as Vlad the Monk, was the pious half-brother of Vlad III , and one of many rulers of Wallachia during the 15th century... (Vlad IV the Monk)	1481	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad II Dracul; 1st rule
46. Basarab IV Ţepeluş cel Tânăr Basarab Tepelus cel Tânar Basarab IV cel Tânăr , also known as Ţepeluş , son of Basarab II, was domnitor of the principality of Wallachia, between the years 1477–1481, and again from 1481 to 1482...	1481–1482	Dăneşti	2nd rule
48. Vlad IV Călugărul Vlad Calugarul Vlad IV Călugărul, translated as Vlad the Monk, was the pious half-brother of Vlad III , and one of many rulers of Wallachia during the 15th century...	1482–1495	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
49. Radu IV cel Mare Radu cel Mare Radu IV the Great was a Voivode 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 . He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta, and was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău, son to... (Radu IV the Great)	1495–1508	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad Călugărul
50. Mihnea I cel Rău Mihnea cel Rau Mihnea cel Rău , the son of Vlad III Dracula , and his first wife, was Voivode of Wallachia from 1508 to 1509, having replaced his first cousin Radu cel Mare. During his reign, he ruled alongside his son Mircea III Dracul in the year 1509... (Mihnea the Mean)	1508–1509	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad III Ţepeş
51. Mircea III Mircea III Dracul Mircea III Dracul was Hospodar of Wallachia in 1510. He was married to Maria Despina and was the father of Alexandru II Mircea. His father was Mihnea cel Rău and mother, Mihnea's second wife, Voica. It is known that Mircea was a physically strong and brutal man since he had caught some of the...	1509–1510	Drăculeşti	son of Mihnea cel Rău
52. Vlad V cel Tânăr (Vlad V the Younger)	1510–1512	Drăculeşti	nephew of son Radu cel Mare; also known as Vlăduţ
53. Neagoe Basarab V Neagoe Basarab Neagoe Basarab was the Voivode of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. Born into the boyar family of the Craioveşti as the son of Pârvu Craiovescu or Basarab Ţepeluş cel Tânăr, Neagoe Basarab, who replaced Vlad cel Tânăr after the latter rejected Craioveşti tutelage, was noted for his abilities and...	1512–1521	Craioveşti Craiovesti The Craiovești , later Brâncovenești , were a boyar family in Wallachia who gave the country several of its Princes and held the title of Ban of Oltenia for ca...
54. Teodosie	1521–1522
55. Radu V Radu of Afumaţi -Notes:...	1522–1523	Drăculeşti	illegitimate son of Radu cel Mare; allied with Craioveşti; 1st rule
56. Vladislav III	1523	Dăneşti	nephew of Vladislav II; 1st rule
57. Radu VI Bădica	1523–1524
58. Radu V Radu of Afumaţi -Notes:...	1524	Craioveşti	2nd rule
59. Vladislav III	1524	Dăneşti	2nd rule
60. Radu V Radu of Afumaţi -Notes:...	1524–1525	Craioveşti	3rd rule
61. Vladislav III	1525	Dăneşti	3rd rule
62. Radu V Radu of Afumaţi -Notes:...	1525–1529	Craioveşti	4th rule
63. Basarab VI	1529
64. Moise Moise of Wallachia Moise was a Voivode of Wallachia from January or March 1529 to June 1530, son of Vladislav III. His rule marks the willingness of the boyars to compromise, in order to prevent rules like that of Basarab V - in which the Ottomans appointed the Prince and profited of his submission.Moise initially...	1529–1530
65. Vlad VI Înecatul Vlad Înecatul Vlad VI of Wallachia was the voivode [prince] who ruled Wallachia between June 1530 and September 1532. He has been historically referenced as Vlad Înecatul ["Vlad the Drowned"], as a description of the manner of his death.... (Vlad VI the Drowned)	1530–1532	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad cel Tânăr
66. Vlad VII Vintilă de la Slatina	1532–1535	Drăculeşti	son of Radu cel Mare
67 Radu VII Paisie Radu Paisie Radu Paisie also known as Petru de la Argeş was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia in the 16th century. He reigned from September 1534 to November 1534, and again from June 1535 to March 1545....	1535–1545	Drăculeşti	son of Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina
68. Mircea IV Ciobanul Mircea Ciobanul Mircea the Shepherd was the Prince of Wallachia three times: January 1545 –16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 ; and January 1558–21 September 1559.-Biography:He was the fifth son of Radu cel Mare... (Mircea IV the Shepherd)	1545–1552	Drăculeşti	son of Radu cel Mare; 1st rule
69. Radu VIII Ilie Haidăul (Radu VIII Ilie the Cowherd)	1552–1553	Drăculeşti	son of Radu de la Afumaţi
70. Mircea IV Ciobanul Mircea Ciobanul Mircea the Shepherd was the Prince of Wallachia three times: January 1545 –16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 ; and January 1558–21 September 1559.-Biography:He was the fifth son of Radu cel Mare...	1553–1554	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
71. Pătraşcu cel Bun Pătraşcu cel Bun Pătraşcu cel Bun was the Prince of Wallachia . He was the son of Radu Paisie and the father of Michael the Brave; he was a member of the House of Drăculeşti... (Pătraşcu the Kind)	1554–1558	Drăculeşti	son of Radu Paisie; 3rd rule
72. Mircea IV Ciobanul Mircea Ciobanul Mircea the Shepherd was the Prince of Wallachia three times: January 1545 –16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 ; and January 1558–21 September 1559.-Biography:He was the fifth son of Radu cel Mare...	1558–1559	Drăculeşti	3rd rule
73. Petru I cel Tânăr (Peter I the Younger)	1559–1568	Drăculeşti	son of Mircea Ciobanul
74. Alexandru II Mircea Alexandru II Mircea Alexandru II Mircea was Hospodar of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina...	1568–1574	Drăculeşti	son of Mircea II; popularly called Oaie Seacă (Barren Sheep); 1st rule
75. Vintilă	1574	Drăculeşti	son of Petru Pătraşcu cel Bun
76. Alexandru II Mircea Alexandru II Mircea Alexandru II Mircea was Hospodar of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina...	1574–1577	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
77. Mihnea II Turcitul Mihnea Turcitul Mihnea II Turcitul was Prince of Walachia between September 1577 and July 1583, and again from April 1585 to May 1591.... (Mihnea the Turned-Turk)	1577–1583	Drăculeşti	son of Alexandru II Mircea; 1st rule
78. Petru II Cercel Petru Cercel Petru II Cercel was a Voivode of Wallachia from 1583 to 1585, bastard son to Pătraşcu cel Bun and alleged half-brother of Mihai Viteazul. A polyglot and a minor figure as a poet, Petru is noted for having written his verses in Tuscan... (Peter II Earring)	1583–1585	Drăculeşti	son of Petru Pătraşcu cel Bun
79. Mihnea II Turcitul Mihnea Turcitul Mihnea II Turcitul was Prince of Walachia between September 1577 and July 1583, and again from April 1585 to May 1591....	1585–1591	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
80. Ştefan Surdul (Stephen the Deaf)	1591–1592
81. Alexandru III cel Rău (Alexander III the Mean)	1592–1593		also ruled Moldavia Rulers of Moldavia This is a List of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principality, to form the modern-day state of Romania.-Notes:... (1592)
82. Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul)	1593–1600	Drăculeşti	illegitimate son of Petru Pătraşcu cel Bun; also ruled Transylvania (1599-1600) and Moldavia Rulers of Moldavia This is a List of rulers of Moldavia, from the first mention of the medieval polity east of the Carpathians and until its disestablishment in 1862, when it united with Wallachia, the other Danubian Principality, to form the modern-day state of Romania.-Notes:... (1600), briefly uniting the three principalities.
83. Simion Movilă Simion Movila Simion Movilă, a boyar of the Movileşti family, was twice Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia on one occasion ....	1600–1601	Movileşti Movilesti The Movileşti were a family of boyars in the principality of Moldavia, which became related through marriage with the Muşatin family - the traditional House of Moldavian Princes....	1st rule
84. Radu IX Mihnea Radu Mihnea Radu Mihnea was Voivode of Wallachia between September 1601 and March 1602, and again between March and May 1611, September 1611 and August 1616, August 1620 and August 1623, and Voivode of Moldavia in 1616-1619, 1623-1626...	1601–1602	Drăculeşti	son of Minhea II Turcitul; 1st rule
85. Simion Movilă Simion Movila Simion Movilă, a boyar of the Movileşti family, was twice Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia on one occasion ....	1602	Movileşti	2nd rule
86. Radu X Şerban	1602–1610		1st rule
87. Gabriel Báthory	1611	Báthory Báthory The Báthory were a Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary...	also Prince of Transylvania
88. Radu IX Mihnea Radu Mihnea Radu Mihnea was Voivode of Wallachia between September 1601 and March 1602, and again between March and May 1611, September 1611 and August 1616, August 1620 and August 1623, and Voivode of Moldavia in 1616-1619, 1623-1626...	1611	Drăculeşti	2nd rule
89. Radu X Şerban	1611		2nd rule
90. Radu IX Mihnea Radu Mihnea Radu Mihnea was Voivode of Wallachia between September 1601 and March 1602, and again between March and May 1611, September 1611 and August 1616, August 1620 and August 1623, and Voivode of Moldavia in 1616-1619, 1623-1626...	1611–1616	Drăculeşti	3rd rule
91. Gabriel Movilă Gabriel Movila Gabriel or Gavril Movilă was Prince of Wallachia from June 1618 to July 1620. A Movileşti boyar, Gabriel was a son of Simion Movilă, Prince of Moldavia....	1616	Movileşti	son of Simion Movilă; 1st rule
92. Alexandru IV Iliaş	1616–1618		1st rule
93. Gabriel Movilă Gabriel Movila Gabriel or Gavril Movilă was Prince of Wallachia from June 1618 to July 1620. A Movileşti boyar, Gabriel was a son of Simion Movilă, Prince of Moldavia....	1618–1620	Movileşti	2nd rule
94. Radu IX Mihnea Radu Mihnea Radu Mihnea was Voivode of Wallachia between September 1601 and March 1602, and again between March and May 1611, September 1611 and August 1616, August 1620 and August 1623, and Voivode of Moldavia in 1616-1619, 1623-1626...	1620–1623	Drăculeşti	4th rule
95. Alexandru V Coconul Alexandru Coconul Alexandru Coconul was Hospodar and Voivode of Wallachia from 1623 to 1627 and Hospodar of Moldavia from 1629 to 1630. He was the son of Radu Mihnea, who also was a Hospodar. He married Ruxandra Beglitzi. He was the last of Vlad III Dracula's Romanian bloodline. He died on June 26, 1632 in Istanbul... (Alexander the Child-Prince)	1623–1627	Drăculeşti	son of Radu Mihnea
96. Alexandru IV Iliaş	1627–1629		2nd rule
97. Leon Tomşa	1629–1632
98. Radu XI Iliaş	1632
99. Matei Basarab Matei Basarab Matei Basarab was a Wallachian Voivode between 1632 and 1654.-Reign:Much of Matei's reign was spent fighting off incursions from Moldavia, which he successfully accomplished in 1637, 1639, and 1653 - see Battle of Finta...	1632–1654	Brâncoveneşti Craiovesti The Craiovești , later Brâncovenești , were a boyar family in Wallachia who gave the country several of its Princes and held the title of Ban of Oltenia for ca...
100. Constantin Şerban Constantin Serban Constantin Şerban was Prince of Wallachia between 1654 and 1658, illegitimate son to Radu Şerban .-Reign:...	1654–1658		illegitimate son of Radu Şerban
101. Mihnea III	1658–1659
102. Gheorghe Ghica Gheorghe Ghica George Ghica March 3, 1600 – November 2, 1664), founder of the Ghica family, was Prince of Moldavia in 1658-1659 and Prince of Wallachia in 1659–1660....	1659–1660	Ghica Ghica family The Ghica family were a Romanian noble family, active in Wallachia, Moldavia and in the Kingdom of Romania. In the 18th century, several branches of the family went through a process of Hellenization...
103. Grigore I Ghica Grigore I Ghica Grigore I Ghica, a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia between September 1660 and December 1664 and again between March 1672 and November 1674....	1660–1664	Ghica	1st rule
104. Radu XII Leon Radu Leon Radu Leon was ruler of Wallachia from 1664 to 1669. He had the byname Radu the Oyster-seller.Son of Wallachian ruler Leon Tomşa, and putative grandson of Ştefan Tomşa, ruler of Moldavia, Radu Leon replaced the deposed Grigore I Ghica in December 1664....	1664–1669
105. Antonie Vodă din Popeşti Antonie Voda din Popesti Antonie din Popeşti was ruler of Wallachia from March 1669 to 1672.Antonie din Popeşti, a member of a boyar family, came to power with the assistance of the Cantacuzino family, who had supported Radu Leon, the previous ruler, until he turned against them in late 1668...	1669–1672
106. Grigore I Ghica Grigore I Ghica Grigore I Ghica, a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia between September 1660 and December 1664 and again between March 1672 and November 1674....	1672–1673	Ghica	2nd rule
107. George Ducas George Ducas Voivode George Ducas was three times Prince of Moldavia and one time Prince of Wallachia .He was married to Anastasia, the daughter of Eustratie Dabija, and later to Dafina Doamna; George Ducas...	1673–1678
108. Şerban Cantacuzino Serban Cantacuzino Șerban Cantacuzino was a Prince of Wallachia between 1678 and 1688.He took part in the Ottoman campaign ending in their defeat at the Battle of Vienna...	1678–1688	Cantacuzene
109. Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714.-Ascension:A descendant of the Craioveşti boyar family and related to Matei Basarab, Brâncoveanu was born at the estate of Brâncoveni and raised in the house of his uncle, stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino...	1688–1714	Brâncoveneşti Craiovesti The Craiovești , later Brâncovenești , were a boyar family in Wallachia who gave the country several of its Princes and held the title of Ban of Oltenia for ca...
110. Ştefan Cantacuzino Stefan Cantacuzino Ştefan Cantacuzino , was a Prince of Wallachia between April 1714 and January 21, 1716, the son of stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino.-Life:Ştefan was involved in his father's intrigue against Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, denouncing him to the Ottoman Empire , and surrendering Brâncoveanu's secret...	1714–1715	Cantacuzene
Phanariote rule Phanariotes Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Phanariote Greeks were members of those prominent Greek families residing in Phanar , the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople, where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated.For all their cosmopolitanism and often Western education, the Phanariots were... (1715–1821)
111. Nicolae Mavrocordat	1715–1716	Mavrocordato	1st rule
112. Habsburg occupation	1716
113. Ioan Mavrocordat	1716–1719	Mavrocordato
114. Nicolae Mavrocordat	1719–1730	Mavrocordato	2nd rule
115. Constantin Mavrocordat	1730	Mavrocordato	1st rule
116. Mihai Racoviţă Mihai Racovita Mihai or Mihail Racoviţă was a Prince of Moldavia on three separate occasions and Prince of Wallachia on two occasions...	1730–1731	Racoviţă Racovita Racoviţa may refer to:* the Racoviţă family of Wallachian and Moldavian boyars and Phanariotesand to several places in Romania:* Racoviţa, a commune in Brăila County* Racoviţa, a commune in Sibiu County* Racoviţa, a commune in Timiş County...	1st rule
117. Constantin Mavrocordat	1731–1733	Mavrocordato	2nd rule
118. Grigore II Ghica Grigore II Ghica Grigore II Ghica was Voivode of Moldavia at four different intervals — from October 1726 to April 16, 1733, from November 27, 1735 to 14 September 1739, from October 1739 to September 1741 and from May 1747 to April 1748 — and twice Voivode of Wallachia: April 16, 1733 – November 27, 1735 and...	1733–1735	Ghica	1st rule
119. Constantin Mavrocordat	1735–1741	Mavrocordato	3rd rule
120. Mihai Racoviţă Mihai Racovita Mihai or Mihail Racoviţă was a Prince of Moldavia on three separate occasions and Prince of Wallachia on two occasions...	1741–1744	Racoviţă	2nd rule
121. Constantin Mavrocordat	1744–1748	Mavrocordato	4th rule
122. Grigore II Ghica Grigore II Ghica Grigore II Ghica was Voivode of Moldavia at four different intervals — from October 1726 to April 16, 1733, from November 27, 1735 to 14 September 1739, from October 1739 to September 1741 and from May 1747 to April 1748 — and twice Voivode of Wallachia: April 16, 1733 – November 27, 1735 and...	1748–1752	Ghica	2nd rule
123. Matei Ghica Matei Ghica Matei Ghica, a member of the Ghica family, was the Prince of Wallachia between 11 September 1752 and 22 June 1753, and Prince of Moldavia between 22 June 1753 and 8 February 1756....	1752–1753	Ghica
124. Constantin Racoviţă Constantin Racovita Prince Constantin Racoviţă was twice monarch of Principality of Moldavia: 31 August 1749 – 3 July 1753 and 29 February 1756 – 14 March 1757; and also twice of Muntenia: July 1753 – c. 28 February 1756 and 9 March 1763 – 28 January/8 February 1764....	1753–1756		1st rule
125. Constantin Mavrocordat	1756–1758		5th rule
126. Scarlat Ghica Scarlat Ghica Prince Scarlat Ghica was a Prince of Moldavia , and twice Prince of Wallachia . He was a member of the Ghica family....	1758–1761	Ghica	1st rule
127. Constantin Mavrocordat	1761–1763		6th rule
128. Constantin Racoviţă Constantin Racovita Prince Constantin Racoviţă was twice monarch of Principality of Moldavia: 31 August 1749 – 3 July 1753 and 29 February 1756 – 14 March 1757; and also twice of Muntenia: July 1753 – c. 28 February 1756 and 9 March 1763 – 28 January/8 February 1764....	1763–1764	Racoviţă	2nd rule
129. Ştefan Racoviţă Stefan Racovita Ștefan Racoviță was Prince of Wallachia, Romania, between 8 February 1764 and 29 August 1765....	1764–1765	Racoviţă
130. Scarlat Ghica Scarlat Ghica Prince Scarlat Ghica was a Prince of Moldavia , and twice Prince of Wallachia . He was a member of the Ghica family....	1765–1766	Ghica	2nd rule
131. Alexandru Ghica Alexandru Ghica Alexandru Ghica was Voivode of Wallachia from 1766 to 1768....	1766–1768	Ghica
132. Russian occupation	1768
133. Grigore III Ghica Grigore III Ghica Grigore III Ghica was twice the Prince of Moldavia between 29 March 1764 – 3 February 1767 and September 1774 – 10 October 1777 and of Wallachia: 28 October 1768 – November 1769....	1768–1769	Ghica
134. Russian occupation	1769–1770
135. Emanuel Giani Ruset Emanuel Giani Ruset Emanuel or Manolache Giani Ruset was a Prince of Wallachia , and Prince of Moldavia . He was a Phanariote and member of the Rosetti family....	1770-1771	Rosetti	also called Manole or Manolache
136. Alexander Ypsilantis Alexander Ypsilantis (1725-1805) Alexander Ypsilantis was a Greek Voivode of Wallachia from 1775 to 1782, and again from 1796 to 1797, and also Voivode of Moldavia from 1786 to 1788. He bears the same name as, but should not be confused with, his grandson, the Greek War of Independence hero of the early 19th century...	1774–1782	Ypsilanti Ypsilantis The Ypsilantis were a Greek Phanariote family which grew into prominence and power in Constantinople during the last centuries of Ottoman Empire and gave several short-reign hospodars to the Danubian Principalities...	1st rule
137. Nicolae Caragea	1782–1783	Caradja Caradja Caradja, Karadja or Caragea is an aristocratic family of Byzantine and Phanariote Greek origins, present as dignitaries in the Ottoman Empire, and established as hospodars and boyars in the Danubian Principalities from the late 16th century...
138. Mihail Suţu	1783–1786	Soutzos	1st rule
139. Nicolae Mavrogheni	1786–1789
140. Habsburg occupation	1789–1790		military commander: Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg
141. Mihail Suţu	1791–1793	Soutzos	2nd rule
142. Alexandru Moruzi	1793–1796	Mourousi	1st rule
143. Alexander Ypsilantis Alexander Ypsilantis (1725-1805) Alexander Ypsilantis was a Greek Voivode of Wallachia from 1775 to 1782, and again from 1796 to 1797, and also Voivode of Moldavia from 1786 to 1788. He bears the same name as, but should not be confused with, his grandson, the Greek War of Independence hero of the early 19th century...	1796–1797	Ypsilanti	2nd rule
144. Constantin Hangerli	1797–1799
145. Alexandru Moruzi	1799–1801	Mourousi	2nd rule
146. Mihail Suţu	1801–1802	Soutzos	3rd rule
147. Alexandru Suţu	1802	Soutzos
148. Constantin Ypsilanti Constantine Ypsilantis Constantine Ypsilantis , was the son of Alexander Ypsilanti, a key member of an important Phanariote family, Grand dragoman of the Porte , hospodar of Moldavia and Walachia , and a Prince through marriage to the daughter of Alexandru Callimachi.-The Liberation of Greece from the Ottoman...	1802-1806	Ypsilanti
149. Russian occupation	1806–1812
150. Ioan Gheorghe Caragea Ioan Gheorghe Caragea John Caradja or John George Caradja was a Phanariote Prince of Wallachia, who reigned between 1812 and 1818...	1812–1818	Caradja
151. Caimacam Kaymakam Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman... Grigore Brâncovenu	1818		assisted by Vornic Vornic Vornic was a historical rank for an official in charge of justice and internal affairs. He was overseeing the Royal Court. It originated in the Slovak nádvorník. In the 16th century in Moldavia were two high vornics: one for "Ţara de Sus" , and other for "Ţara de Jos" .... Barbu Văcărescu, Vistier Grigore Ghica and Logofăt Samurcaş
152. Alexandru Suţu	1818–1821	Soutzos
153. Caimacam Kaymakam Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman... Grigore Brâncoveanu	1821
154. Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1821		leader of the anti-Phanariote uprising Wallachian uprising of 1821 The Wallachian uprising of 1821 was an uprising in Wallachia against Ottoman rule which took place during 1821.-Background:...
155. Scarlat Callimachi Scarlat Callimachi (hospodar) Scarlat Callimachi was Grand Dragoman of the Sublime Porte 1801–1806, Prince of Moldavia between August 24 1806 – October 26 1806, August 4 1807 – June 13 1810, September 17 1812 – June 1819 and Prince of Wallachia between February 1821 – June 1821.A member of the Callimachi family, he was the son...	1821	Callimachi
156. Grigore IV Ghica Grigore IV Ghica Grigore IV Ghica or Grigore Dimitrie Ghica was Prince of Wallachia between 1822 and 1828. A member of the Ghica family, Grigore IV was the brother of Alexandru Ghica and the uncle of Dora d'Istria....	1822–1828	Ghica
157. Russian occupation	1828–1834		military commanders: Fyodor Pahlen Fyodor Petrovich Pahlen Count Fyodor Petrovich Pahlen was a Russian diplomat and administrator.-Biography:Fyodor was the youngest son of Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, a prominent Russian courtier. He worked at Russian diplomatic missions in Sweden, France and Great Britain... , Pyotr Zheltukhin, and Pavel Kiseleff
Organic Statute Regulamentul Organic Regulamentul Organic was a quasi-constitutional organic law enforced in 1834–1835 by the Imperial Russian authorities in Moldavia and Wallachia... government (1832–1856)
158. Alexandru II Ghica Alexandru II Ghica Alexandru II or Alexandru D. Ghica , a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842 and later caimacam from July 1856 to October 1858....	1834–1842	Ghica
159. Gheorghe Bibescu Gheorghe Bibescu Gheorghe Bibescu was a hospodar of Wallachia between 1843 and 1848. His rule coincided with the revolutionary tide that culminated in the 1848 Wallachian revolution.-Early political career:...	1842–1848	Bibescu
160. Provisional Government	1848		Metropolitan Neofit II, assisted by Christian Tell Christian Tell Christian Tell was a Transylvanian-born Wallachian and Romanian politician.-Early life:Born in Braşov, Tell studied at Gheorghe Lazăr's school, and then at the Saint Sava Academy in Bucharest, and became close to Ion Heliade Rădulescu's version of Radicalism... , Ion Heliade Rădulescu Ion Heliade Radulescu Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician... , Ştefan Golescu Stefan Golescu Ştefan Golescu was a Wallachian Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for two terms from March 1, 1867 to August 5, 1867 and from November 13, 1867 to April 30, 1868, and as Prime Minister of Romania between November 26, 1867 and May 12, 1868.-Biography:Born in a boyar... , Gheorghe Magheru Gheorghe Magheru General Gheorghe Magheru was a Romanian revolutionary and soldier from Wallachia, and political ally of Nicolae Bălcescu.-A Pandur and radical conspirator:... , Gheorghe Scurti
161. Locotenenţa domnească (Regency of three)	1848		Christian Tell Christian Tell Christian Tell was a Transylvanian-born Wallachian and Romanian politician.-Early life:Born in Braşov, Tell studied at Gheorghe Lazăr's school, and then at the Saint Sava Academy in Bucharest, and became close to Ion Heliade Rădulescu's version of Radicalism... , Ion Heliade Rădulescu Ion Heliade Radulescu Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician... , Nicolae Golescu Nicolae Golescu Nicolae Golescu was a Wallachian Romanian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania in 1860 and May–November 1868.-Early life:...
162. Joint Ottoman and Russian occupation	1848–1851		military commanders: Omar Pasha Omar Pasha Omar Pasha Latas was a Ottoman general and governor. He was a Serb convert to Islam, who managed to quickly climb in Ottoman ranks, crush several rebellions throughout the Empire and defeat Russia the Crimean War.-Early life:... and Alexander von Lüders Alexander von Lüders Count Alexander Nikolajewitsch von Lüders was a Russian general and Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland.Lüders was born to a German noble family that moved to Russia in the middle of the 18th century...
163. Caimacam Kaymakam Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman... Constantin Cantacuzino	1848
164. Barbu Ştirbei	1848–1853	Ştirbei	1st rule
165. Russian occupation	1853–1854
166. Ottoman occupation	1854
167. Austrian occupation	1854–1856		military commander: Johann Coronini-Cronberg
168. Barbu Ştirbei	1854–1856	Ştirbei	2nd rule
Protectorate established by the Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris (1856) The Treaty of Paris of 1856 settled the Crimean War between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire, Second French Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The treaty, signed on March 30, 1856 at the Congress of Paris, made the Black Sea neutral territory, closing it to all... (1856–1859)
169. Caimacam Kaymakam Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman... Alexandru II Ghica Alexandru II Ghica Alexandru II or Alexandru D. Ghica , a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842 and later caimacam from July 1856 to October 1858....	1856–1858
170. Caimacam of three Kaymakam Qaim Maqam or Qaimaqam or Kaymakam is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman...	1858–1859		Ioan Manu Ioan Manu Ioan M. Manu, also known as Iancu Manu , was a Romanian boyar and politician.-Biography:He was the son of Mihail G. Manu, born into a family of Venetian origins that had moved from Istanbul to Wallachia in the mid-18th century, where it was one of the noble families of Phanariotes... , Emanoil Băleanu, Ioan A. Filipide
171. Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1859–1862		also ruled Moldavia Moldavia Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river... in personal union
Formal union of Wallachia and Moldavia since 1862. For later rulers, see Domnitor Domnitor Domnitor was the official title of the ruler of the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859 and 1866.... and Kings of Romania.

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