Mircea
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Mircea is a Romanian
given name
, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning peace. Mircea may refer to:
Princes of Wallachia:
As a given name:
Locations:
Other:
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning peace. Mircea may refer to:
Princes of Wallachia:
- Mircea I of WallachiaMircea I of WallachiaMircea the Elder was ruler of Wallachia from 1386 until his death. The byname "elder" was given to him after his death in order to distinguish him from his grandson Mircea II...
(1355–1418) - Mircea II of WallachiaMircea II of WallachiaMircea II was a one time ruler of the principality of Wallachia, in the year 1442. He was the oldest son of Vlad II Dracul and brother of Vlad Ţepeş and Radu the Handsome...
(1427-1447), grandson of Mircea I - Mircea III DraculMircea III DraculMircea 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...
- A Mircea ruled for less than a year in 1481.
- Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
- Prince Mircea of RomaniaPrince Mircea of RomaniaPrince Mircea of Romania .Mircea was the third son and youngest child of Queen Marie and King Ferdinand of Romania...
As a given name:
- List of all pages beginning with "Mircea"
Locations:
- Mircea Vodă (disambiguation), the name of several settlements in Romania
- Mircea River (Buda)Mircea River (Buda)The Mircea River is a tributary of the Buda River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, a tributary of the Buda River in Romania - Mircea River (Ialomiţa)Mircea River (Ialomita)The Mircea River is a tributary of the Ialomiţa River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971-Maps:* Munţii Bucegi...
, a tributary of the Ialomiţa River in Romania
Other:
- Mircea Chivu stadium, Reşiţa
- Mircea cel Bătrân Naval AcademyMircea cel Batrân Naval AcademyThe Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy is a higher education institution based in the Black Sea port of Constanţa that trains officers for the Romanian Naval Forces, as well as maritime officers and engineers for the merchant marine.-History:...
- Mircea (film)Mircea (film)Mircea is a 1989 film about Mircea I of Wallachia, the Christian king of Wallachia who repelled the attempts at conquest made by the Ottoman Empire in the late 1300s and early 1400s...
- Mircea (ship)Mircea (ship)The Mircea is a three masted barque, built in 1938 in Hamburg by the Blohm & Voss shipyard as a training vessel for the Romanian Navy. Her design is based on the successful plans of the Gorch Fock; the last of a series of four sister ships. The ship is named after the Wallachian Prince Mircea the...