Dan vs. Radu

Cate ceva despre incredibila succesiune pe tronul Valahiei a lui Dan al Doilea si Radu al Doilea, zis Chelu’:

Dan II was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling an extraordinary 5 times, and succeeded 4 times by Radu II Chelul, his rival for the throne. Of those 5 periods on the throne of Wallachia 1420 to 1421, 1421 to 1423, 1423 to 1424, 1426 to 1427, and 1427 and 1431), 4 were within a period of only 7 years.

Radu II Chelul (Radu II the Bald) was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling for 4 terms, each time preceded by Dan II, his rival for the throne, and each time succeeded by him. Of those 4 periods on the throne of Wallachia, all were within a period of only 7 years, and 3 terms lasted less than a year. He ruled:

August 1420 – 1422
summer of 1423
autumn of 1424
January – spring of 1427
Son of Mircea cel Batran, he is probably the last voievod of Wallachia to assert control of Banat, southern Basarabia and Dobrogea. His short intervals of rulership are marked by frequent and violent clashes with his rival, and at the same time cousin, Dan II, for the throne of the principality. He finds shelter and military suppost from the Ottoman Empire, and it is this submission to the Ottomans which ultimately caused Wallachia to the lose Dobrogea and other territories. Radu II is last mentioned in the spring of 1427, when Dan II attacks him from Transylvania, retakes the throne, and most probably kills him.

His nickname, as appears in slavonic writings (Prasnaglava) could also be translated as “empty-headed”. He is considered an obscure ruler, which voluntarely placed Wallachia under Ottoman suzerainty.

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