Basarab the Old
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| Basarab Laiotă | |
|---|---|
 Contemporary iconographic depiction | |
| Prince of Wallachia (1st reign) | |
| Reign | November – December 1473 |
| Predecessor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Successor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Prince of Wallachia (2nd reign) | |
| Reign | Spring 1474 |
| Predecessor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Successor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Prince of Wallachia (3rd reign) | |
| Reign | September – October 1474 |
| Predecessor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Successor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Prince of Wallachia (4th reign) | |
| Reign | January 1475 – November 1476 |
| Predecessor | Radu cel Frumos |
| Successor | Vlad the Impaler |
| Prince of Wallachia (5th reign) | |
| Reign | December 1476 – November 1477 |
| Predecessor | Vlad the Impaler |
| Successor | Basarab Țepeluș cel Tânăr |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 22 December 1480 |
| House | House of Dănești |
| Father | Dan II of Wallachia |
| Religion | Orthodox |
Basarab III cel Bătrân ("the Old"), also known as Laiotă Basarab or Basarab Laiotă (? – 22 December 1480) was Voivode of the principality of Wallachia in the 1470s, repeating the achievement of Dan II in being elected by the boyars as Voivode on five different occasions. Moreover, he succeeded the same ruler (Radu cel Frumos in Basarab's case) on four separate occasions. Two of his reigns also surrounded the last period in which Vlad III the Impaler ruled over Wallachia.
Death
In 1479 he joined in the Battle of Breadfield, and died in December 1480.
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