Mircea III Dracul
Appearance
Mircea III Dracul | |
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Prince of Wallachia | |
Reign | 1509–1510 (co-regent w/ father 1509) |
Predecessor | Mihnea cel Rău |
Born | Wallachia, Romania |
Spouse | Maria Despina |
Issue | Alexandru II Mircea, Peter the Lame |
House | House of Drăculeşti (branch of the House of Basarab) |
Father | Mihnea cel Rău |
Mother | Voica |
Mircea III Dracul was Hospodar of Wallachia in 1510. He was married to Maria Despina and was the father of Alexandru II Mircea, and grandfather of Bella Rosetti. His father was Mihnea cel Rău and mother, Mihnea's second wife, Voica. He was the grandson of Vlad III Dracula (Vlad Țepeș). It is known that Mircea was a physically strong and brutal man since he had caught some of the boyars involved in his father's assassination, and killed them with his bare hands.