Mircea III Dracul

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Mircea III Dracul
Prince of Wallachia
Reign1509–1510 (co-regent w/ father 1509)
PredecessorMihnea cel Rău
BornWallachia, Romania
SpouseMaria Despina
IssueAlexandru II Mircea,
Peter the Lame
HouseDrăculeşti
FatherMihnea cel Rău
MotherVoica

Mircea III Dracul was Hospodar of Wallachia in 1510. He was married to Maria Despina and was the father of Alexandru II Mircea and Peter the Lame, and grandfather of Mihnea Turcitul and great-grandfather of Radu Mihnea. 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.

Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1508–1510
Succeeded by