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Radu IV the Great

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Radu IV the Great
Prince of Wallachia
Radu IV the Great and his wife, Catalina Crnojević of Zeta
Reign1495–1508
Born1462
Died1508
Wife
IssueRadu of Afumați, Mircea the Shepherd, Radu Paisie, Radu Bădica, Cărstina, Boba
HouseHouse of Drăculești (branch of the House of Basarab)
FatherVlad Călugărul
MotherRada-Smaranda

Radu IV the Great (Romanian: Radu cel Mare) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from September 1495 to April 1508. He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș). He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta, and was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău, son to his uncle Vlad Țepeș.

Preceded by Prince of Wallachia
1495–1508
Succeeded by