Directory
References
Radu Negru
Transylvanian prince
Learn about this topic in these articles:
history of Walachia
- In Walachia
…been founded in 1290 by Radu Negru (“Radu the Black”), a voivode (or military governor) of Făgăraş in southern Transylvania (then part of Hungary), who crossed the Transylvanian Alps and settled at Câmpulung. The new principality was initially dominated by Hungary, from whose feudal domination and proselytism the Orthodox Vlachs…
Read More