Vlad II 'Dracul' rules Wallachia (1430s)

Timeline

1. 1436Wallachia · WallachiaVlad II replaced the previous voivode under Ottoman military pressure, beginning his first term in rule. Previously, he had been exiled several times between Hungary and the Ottomans, and his rise to power this time reflected Wallachia's political dependence as a vassal principality.
2. 1437–1440Frontier of the lower Danube principalities · WallachiaVlad II paid tribute to the Ottomans and sent hostages while maintaining his vassal ties to King Ulászló II Jagiellon of Hungary. Around 1437 he sent his young sons Vlad III and Radu to the sultan's court as hostages, an arrangement that profoundly shaped their later ruling styles.