Vlad III's Rule of Wallachia

Name: Vlad III's Rule of Wallachia
Start: 1456
End: 1462

Type Event Region Wallachia Time 1456–1462

In August 1456, with Hungarian support, Vlad III defeated the pro-Ottoman Vladislav II and took the Wallachian throne for a second time;…

Timeline

1456Wallachia · WallachiaAfter the Battle of Belgrade, Hungarian regent John Hunyadi hoped to install an anti-Ottoman force in control of Wallachia. The reigning prince Vladislav II leaned toward the Ottomans, and Vlad III, with Hungarian aid, returned to his homeland to prepare for seizing the throne.
1456Râmnicu Vâlcea · WallachiaVlad III killed Vladislav II in battle and immediately proclaimed himself Prince of Wallachia at Târgoviște. This transfer of power marked Wallachia's foreign policy shift from pro-Ottoman to the Hungarian camp.
1456–1462Târgoviște · WallachiaAfter taking power, Vlad III vigorously purged internal nobles and merchants, cut Ottoman tribute, and refused to send troops to assist Ottoman campaigns. Actions such as the summer 1456 night raid on the Ottoman camp and the 1462 guerrilla resistance against Mehmed II's expedition completely ruptured relations with his overlord, establishing his image as an anti-Ottoman ruler.

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Florescu, Radu R. and Raymond T. McNally. Dracula: A Biography of Vlad the Impaler, 1431–1476 — Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally (1973)