- Vlad Înecatul
Vlad Înecatul ("Vlad the Drowned"; d. 1532, probably in September) was a
Voivode (Prince) ofWallachia between June 1530 and 1532, According to a document ofMihnea Turcitul 's Court, Vlad Înecatul was son ofVlad cel Tânăr (Vlad the Younger) - the two, although separated by almost two decades, have for long been confused.He was appointed ruler following
Moise 's rebellion against the Ottomans, but was immediately contested by Moise himself and theCraioveşti boyar family. He defeated the opposing alliance at Viişoara (inTeleorman ), onAugust 29 1530 - where Moise was killed. In October, after a further unsuccessful rebellion of theOltenia n nobility led by Drăghici Gogoaşă of the Craioveşti (a pretender to the throne, who was executed inIstanbul ), Vlad ended the Craioveşti line of succession to the Banat ofCraiova .Vlad was builder of the
Viforâta Monastery, in Aninoasa (Dâmboviţa County ).The manner of his death (which attracted the
moniker ) is described by the contemporary text ofAdolf Armbruster ("Dacoromano-Saxonica", p.198) as the result of hisinebriation , and horseback ride into the full waters of theDâmboviţa River .
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