Name Nicholas of Grandparents Thocomerius Parents Basarab I of Wallachia | Successor Vladislav I Role Prince | |
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Issue Vladislav IRadu IAnna of Wallachia Children Vladislav I of Wallachia, Radu I of Wallachia, Anna of Wallachia, Anna of Wallachia, Empress of Serbia Grandchildren Mircea I of Wallachia, Dan I of Wallachia, Constantine II of Bulgaria, Dorothea of Bulgaria Similar People Basarab I of Wallachia, Vladislav I of Wallachia, Mircea I of Wallachia, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria | ||
Nicholas Alexander (Romanian: Nicolae Alexandru) was a Prince of Wallachia between 1352 and November 1364, after having been associate ruler to his father Basarab I.
In the year 1359, he founded the Eastern Orthodox Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia.
After initially resisting pressures to become the Kingdom of Hungary's vassal, he yielded to King Louis I in 1354, and recognized the right of the Roman Catholic Church to establish missions in his principality, as well as the privilege of Saxon traders from Brașov to transit Wallachia without paying duties. In 1355, Nicolae Alexandru and the King of Hungary reached an agreement in return for Severin.
Nicholas Alexander was married twice. His second wife was Clara Dobokai, a Catholic noblewoman from Hungary.
His daughter, Anna of Wallachia, married Tsar Ivan Stratsimir of Bulgaria and became mother of Tsar Constantine II of Bulgaria and Queen Dorothea of Bosnia. Another daughter Anka married Emperor Stefan Uroš V of Serbia.