Reign 1447–1448; 1448–1456 Role Ruler Royal line House of Basarab Name Vladislav of Grandparents Dan I of Wallachia | Father Dan II of Wallachia Parents Dan II of Wallachia Spouse Neacsa Died 1456, Targsor Predecessor Dan II of Wallachia | |
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Great-grandparents Radu I of Wallachia, Lady Calinica Similar People Basarab Laiota cel Batran, Basarab I of Wallachia, John Hunyadi, Murad II | ||
Vladislav II (died c. August 20, 1456) was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia, from 1447 to 1448, and again from 1448 to 1456.
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The way Vladislav II came to throne is debatable. The most accepted is that Vladislav assassinated Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, and was subsequently placed on the throne by John Hunyadi, on the other, Vladislav II was helped by the Ottomans to replace Dan III which was assigned by the Hungarians.
Conflict with John Hunyadi
It is not known if Vladislav II had been invited to take part in the Battle of Kosovo (1448) or not. It is certain however that he didn't send any troops in aid and as a result, John Hunyadi took back the Transylvanian possessions of Făgăraș and Amlaș on the 23rd of April 1452. Vladislav retaliated by embargoing all Wallachian trade to Brasov county, then part of Hunyadi's Transylvania. However, on the 15th of November 1455, after Hunyadi informed the people of Brasov that the embargo would be lifted, Vladislav seized back Transylvanian possessions, and attacked the Făgăraș fortress and in the process burns a few Saxon villages. In response, Hunyadi gives Vlad III; a son of the rival Drăculești house of Basarab (the future Vlad the Impaler) military support and, with the help of the Saxons whose villages were burned down, dispose Vladislav II.
Death
On August 20, 1456, Vlad II Dracul's son, Vlad III Dracula killed Vladislav in hand-to-hand combat. Although Vladislav's gravestone is marked August 22, 1456, that was the date of the engraving. He was not buried at the Snagov Monastery which he founded, instead he was buried at the Dealu Monastery.
Legacy
Vladislav founded the Snagov Monastery in 1453 where a wooden sculpted door was preserved to this day and it is exhibited at the Religious Art Museum of Bucharest. At the Athos Mountain in 1450, Vladislav gave Koutloumousiou Monastery a charter and gave a gift of 10000 Akçet to the St. Elijah Skit.