The approximate date of his death is between 1475 to 1477. The islamophobia issue actually. It really does mean a lot. So hot right now. And then it becomes obvious that something is super wrong with Vlad, and Radu goes to confront him. I may be going nave, or wishful, but I deem it quite a material proof. Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.24.163.238 17:22, 16 October 2014 Reply[reply] I hope something like that gets done soon, I think itd pretty damn cool. Radu cel Frumos was a well-educated ruler who sought to advance the position of his countrymen within the Ottoman Empire. But I really never gave any thoughts on what the Roman citizens thought re. I think, in America at least, that theres a desire to streamline the story a bit, and also a fear of having a core emotional pathos not linked to a mans children or wife/true love. On the other hand, Vlad, who wasnt the easiest person (lol), could have just GONE! I love writing and learning new things in order to better educate those in need. It basically has all the wrenching drama you describe, the complex familial dynamics and well-rooted history, just with the twist of Vlad being a woman. Someone like me who is concerned with fiction is only borrowing it, and can only ever offer a version distorted by their own bias. [3] Chalkokondyles adds that the sultan along with people of his nation had the custom of using favorite boys, and with such as Radu Mehmed "spends day and night together". The second reference listed tells a story about Ibn Battuta who lived 100 years before Radu, and Radus name is not mentioned at all in the article. My bad lol In 7 March 1471, Radu fought the Battle of Soci against Stephen III, his future son-in-law, for possession of Chilia (now Kiliya in Ukraine). Radu cel Frumos led a pretty tumultuous life, which was just the price any Romanian noble had to pay for the opportunity to not farm turnips forever. I am talking about islamophobia in western media based on Dracula.. and there he remained from 1463 until 1475, when he is done for But he died in Loyalty. He had a family. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. [citation needed] According to the Serbian Janissary Konstantin Mihailovi Radu was a commander of the Janissary; in the campaign against his brother Vlad III, Radu was at the head of 4000 horsemen. A cynical reading could be that he was trying to shore up legitimacy via his fathers name, something Vlad III and Stephen wouldnt feel the need to do. There were large stakes there, on which, as it was said, about 20,000 men, women, and children had been spitted There were infants too, affixed to their mothers on the stakes, and birds had made their nests in their entrails.. Great well researched article. During his reign the Ottoman Sipahi's gained a strong foothold in the south of the country. Must read. Or is it fair to take sides? Did Radu have relations with his wife because he knew he absolutely had to and he just laid back and thought of Wallachia (or whatever), or was he bisexual? . Early life, Wikipedia.com I. "regis eius concubinus factus est.p.158", Laonicus Chalcocondylus, Historiarum Libri X. They have never got through it. 499, Tursun Beg, Trh. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He is seen as an abomination and here you can add the homophobia thing, as much as we know from Chalcocondyless anecdote concearning the love affair between Mehmed and Radu back in 1451. In 1462, a massive Ottoman army marched against Wallachia, with Radu at the head of the Janissary. What a character he must have been, and could be in modern works. In 1476 the forces of Sultan Mehmet faced the forces of Dracula in Bucharest, Romania. Radu's father fled, but Mircea II was captured by boyars from Trgovite and was blinded with a red-hot poker before being buried alive. He was ousted in 1442 by rival factions in league with Hungary, but secured Ottoman support for his return by agreeing to pay tribute to the Sultan and also send his two legitimate sons, Vlad III and Radu, to the Ottoman court, to serve as hostages of his loyalty. When the boy, not suspecting anything from the other came, the Emperor rushed to him; Radu resisted, not submitting to Mehmed's desire, and then the latter "kissed the boy against his will". Homophobia and/or Islamophobia have absolutely nothing to do with it he was just a very-very bad apple. I guess Ill have to read it over again to fully grab it. Yeah sure, experience first 500 years of being constantly bullied and attacked by people of that religion and then tell me how would you react. Thus, when the Otomans attacked, he made sure that the inhabitants would safely leave and burn the cities on the way so that the Otoman army was starved and demoralised. The barbarity of Ottoman 500 year long occupation of the Balkans, that kept the entire region in the Dark Ages much longer than the rest of Western Europe, is well documented. Mehmed II married five times and fathered four children, but the bisexual sultan also enjoyed sex with handsome young men. He really is a perfect storm of things people dont like to talk about. Queer men and Europeans who are comfortable with and supportive of Muslims, possibly Muslim themselves (though Radu professed Christianity in his correspondences.). Plus VLAD THE IMPALER IS A WOMAN! Im with you, surrendering love is unfathomable to me. I have always thought the impaling was a liiiiiiiittle bit Fruedian, considering the possibility of assault in Ottoman custody and the reality of having your brother be the lover of your greatest enemy. . ), Enciclopedia personalitilor feminine din Romnia, Editura Meronia, Bucureti, 2012, Learn how and when to remove this template message, An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Radu_the_Handsome&oldid=1140308291, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from January 2023, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Romanian-language text, Articles containing Turkish-language text, Articles needing additional references from September 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 13:45. (Radu was 6/7, Vlad was 12/13 when they were taken to Edirne). The father departed together with his 2 sons - Vlad the Impaler and Radu the Handsome. Vlad then conducted a nighttime ambush on a town where many of the sultans soldiers camped and carried out a gruesome massacre. When vampires sleep, they must do so hanging upside-down, in bat form; given nothing to hang from, or prevented from assuming the form, they will be unable to fall asleep and may die of sleep deprivation. During his reign, the Conqueror greatly expanded the Ottoman Empire. Its not an interpretation of the character I would necessarily enjoy, but I definitely see how it has value and would bring the Dracula character closer to something Romanians for whom Vlad III is a beloved hero might enjoy more. There was once a John Boorman promise, you remember? As a brief aside: I imagine that Vlad viewed his brother much like the kid from Narnia. This is the part where if it was a movie Id be standing up hooting. Jonathan Eagles. Because, you know, if you spend night and day talking and talking (and whetever) with someone, and it is chronicled back in the XVth century, well, I think there was something more than just a rape attempt and a surrendering to the Turkish flamboyancy (or a brain-wash, like a friend of mine suggested). [8] His daughter was Maria Voichia, who later married Prince Stephen III of Moldavia. Once you go far enough, the fastest way to defeat isnt an enemys weapon, but a lull in ones self-confidence. Radu III the Fair or Radu III the Handsome (Romanian: ), also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey, (1435 - 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad Tepes and voivode (prince) of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service. They canonize the greedy, the thoughtless untruthful friends and kidnappers (like Stephen cel Mare), and raise statues to psychos who knew they were so (Vlad). When Vlad's army arrived, Prince Basarabs army fled, some to the Turks, others in the mountains. I like this one because Vlad is portrayed as a ruthless ruler, not the son of darkness, and as long as I understood the plot, the massacres that entered History as a madmans rage, in the production are retold as political moves (the fear leads to respect kind of thing). Radu's father fled, but Mircea II was captured by boyars from Trgovite and was blinded with a red-hot poker before being buried alive. Not to be maudlin but every time I hear Ive inspired someone in even the littlest of ways I get super excited! It is happening right now everywhere in the Earth. When he was 11, his father refused to support the Ottoman invasion of Transylvania. p. 127, 128), Laonicus Chalkondyles Joannes Oporinus, Conrado Clausero 1556,"De origine et rebus gestis Turcorum." But instead of receiving help he found himself arrested and thrown into the dungeon over false charges of treason. Radu chased Vlad III to his castle north of Curtea de Arge and, finally, out of the Romania itself, which was incorporated under Ottoman control. 6 50. By Ion Grumeza, George Marcu (coord. Furthermore, he had to deal with armies tens if not hundreds-fold larger than his and he managed to get them to leave our lands. Sort of a if you REALLY loved our father youd be out here putting people on stakes or at the very least cheering me on about it vs you have completely lost your mind and not only am *I* horrified at you, our father would be too dynamic. Similarly, we'll never know for sure the nature of the relationship between Mehmed and Radu. Leave a comment to tell me how you feel! In 1473, following an agreement with the Ottomans, Basarab Laiot cel Btrn (Basarab Laiot the Old) took over the throne. In 1436, Vlad II Dracul was ascended to the throne of Wallachia. Despite this incident, he became one of the sultan's favourites. Radu cel Frumos was a well-educated ruler who sought to advance the position of his countrymen within the Ottoman Empire. Vlad's brother, Radu the Handsome, died a couple of years earlier and had been replaced on the Wallachian throne by another Turkish candidate, Prince Basarab the Elder, a member of the Dneti clan. In November 1447, John Hunyadi launched an attack against Wallachia due to its alliance with the Ottomans by the treaties signed by Vlad II Dracul and his duplicity in Varna Campaign (1444). The young hostage became friends with the five-year-older sultan-to-be. HHHH I absolutely love that series so much. In Americas case, I think being an androgynous model was her way to express her gender without risking her career, but once her international identity was secured, she felt safe with making her transition. After consulting his astrologers, the thirty year-old sultan resolved to personally lead the punitive expedition. ), "Iar fratele lui mergea inaintea noastra" ("Cltori strini despre Trile Romne" Nicolae Iorga. And thats generally where the commentary stops. In return, Dracul willingly offered them not one, but two of his sons: Vlad Tepes Dracula and Radu cel Frumosaka Radu the handsome. I personally hold that evidence suggests that the two of them (Radu and Mehmed) had genuine feelings for one another, though Mehmed certainly had other lovers and Radu had his wife and the duty to propogate his line she represented. At the approach of Vlad's army, Basarab and his cohorts fled, some to the protection of the Turks, others to the shelter of the Transylvanian Alps. I love this so much! Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; c.1438 January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and prince of the principality of Wallachia. He also rode alongside Sultan Mehmed, who had decided he had to personally lead the assault against Vlad III, who would not stop being overwhelmingly terrible. Im a Christian. Its the well-known history of their country, not just an addendum to a monster movie like it is for a lot of people here in the United States where I am. You know the one. Soon after, the Janissary under his command began attacks and raids on Vlad III's mountain stronghold on the Arge River, Poenari Castle. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul (Dracul : the dragon or devil ), but by different mothers. Required fields are marked *. Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; 1437/1439 January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and Prince of the principality of Wallachia. I agree with your assessment. When Notaras still refused to allow the Sultan to have his way with his son, Mehmed ordered all three decapitated on the spot. Thank you very much for considering my comments! The book is purely for entertainment. Chalkokondyles adds that the sultan along with people of his nation had the custom of using favorite boys, and with such as Radu and Mehmed II "spends day and night together". Between 1473 and 1475 Radu briefly returned twice to the throne. I didnt know that about the text of his document openers, and youre absolutely right that there was a exact formula used in most medieval missives. The extremely handsome man stepped forward without consent from Integra or Walter, and embraced Alucard, who remained as stiff as a board. Fueling public fascination was Dr. Florescu's personal connection: an ancestor had married Radu the Handsome, one of Vlad's brothers. These vampires have no social life though they remain very active on social media.