Wallachia
Wallachia (also spelled Walachia; Romanian: Ţara Românească or "The Romanian Land") is a historical area of Romania. Wallachia is divided into two sections, Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia).
Principality of Wallachia Wallachia (Ţara Românească) | |||||||
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| Capital | Câmpulung, Curtea de Argeş, Târgovişte, Bucureşti | ||||||
| Common languages | Romanian (commonly used, later official), Church Slavonic (in early official use) | ||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||
| Princes of Wallachia (Voivodes, Hospodars) | |||||||
• 1310-1352 | Basarab I - the first | ||||||
• 1859-1862 | Alexander John Cuza - the last | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• | 1317 | ||||||
• | 1862 | ||||||
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Wallachia Media
The Bulgarian lands across the Danube in the ninth century, after the territorial expansion under Krum, Omurtag and Presian
The Latin Empire and the Partition of the Byzantine Empire after the 4th crusade, c. 1204; borders are approximate.
The seal of Voivode Mircea I of Wallachia from 1390, depicting the coat of arms of Wallachia
Probable location of polities in Wallachia around 1246 AD, as described in the Diploma of the Joannites
Territories held by Wallachian prince Mircea the Elder, c. 1390
Wallachia as pictured in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș), Voivode of Wallachia
Poienari Castle, one of the royal seats of Vlad III Dracul
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Other websites
Media related to Wallachia at Wikimedia Commons
