Radu Buzescu was a

boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...

(noble) of

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and so ...

during the reign of

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

Biography

Radu took part in important political and military events at the time. His brothers were

Preda Preda is locality within the municipality of Bergün, district of Albula, Canton Graubünden, Switzerland. Transportation Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviat ...

and

Stroe Buzescu Stroe may refer to: Places * Stroe, Gelderland, a village in the Netherlands * Stroe, North Holland, a village in the Netherlands * Stroe, a tributary of the river Nechit (river), Nechit in Romania Name Romanian surname * Aurel Stroe (1932 ...

, the three forming the group of the Buzești brothers. Together with them, he helped the

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

and

Radu Șerban Radu Șerban (? – 23 March 1620) was a Wallachian nobleman who reigned as the principality's ''voivode'' during two periods from 1602 to 1610 and during 1611. A supposed descendant of Neagoe Basarab, he attained high office during the reign of ...

in battles, fulfilling various missions assigned to them. After the death of Michael, the Buzești brothers opposed

Simion Movilă Simion Movilă (after 1559 14 September 1607), a boyar of the Movileşti family, was twice Prince of Wallachia (November 1600 – June 1601; October 1601 – July 1602) and Prince of Moldavia from July 1606 until his death. Family He was the gra ...

's short reign and helped Șerban to reach the throne of

in October 1601. Enjoying a great political and military authority, they consistently supported the reign of Șerban. Radu Buzescu, together with Preda Buzescu, is buried at the Călui Monastery.

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