Radu Iliaș (died 1632) was the

prince of Wallachia This is a list of princes of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube until the union with Moldavia in 1859, which unification of Moldavia and Wallachia, led to the creation of ...

between July 21/31, 1632 and September 20/30, 1632.

Biography

He was the son of

Alexandru Iliaș Alexandru IV Iliaș (died 1666) was Prince of Wallachia from 1616 to 1618, then from 1628 to 1629, and Prince of Moldavia from 1620 to 1621 and 1631 to 1633. Life Alexandru IV Iliaș was the son of Ilie, or Iliaș, himself son of Alexandru I ...

Prince of Wallachia This is a list of princes of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube until the union with Moldavia in 1859, which unification of Moldavia and Wallachia, led to the creation of ...

between 1616–1618 and 1627–1629. The date of his birth and the date of his death are unknown. He married Stanca Brâncoveanu, daughter of Constantin Brâncoveanu. He became Prince when the Ottoman

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deposed his predecessor

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. However, he did not manage to occupy the throne, because

Matei Basarab Matei Basarab (; 1588, Brâncoveni, Olt – 9 April 1654, Bucharest) was the voivode (prince) of Wallachia from 1632 to 1654. Reign Much of Matei's reign was spent fighting off incursions from Moldavia, which he successfully accomplished in 1 ...

, occupied the throne with the help of

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and also with the support of the Pasha of

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. Radu Iliaș tried to take back his throne, but in the Battle of Plumbuita Monastery on October 20/30, 1632, his forces were defeated. Following negotiations with the Porte, Matei Basarab received the title and the investiture flag and became the next

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