Peter the Younger (

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: ''Petru cel Tânăr'') (1547 – 19 August 1569) was the

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) of

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between 25 September 1559 and 8 June 1568. The eldest son of Mircea the Shepherd and

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, his named "the Young" because, at the moment of crowning, he was only 13.

Reign

After the death of his father on 21 September 1559, the

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attempted to take the throne from the family. Between 25 September and 24 October 1559, three battles took place between the Boyars and the remaining family of Mircea the Shepherd. The first battle, from the village Românești, was won by the boyars, only to lose the second battle, of Șerpătești.Aurică IVAȘCU - Bătălia de la Șerbănești. Teze și antiteze. În revista ”Memoria Oltului și Romanaților” nr. 5(51), Găneasa, mai 2016. The decisive battle took place at Boiani where, Peter, helped by the Ottomans, won. On 24 October 1559, Peter, who was still a minor was confirmed by the

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as the new ruler of

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Death

Attempting to secure the wealth of both the family and the state, the

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, through a representative, managed to send the young prince in exile along with his mother, Lady Chiajna in 1568. Peter the Younger arrived in Constantinople on 31 May and was taken to the Seven Towers fortress, where he was stripped of his riches. On 19 August 1569, Peter the Younger died of poisoning in

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, he was only 21 years old. He was buried in the

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in the same locality.

Legacy

Peter established the

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in 1560 and continued his father's work on restoring the

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and the

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Notes

References

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