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Vlad VI of Wallachia (c. 1508 – September 1532) was the
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(prince) who ruled Wallachia between June 1530 and September 1532. He has been historically referenced as Vlad Înecatul ("Vlad the Drowned"), as a description of the manner of his death. One of three (along with
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and
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) primary historic and geographic regions of Romania,
Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...
was founded as a principality in the early 14th century by
Basarab I Basarab I (), also known as Basarab the Founder (; – 1351/1352), was a ''voivode'' and later the first independent ruler of Wallachia who lived in the first half of the . Many details of his life are uncertain. According to two popular theo ...
but, by 1417, had accepted the
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of the
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, albeit with considerable self-rule. Descendants of the
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continued to rule Wallachia and, as recounted in surviving records from the time of Mihnea Turcitul (the young voivode in 1577–83 and 1585–91), the chronology of a century earlier indicates that the grandfather of Vlad VI, Vlad IV Călugărul lad the Monkwas voivode from 1481 until his death in 1495. His son
Vlad cel Tânăr Vlad V cel Tânăr (Vlad V the Younger or "''Vladuț''"; 1488 – 23 January 1512) was the Prince of Wallachia (1510–1512). He took the throne from Mircea III Dracul on 8 April 1510 with the help of the Ottomans and with the support of the Cra ...
lad V, the Younger(ca. 1488–1512) became voivode in 1510, at the age of about 22 and, less than two years later, was captured following a defeat at the Battle of
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and executed. Although no specific historical documentation of his birth remains, the son of Vlad the Younger was about four years old at the time of his father's death. He became voivode at about the same age as his father, 22, in the aftermath of his predecessor Moise's rebellion against the Ottomans, but was immediately contested by Moise himself and the
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family. On 29 August 1530, at the Battle of Viișoara, Vlad VI defeated Moise who died in combat. In October, after a further unsuccessful rebellion of the
Oltenia Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Da ...
n nobility led by Craiovești pretender to the throne Drăghici Gogoașă, who was subsequently executed in
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, Vlad ended Craiovești's line of succession to the Banate of
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. In his two years as voivode, Vlad is noted as having effected the construction of
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's famed Viforâta Monastery, in Aninoasa. His life was cut short at about the same age as that of his father, 24, and the historical detail behind his posthumous
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is described in the contemporary text of Adolf Armbruster (''Dacoromano-Saxonica'', p. 198). The account indicates that, following a prolonged banquet, at which, as customary, large quantities of alcoholic beverages were served, Vlad mounted his horse for a ride in the direction of
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in which, near the village of Popești, south of Bucharest, he drowned. His burial at the Deal Monastery was arranged by his mother.


References

*Giurescu, Constantin C. and Giurescu, Dinu C. (1976). ''Istoria Romanilor volume II (1352–1606)'' Pages 238–239. Editura Scintifica si Enciclopedica București (in Romanian). *McNally, Raymond T. and Florescu, Radu (1994). ''In Search of Dracula''. New York: Houghton Mifflin . *Donat, Ion (1996). ''Domeniul domnesc în Ţara Românească (Sec. VIV - XVI)'', București (in Romanian). *Giurescu, Constantin C. (2000). ''Istoria Românilor, vol.II'', București (in Romanian). {{DEFAULTSORT:Vlad 6 Inecatul 1500s births 1532 deaths 16th-century princes of Wallachia Romanian royalty Deaths by drowning Alcohol-related deaths in Romania Place of birth unknown Date of death unknown Date of birth unknown House of Drăculești Burials at Dealu Monastery, Viforâta (Dâmboviţa County)