Michael I of Wallachia
| Michael I | |
|---|---|
Mircea I of Wallachia | |
| Mother | Maria Tolmay |
Michael I (
Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed I, to invade Wallachia, forcing him to agree to pay tribute. After Michael failed to respect the treaty, the Ottomans gave assistance to his rival, Dan, who crossed into Wallachia in 1420. Dan and his Ottoman allies defeated the Wallachian army
, and Michael was killed on the battlefield.
Early life
The son of
Mircea I of Wallachia and his wife, Maria Tolmay,[1][2] Michael was Mircea's only legitimate son.[1] Alexander Aldea and Vlad were Michael's most prominent illegitimate half-brothers, who, in accordance with local custom, could have claimed the throne of Wallachia.[1] To strengthen Michael's position, his father made him his co-ruler.[3]
Reign
Although Michael was first mentioned as Mircea's co-ruler in 1391, it was only from 1415 that he was consistently styled as "voivode and prince".[3] Michael was still his father's co-ruler when in 1417 he refused to send the tribute that Mircea had promised to pay to the Ottoman Empire.[4] Michael became the sole ruler of Wallachia after his father died on 31 January 1418.[4]
The first year of his reign was peaceful because the
Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary, who launched a campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the autumn of 1419.[4][5] They captured the city of Turnu Severin that Michael's father had lost to the Ottomans, but it was put under Sigismund's control.[5] In retaliation, the sultan broke into Wallachia, forcing Michael to cede Giurgiu and other fortresses on the Danube to the Ottomans and to pay the tribute he had failed to send during the previous three years.[4] Michael was also forced to send his two sons, Michael and Radu, as hostages to the Ottoman Empire.[4]
Michael's cousin,
boyars (including the influential Albul and Utmeș) defected to the pretender.[4] Dan crossed into Wallachia in early 1420.[4] Initially, Michael was able to resist,[4] but since he had failed to implement all provisions of his 1419 treaty with the Ottoman Empire, his cousin was able to obtain military assistance from the Ottomans.[4] Michael received support from Hungary, but their united forces were routed in the summer of 1420.[4] Michael was killed on the battlefield.[4]
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Michael I of Wallachia Kalinikia | | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. Michael I of Wallachia | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Maria Tolmay | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c Florescu & McNally 1989, p. 36.
- ^ Hasan 2013, p. 149-150.
- ^ a b Bolovan et al. 1997, p. 101.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Treptow 2000, p. 37.
- ^ a b Engel 2001, p. 236.
- ^ Hasan 2013, pp. 135–149.
Sources
- ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
- Bolovan, Ioan; Constantiniu, Florin; Michelson, Paul E.; Pop, Ioan Aurel; Popa, Cristian; Popa, Marcel; Scurtu, Ioan; Treptow, Kurt W.; Vultur, Marcela; Watts, Larry L. (1997). A History of Romania. The Center for Romanian Studies. ISBN 973-98091-0-3.
- ISBN 978-0-316-28656-5.
- Hasan, Mihai Florin (2013). "Aspecte ale relațiilor matrimoniale munteano-maghiare din secolele XIV-XV [Aspects of Hungarian-Wallachian matrimonial relations of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries]". Revista Bistriței (in Romanian). XXVII. Complexul Muzeal Bistrița-Năsăud: 128–159. ISSN 1222-5096. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- Treptow, Kurt W. (2000). Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula. The Center of Romanian Studies. ISBN 973-98392-2-3.