Radu IV the Great
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| Radu IV the Great | |
|---|---|
| Voivode of Wallachia | |
 Radu IV the Great and his wife, Catalina Crnojević of Zeta | |
| Voivode of Wallachia | |
| Reign | 15 September 1495 – 23 April 1508 |
| Predecessor | Vlad IV Călugărul |
| Successor | Mihnea cel Rău |
| Born | 1467 |
| Died | 23 April 1508 |
| Spouse | Catalina Crnojević of Zeta[1] |
| Issue | Radu V of Afumați Radu VI Bădica Radu VII Paisie Mircea V the Shepherd Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina Cărstina of Wallachia Ana of Wallachia Boba of Wallachia |
| House | House of Drăculești |
| Father | Vlad IV Călugărul |
| Mother | Doamna Rada Smaranda |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Radu IV the Great (Romanian: Radu cel Mare), (1467 – 23 April 1508) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from September 1495 to April 1508.
Biography
[edit]He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș). He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta (sometimes spelled as Katarina or Jekaterina), member of the House of Crnojević, the daughter of Đurađ Crnojević his wife, an unknown woman from the Mocenigo family of Venice. The marriage was arranged by her uncle Ivan Crnojević, Prince of Zeta after her father's death. Radu was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău, son to his uncle Vlad Țepeș.
Intoducing printing press to Wallachia
[edit]He is credited, along with Church officials, for introducing the printing press to Wallachia at the beginning of the 16th century.[2] His wife's family first founded Crnojević printing house in which the first book in the Cyrillic script of Church Slavonic among South Slavs was printed back in 1494.[3]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Daughter of Đurađ Crnojević
- ^ Erich, Agnes (2010). "The Appearance of Printing Activity in the Romanian Space: an Integral Part of a European Phenomenon". academia.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Pavlovic, Srdja (2008). Balkan Anschluss: The Annexation of Montenegro and the Creation of the Common South Slavic State. Purdue University Press. pp. 31–32. ISBN 9781557534651.
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