Mihnea cel Rău

Mihnea cel Rău
Voivode of Wallachia
Voivode of Wallachia
ReignApril 1508 – 29 October 1509
PredecessorRadu IV the Great
SuccessorMircea III Dracul
Born1460/1462
Principality of Wallachia
Died12 March 1510 (aged 50-52)
Sibiu, Voivodate of Transylvania
SpouseDoamna Smaranda
Doamna Voica of Izvorani
IssueMircea III Dracul
Miloș
Ruxandra of Wallachia
Morsus Atrum?
HouseHouse of Drăculești
FatherVlad III the Impaler
MotherDoamna Anastasia Maria Holszanska?
ReligionEastern Orthodox Church

Mihnea cel Rău (Mihnea the Wrongdoer/Mean/Evil; c.1460 – 12 March 1510), the son of Vlad III Dracula (Vlad Țepeș), and his first wife, was Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from 1508 to 1509, having replaced his first cousin Radu cel Mare. During his reign, he ruled alongside his son Mircea III Dracul in the year 1509. Unpopular among the boyars, he was overthrown with Ottoman assistance, prompting him to take refuge in Transylvania – where he was murdered in front of the Sibiu Cathedral and buried inside it.