Peter the Younger

Peter the Younger (Romanian: Petru cel Tânăr) (1547 – 19 August 1569) was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 25 September 1559 and 8 June 1568.[1] The eldest son of Mircea the Shepherd and Doamna Chiajna, his named "the Young" because, at the moment of crowning, he was only 13.[2]

Not to be confused with Peter the Lame.
Peter the Younger
(Petru cel Tânăr)
Voivode of Wallachia
Portrait from the Church of Snagov
Voivode of Wallachia
with Doamna Chiajna of Moldavia (1559–1564)
Reign25 September 1559 – 8 June 1568
PredecessorMircea the Shepherd
SuccessorAlexandru II Mircea
Born1547
Principality of Wallachia
Died19 August 1569
Konya, Ottoman Empire
SpouseDoamna Jelena Crepović
HouseHouse of Drăculești
FatherMircea the Shepherd
MotherDoamna Chiajna of Moldavia
ReligionEastern Orthodox Church

Reign

After the death of his father on 21 September 1559, the Boyars of Wallachia 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.[3] 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 Sublime Porte as the new ruler of Wallachia. Peter was totally different from his father, having a mild and religious nature. Because he was too young, the country was led by his capable mother Lady Chiajna, who was able to neutralize the intrigues of the pretenders to the throne and the manoeuvres of King of Hungary.

Death

Attempting to secure the wealth of both the family and the state, the Ottoman Empire, 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 Konya in Asia Minor, he was only 21 years old. He was buried in the Church of the Transfiguration in the same locality.

Legacy

Peter established the Plumbuita Monastery in 1560 and continued his father's work on restoring the Curtea Veche church and the Snagov Monastery.

Vlad V cel Tânăr
House of Basarab
Drăculești branch
Born: 1547 Died: 19 August 1568
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Mircea the Shepherd		 Voivode of Wallachia
1559–1568		 Succeeded by
Alexander II Mircea

Notes
  1. GIURESCU, C.C. – Istoria românilor, vol. II, partea 1. Fundația Regală pentru Literatură și Artă, București, 1943.
  2. GIURESCU, C.C. – Istoria românilor, vol. II, partea 1. Fundația Regală pentru Literatură și Artă, București, 1943.
  3. Aurică IVAȘCU - Bătălia de la Șerbănești. Teze și antiteze. În revista ”Memoria Oltului și Romanaților” nr. 5(51), Găneasa, mai 2016.

References
  • Academia Romana (2012). A History of Romanians. IV (2nd ed.). București: Editura Enciclopedica. ISBN 978-973-45065-2-1.
  • "Petru cel Tânăr", from Enciclopedia Romaniei
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