Vladislav II of Wallachia

Vladislav II
Voivode of Wallachia
Reign	1447–1448; 1448–1456
Died	20 August 1456[1] "Târguşor"
Spouse	Neacşa
House	House of Dăneşti (branch of the House of Basarab)
Father	Dan II of Wallachia

Vladislav and his wife Neacşa

The Monastery founded by Vladislav II.

Vladislav II (died c. August 20, 1456) was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia, from 1447 to 1448, and again from 1448 to 1456.

The way Vladislav II came to throne is debatable. The most accepted is that Vladislav assassinated Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, and was subsequently placed on the throne by John Hunyadi,^[2] on the other, Vladislav II was helped by the Ottomans to replace Dan III which was assigned by the Hungarians.^[3]

Conflict with John Hunyadi

It is not known if Vladislav II had been invited to take part in the Battle of Kosovo (1448) or not , it is certain however that he didn't send any troops in aid, and as a result, John Hunyadi took back the transilvanian possessions: Făgăraș and Amlaș on the 23rd of April 1452. Vladislav then embargoed trade of Wallachia to Brasov county, part of Hunyadi's Transylvania. After negotiations, on the 15th of November 1455, Hunyadi tells the people of Brasov that the embargo will be lifted however Vladislav trying to get back the possessions, attacks the Făgăraș fortress and in the process burns a few Saxon villages. In response, Hunyadi gives Vlad III ; a son of the rival Drăculești house of Basarab ( ie Vlad the Impaler) a few soldiers and with the help of the Saxons whose villages were burned down, dispose Vladislav II.

Death

On August 20, 1456, Vlad II Dracul's son, Vlad III Dracula killed Vladislav in hand-to-hand combat. Although Vladislav's gravestone is marked August 22, 1456, that was the date of the engraving. He was not buried at the Snagov Monastery which he founded, instead he was buried at the Dealu Monastery.

Legacy

Vladislav founded the Snagov Monastery in 1453 where a wooden sculpted door was preserved to this day and it is exhibited at the Religious Art Museum of Bucharest. At the Athos Mountain in 1450, Vladislav gave Koutloumousiou Monastery a charter and gave a gift of 10000 Akçet to the St. Elijah Skit.

Gallery

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  The only portrait of Vladislav II.

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  Doors to the Snagov Monastery.

Notes

References

Information gathered from Radu R. Florescu and Raymond T. McNally Dracula: Prince of Many Faces Copyright: 1989

• Giurescu, Constantin C. (2007). The History of Romanians II. București: BIC ALL. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-973-571-709-4. 
• Academia Romana (2012). A History of Romanians IV (2nd ed.). Bucuresti: Editura Enciclopedica. ISBN 978-973-45065-2-1.