Furthermore, he had to deal with armies tens if not hundreds-fold larger than his and he managed to get them to leave our lands. Anyone? Lupu died Sunday at age 76 in Lausanne, Switzerland. After consulting his astrologers, the thirty-year-old sultan resolved to personally lead the punitive expedition. Youre known for being pretty. Radus Prince Charming counter to Vlads Prince of Darkness is an angle I didnt really think about before. Possibly he was, or possibly his attempts at balancing between the two powers failed and the Ottomans were just the first to snap at him. Ive admired her for such a long time and I just want her to be happy, yknow? His personal Janissary guard was larger than the entire army of Vlad III. It really does mean a lot. When the Ottoman forces approached Trgovite, they encountered over 20,000 of their kind impaled by the forces of Vlad III, creating a "forest" of dead or dying bodies on stakes. Differently from Saint Stephen the unholy, who played 5th column all the time according to his personal & petty needs. And, truly, in a region that knows endless war, is there any oath not extracted at swordpoint? Radu III was loyal to Mehmed II. And then you add Western Orthodox attitudes toward homosexuality and it becomes, in laymens terms, an absolute DISASTER. These two facts are not mutually exclusive. Vlad can be a good and respected leader who defended his country against an outside interloper whose brutality was still beyond the pale. Radul is also there, and as long as I remember, he is not shown as an apostate. Early life, Wikipedia.com I. The whys have different justification based on where the justifier is. Its vital to understand the viewpoints of the players in a historical situation, but I also think our modern understanding of the macro-situation and whats harmful to the human psyche is important. A happy New Year to you as well, Isabela, Im super glad we got to talk through the end of one year and the beginning of another! Your brother is the most brutal warlord in an age of extravagant brutality as a matter of course. Like most number associated with Dracula, this total is almost certainly exaggerated. His wife was Maria Despina, considered to be a Serb or Albanian princess. Fueling public fascination was Dr. Florescu's personal connection: an ancestor had married Radu the Handsome, one of Vlad's brothers. In addition to Vlad III, Radu . This eventually led John Hunyadi and Vlad's other advisers to revolt against him, killing him and his son Mircea. Im very excited by all the glowing recommendations And I Darken is getting. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. . The interest in him is definitely encouraging. But see Isabels wonderful comment also for another vital perspective. Once you go far enough, the fastest way to defeat isnt an enemys weapon, but a lull in ones self-confidence. Mehmed II summoned Vlad, the son of Dracula He had with him his younger brother (Radu cel Frumos), who became his homosexual lover and lived with him.. A cynical reading could be that he was trying to shore up legitimacy via his fathers name, something Vlad III and Stephen wouldnt feel the need to do. Isnt a sense of history important to the Dracula character? It makes sense that Romania produces more in-depth movies. You dont execute him or defeat him on the field of battle, but because of your effortshalf on the battlefield, and half in diplomacy with rival princeshe is forced to flee. (And who he becomes in the game. Vlad III waged a guerrilla campaign against the Ottoman forces commanded by the Grand Vizier Mahmud Pasha in May 1462, pursuing them in their retreat as far as the Danube. I just really think Radu is a fascinating character to add to the Dracula mythos. Learn how your comment data is processed. Documenta Romaniae Historica. Michelle's sister, Morgan, will not give up and she will do anything to save her sister's should. He invaded Wallachia on several occasions during Radu's reign, dethroning him four times in response to Radu's vassalage.[12]. Although there is no report of Rod Wave's death, many people are praying for him to be fine. Radu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful (Romanian language: Radu cel Frumos ), also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey (1437/1439 January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and voivode (war-lord or a prince) of the principality of Wallachia. Another of the small altered details that, either intentionally or inadvertently, work to reshape history, so it conforms with heterosexual and gender norms. He is seen as an abomination and here you can add the homophobia thing, as much as we know from Chalcocondyless anecdote concearning the love affair between Mehmed and Radu back in 1451. Radu is such a fascinating character. They canonize the greedy, the thoughtless untruthful friends and kidnappers (like Stephen cel Mare), and raise statues to psychos who knew they were so (Vlad). His only and BIGGEST mistake was to think he could vanquish that genius Stephen Cel Mare by himself (I mean, himself and the wallachian army) without the help of the Ottoman Army. Radu Basarab First Appears in Touch the Dark Radu Basarab is the younger brother of Mircea Basarab and Vlad Dracul. Hes pretty and he regularly had sex with a Sultan. So long as its understood to be fictional, theres nothing wrong with making changes for the sake of whatever story youre interested in telling. "regis eius concubinus factus est.p.158", Laonicus Chalcocondylus, Historiarum Libri X. Such is politics so its not entirely unexpected to see that reflected. Taking advantage of their fortune the Ottomans strengthened their commercial presence in the Danube against any Hungarian influence and intervention in the region.[9]. Can you get rabies from a bat flying over you? Vlad and Radu were later educated in logic, the Quran and the Turkish and Persian language and literature. [11] Slavo-Romanian chronicles relate that Stephen III had a "war with Radu voivode for Soci". Vlad II may have believed he had oaths he had to keep at the expense of his children so to, then, would Radu see oaths that must be kept at the expense of his blood family. Volumul 1 12471500. But Im talking about vampires and I put a paragraph up top to dispel any notions I am a professional. Apart from that, the story got me really interested, and I must thank her for telling me about him . It was not difficult to convince them; he only had to promise the boyars that he would restore their privileges and assure the defectors from Vlad III's camp that they would not be punished. In 1461, Mehmed II began preparing to invade Wallachia. Short Biography. But, no, he wanted to spun some good ol hell for the man who was brainwashing his darling brother. Memed IIs campaign to Qaraman; 855/1451. In the Cassie Palmer series, he was taken by a mob in Paris and delivered to the Inquisition who tortured him for well over a century, until he was . Sometimes the people we love say the damndest stuff. To continue about Radu and Vlad. ), Enciclopedia btliilor din istoria romnilor, Editura Meronia, Bucureti, 2011, Stephen the Great and Balkan Nationalism: Moldova and Eastern European History. We will never be. I am so tired of Westerners washing our history and moulding it in what they want it to be. They were ambushed en route by agents of Sultan Murad II, who held the sons captive, forcing Vlad the Elder to favor Turkey. Soon after, the Janissary under his command began attacks and raids on Vlad III's mountain stronghold on the Arge River, Poenari Castle. Vlad and Radu were later educated in logic, the Quran and the Turkish and Persian language and literature. "Iar fratele lui mergea inaintea noastra" ("Cltori strini despre Trile Romne" Nicolae Iorga. There were many battles between the two brothers, and even though Vlad defeated Radu . Radu III, The Handsome Basarab passed away on 1508 in Transylvania, Romania. I still am a wee bit stranged with this sex-change thing, but ahoy! Yes, was he did was betrayel! "regis eius concubinus factus est.p.158", Laonicus Chalcocondylus, Historiarum Libri X. That was his last big mistake. Itd be a mistake to think so. I guess Ill have to read it over again to fully grab it. If a bat bites you, you will likely feel it. To me, its worth noting that the Romanian version of Prince Charming is Ft-Frumos, Beautiful Infant/Son. I just think thats a little funny. In return, Dracul willingly offered them not one, but two of his sons: Vlad Tepes Dracula and Radu cel Frumosaka Radu the handsome. Elveo. Check it out. But he became Sultan again at 19 when his father died. Romanians have many reasons to dislike Radu, and I would be foolish to suggest they should suddenly, after all these years, after all he did, after all Vlad did, hold him up as a historical hero. What do you think of him now that youve read this? This is a bit of an aside, so I put it in a separate comment, but I think the sociology of oaths in the context of warlike medieval polities is super interesting and can inform a lot of the players viewpoints here. According to Latin translation of Byzantine chronicles Radu was Sultans lover and male concubine,[2] and possibly, due to good looks and the amorous affairs with the sultan, Radu received a nickname "cel frumos" (the Beautiful). Berbeda dengan kakaknya Vlad III Dracula, adiknya Radu Cel Frumos (The Handsome) ini memeluk Islam dan menjadi Muslim serta pemimpin pasukan khusus Yeniseri. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We can accept the ugliness and hateful injustices of war (lets take a step away from the nobility for a second and consider the mountains of dead peasants and conscripted soldiers), while understanding that the people involved would find these ideas mostly foreign. Draculas brother is practically named Prince Charming. To those whom his dimple kills, his lips revitalise. So we are told to be contented with a brotherly backslapping. When Vlad's army arrived, Prince Basarabs army fled, some to the Turks, others in the mountains. Possibly the fact that he promptly went and supported a Crusade against the Ottomans after leaving the boys in the Sultans court fed this belief. Radu's wife was Maria Despina, considered to be a Serbian or Albanian princess. Thats where the drama is! Homophobia has a huge impact on how history is presented in America. Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian language: Radu cel Frumos. I personally hold that evidence suggests that the two of them (Radu and Mehmed) had genuine feelings for one another, though Mehmed certainly had other lovers and Radu had his wife and the duty to propogate his line she represented. his relationship with a grown up youth Must have been quite a shock, now that you mentioned. Isnt Andreja Pejic just the most handsome person ever? I may be going nave, or wishful, but I deem it quite a material proof. At the same time, people in power have always found justifications to create war to consolidate and expand that power. There were large stakes there, on which, as it was said, about 20,000 men, women, and children had been spitted There were infants too, affixed to their mothers on the stakes, and birds had made their nests in their entrails.. We dislike him because he was a traitor. Chalkokondyles adds that the sultan along with people of his nation had the custom of using favorite boys, and with such as Radu and Mehmed II "spends day and night together". After Mehmed II suffered losses from The Night Attack, Radu and his loyalists campaigned on the Danubian plains for support to replace his brother. Matters of romance are always tangled, and when you get into the weird social mores of four hundred year old aristocracy, it gets even more messy. Dracula was not a lone figure in the political landscape. Vlad the Impaler, in full Vlad III Dracula or Romanian Vlad III Drculea, also called Vlad III or Romanian Vlad epe, (born 1431, Sighioara, Transylvania [now in Romania]died 1476, north of present-day Bucharest, Romania), voivode (military governor, or prince) of Walachia (1448; 1456-1462; 1476) whose cruel methods of punishing his enemies gained notoriety in 15th-century Europe. And, for lovers of World History, those who read seriously about our footprints in Earth since ages, we know that there are no good guys X bad guys. Seria B ara Romneasc. Dr. Florescu, 88, died Sunday. Yeah, its weird that Radu isnt ever included because thats super easy drama. I make it VERY clear that I am talking about fiction, and have presented the history as context for that fiction. To begin with, the Otoman Empire was constantly attacking our region and our people destroying everything they could. Actually he does sound a quiet, centered man. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. Radu cel Frumos was related to him, and he still said, yeah, Im going to put an end to your shit. Thats some real shit right there. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Doing so he agreed to pay tribute to the Sultan and also send his two sons, Vlad III (Aka Vlad the Impaler) and Radu "The Handsome", to the . That said, if we run with the narrative idea of Radu as the bad apple, I still think thats a very good source of drama. Most often asked questions related to bitcoin. My point is that Radu wasnt expected to add nothing to the usual openning formulae for bureaucratic documents. In any of the media Ive done in the time period, I have a running joke about the quality of hats being a show-off, status thing. Radu later participated alongside Mehmed II, now Sultan, in the Ottoman siege which eventually led to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. After five years of torture, Radu had died in captivity. I do not believe that he felt betrayed, because it was just what he was expected to do (to be sent as garantee of armistice) because the polities of the situation thus required. My translation from ottoman turkish original verse Elveo ""Those who have seen the. Hes not the heir to his fathers holdings, and that means he gets to be a political pawn. According to the Serbian Janissary Konstantin Mihailovi Radu was a commander of the Janissary; in the campaign against his brother Vlad III, Radu was at the head of 4000 horsemen. (Romanians still despise Radu all these centuries later for his treachery.). These are the traits by which power is earned and held in their homeland, and have been for centuries. A Roman named Doukas lived in Constantinople at the time of its fall and documented his experiences. When Vlad was a child, he and his brother Radu the Handsome were sent as hostages to the Ottoman Empire, from 1442 to 1448. But we do not know why the brothers got apart. Vlad then conducted a nighttime ambush on a town where many of the sultans soldiers camped and carried out a gruesome massacre. People have always wanted their parents to love them and protect them. Radu III the Fair or Radu III the Handsome (Romanian: ), also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey, (1435 - 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad Tepes and voivode (prince) of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service. I dont know if it ultimately was in the best interests of his reign and Christendom (though it certainly did make the Ottomans think twice). also possibly converted to . He invaded Wallachia on several occasions during Radu's reign, dethroning him four times in response to Radu's vassalage.[11]. i.e., when it is said that he stopped going to Mehmed II for paying taxes because of Radu. It is further narrated, that while physicians took care of Mehmed's wound, the young boy climbed up a tree where he stayed hidden until the sultan left; he later descended from the tree and not long afterwards became the Emperors favorite. And, for me, Radu only goes to Wallachia because he was the next in line of succession. While Vlad was eventually released to take his place on the Wallachian throne in 1448 after his father was killed by John Hunyadi, Radu converted to Islam and was allowed into the Ottoman imperial court. Vlad III and Radu were later educated in logic, the Quran and the Turkish and Persian language and literature. ), Class Name Lancer of "Black" ("", "Kuro" no Rans? But no matter what good points Vlad brings up, its obvious that whatever he is now just wants to kill and will use any justification it can. Your historical perspective has been invaluable to me and I appreciate all the time you have taken, but I get multiple alerts for every comment that passes thru this site and I will not moderate nor play host to an argument, which I fear this risks devolving into. It may have actually been politically harmful to mention his father, who had been suspected of betrayal by the Ottomans, and then betrayed and murdered by the local power structure with which Radu would have expected to work. Right? Vlad the Impaler's younger brother had been seven when they arrived in the Ottoman court and was young enough to accept this new life. He wrote that the triumphant Mehmed II initially considered retaining the services of the Megadux Notaras, the Byzantine governor. (They gave a lot considering how little info there is on Radu though.). Whatever there is to be said, it all ends the same: Vlad III died fighting and Radu was most likely executed by his son-in-law. . Next . (PROSE: Possum Kingdom) Like his brother Vlad he was raised in Adrianople as a hostage by the Sultan. 22 34. I hope its not just because of homophobia. Moreover, the sultan opted to reward Radu's ongoing loyalty by setting him on the throne of Wallachia in Vlad III's place.[8]. But above and beyond this, he preached of a lasting peace, a gentle reign, and no revenge for any past wrongdoings. Theres plenty of pathos to be had in the mans real life, though, and Radu could be at the center of it. And Mehmet was Literally The Sultan and regarded as quite intelligent and charismatic as well. Radu cel Frumos atau dikenal dengan panggilan Radu saja, atau julukan Radu si Cantik atau Radu si Tampan, atau nama Turkinya, Radu Bey, adalah anak keempat dari Raja Wallachia, Vlad II Dracul, dan adik dari legenda drakula Rumania, Vlad III.Ia juga memiliki dua kakak lainnya, Mircea II dan Vlad Clugrul. I agree with your assessment. In addition to Vlad III, Radu also had two older . Answer (1 of 11): Homosexual means that you are attracted to your own gender only, so this definition doesn't fit to Mehmed II, since he had wives and children. Radu would have expected this. We just dont know!!! Great well researched article. It is an effort for peace. See the recent meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin & Joe Biden in Switzerland. That means whoever became their guardian, most likely the very family members who betrayed her, would have control of all her wealth until her children came of . Questions that everyone knows the answer to but are said out loud anyway, the ultimate form of undead not-even-passive aggression. Between battles, Mehmed II devoted some of his leisure time to poetry, scribing homoerotic verses to the young men he admired. Vlad's brother, Radu the Handsome, died a couple of years earlier and had been replaced on the Wallachian throne by another Turkish candidate, Prince Basarab the Elder, a member of the Dneti clan. But its pretty much impossible for any person to fully separate their emotions from their rationality, even if they believe they are. Why wage war and bring death and poverty over your people? Like any fanfiction writer, I just MUST change the source material to fit my own ends.) Hey Catkin, Im super glad you enjoyed it! In the beginning of the chronicle, it is noted that the incident happened when Mehmed first arose to the throne in 1451. However many the exact figure was, it was a huge amount of dead or dying human beings, writhing in their torture or being pecked apart by carrion crows or, Hell, since this is a dip into the true depths of human inhumanity, probably both in a lot of cases. After Vlad was killed Radu became the ruler of Wallachia. Radu III cel Frumos ('the Beautiful', r. 1462-1475) was Orthodox, and succeeded his infamous brother Vlad III 'Dracula' (r. 1456-1462) as voivode (prince) of Wallachia on the Danube. After the victorious campaign north of the Danube the Ottomans placed the young Radu (then 26 years of age) as the Bey of Wallachia. Much more than 12 years, if we consider the last poem attributed to Mehmed, one he might have written as a marthiya (elegy) for Radu. Juuuuust a little bit Fruedian. The decision for Radu was probably made easier by all the impalings and battles. (PROSE: The Book of the War) In 1462, Radu saved the Fifth Doctor, Peri Brown and Erimem from being . I am a horror hound and a history buff. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. In 1462, a massive Ottoman army marched against Wallachia, with Radu at the head of the Janissary. ), Enciclopedia personalitilor feminine din Romnia, Editura Meronia, Bucureti, 2012, The Roots of Balkanization: Eastern Europe C.E. . is just that . There is no indication of his changing name while in Edirne/Istanbul. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Citing a chapter from Danilo Madrid Gerona's book "Ferdinand Magellan: The Armada de Maluco and the European Discovery of the Philippines," which is based on primary sources in Spain and Portugal, Ocampo said Lapu . Radu chased Vlad III to his castle north of Curtea de Arge and, finally, out of Romania itself, which was incorporated under Ottoman control. Some people have said that Vlad III was tortured and imprisoned during his childhood. Radu the Handsome yields 268,000 results, and Radu the Fair yields the least2,390,000 results. 11 30. Vlad's Life Vlad Dracolya, the fifteenth century voevod prince, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is best remembered as the inspiration for Bram Stoker's famous novel, Dracula.His true history, in fact, is far more facinating than any vampire story. And then - that arrow issued from the bow of that Nomadic Cupid from the Steppes of Central Asia comes between the Dacian brothers what a heck of a life!! How can he be a traitor when he protected in his own way his people? In 1476 the forces of Sultan Mehmet faced the forces of Dracula in Bucharest, Romania. Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; 1437/1439 January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and Prince of the principality of Wallachia. He was the rightful heir, after Vlad. But instead of receiving help he found himself arrested and thrown into the dungeon over false charges of treason. While Vlad III was eventually released to take his place on the Wallachian throne in 1448 after his father was killed by John Hunyadi, Radu converted to Islam and was allowed into the Ottoman imperial court. All these books suck compared to REAL history. When your older brother catches you, you will be wishing you were dead for a very long time. There are, indeed, decent war negotiations and foul war-like attitudes. His wife was Maria Despina, considered to be a Serb or Albanian princess. Maybe he eats him on the spot, reduced to a ravenous fiend by the vampiric condition, motivated by hunger and hatred. 2000-2023 Q News Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Yes! As spooky as Dracula may, he hasnt got anything on Vlad III, because Vlad was super real and Dracula is a Victorian-era sex metaphor. Once the common vampire bat locates a host, usually a sleeping mammal, they land and approach it on the ground. I was shaky on using the word queer because a lot of baby gays in this climate, at least in the circles Im in, seem to dislike it, but ended up going with it because 1) its been the umbrella term for all sorts of identities since forever, 2) applying modern terms to historical figures is a mess of the necessity of labelling queer figures and queer versus the lack of compatibility between modern ideas of sexuality and historical attitudes. Radu cel Frumos was a well-educated ruler who sought to advance the position of his countrymen within the Ottoman Empire.
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