Mihnea Turcitul

Mihnea Turcitul ( Mihnea, the Turki Disseminated, the Islami Disseminated ) was a Romanian prince or of Walachia between September 1577 and July 1583 and again from April 1585 to May 1591.

Life

He was the son and successor of Alexandru II Mircea and Ecaterina Salvaresso, in both official times Petru Cercel acted as opponent Mihneas. Petru eventually usurped the throne from 1583 to 1585 and urged Mihnea temporarily to the Turkish exile in Tripoli. Through tax increases he purchased himself Turkish help in returning to Bucharest (? ), But was replaced in 1591 by the Turks by Ştefan Surdul.

Importance

Historically known Mihnea was after the deposition of his conversion to Islam, which he Mehmet Bey after all, the governorship of the small province of Nicopolis in Bulgaria and his son Radu Mihnea 1601 the Wallachian prince title earned.