Mircea the Shepherd

Mircea V. Ciobanul († September 25, 1559 ), rum. Mircea al V- lea Ciobanul, was Prince of Wallachia.

Life

Ciobanul was the fifth son of Radu cel Mare. He married the daughter of Petru Rares. In the period from January 17, 1545 to November 16, 1552 Ciobanul took over for the first time the rule over Wallachia. After a lost battle the prince fleeing in 1552 to Giurgiu. In May 1553 he was awarded with the participation of Moldavian prince Alexandru Lapusneanu back the throne. This he retained only until 28 February 1554th With the support of Sultan Suleiman I, he took over from January 1558 to September 2, 1559 to once again rule over Wallachia. In the same year Mircea Ciobanul died. He was buried in the church of Curtea Veche, Bucharest.