Alexandru Coconul (14 August 1611 – 26 June 1632) was the hospodar and voivode of Wallachia from 1623 to 1627 and the hospodar of Moldavia from 1629 to 1630.[1] He was the son of Radu Mihnea, who also was a hospodar. He married Ruxandra Beglitzi. He was the last of Vlad the Impaler's Romanian bloodline.[2] He died on 26 June 1632 in Istanbul.[citation needed]
| Alexandru Coconul | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Prince of Wallachia | |
| Reign | 14 August 1623 – 3 November 1627 |
| Predecessor | Radu Mihnea |
| Successor | Alexandru Iliaș |
| Prince of Moldavia | |
| Reign | June 1629 – 29 April 1630 |
| Predecessor | Miron Barnovschi-Movilă |
| Successor | Moise Movilă |
| Born | 14 August 1611 |
| Died | 26 June 1632 (aged 21) Istanbul |
| Spouse | Ruxandra Beglitzi |
| Dynasty | Drăculești |
| Father | Radu Mihnea |
| Mother | Arghira Minetti |
| Religion | Orthodox |
References
edit- ^ Peter F. Sugar (1 July 2014). Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. pp. 328–. ISBN 978-0-295-80363-0.
- ^ Radu R Florescu; Raymond T. McNally (29 November 2009). Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times. Little, Brown. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-316-09226-5.
Bibliography
edit- Xenopol, Alexandru Dimitrie (1896). Istoria romãinilor din Dacia traiana (in Romanian).
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