The Reign of Teodosie and the 1521 Fights for the Wallachian Throne. Short Considerations

The period which covers the death of voivode Neagoe Basarab and the accession to the throne of Radu of Afumați, limited at historical scale, proved a moment of maximum tension in the sinuous development of the Wallachian state during the first decades of the 14th century. It was the beginning of a strained time in the evolution of the Wallachian state which was concluded by the instauration of a direct regime of domination of the Ottoman Empire. Naturally, when events reach us through chronicles or other subjective sources, the interval groups unclear aspects that cannot be supported by precious documentary evidence. Although historiography does not lack for interests in Teodosie’s rule, a number of uncertainties regarding the age of the royal offspring, his relationship with the influential boyar family of the Craiovești and particularly his connections with the Ottoman power, represented by the Pasha of Nikopol, still linger on. Thus, the present study aims to highlight and complete earlier or more recent theories and assumptions formulated in the specialty literature and, therefore, to make a contribution to comprehending a controversial time of the Romanian Middle Ages.Cârciumaru Radu. The Reign of Teodosie and the 1521 Fights for the Wallachian Throne. Short Considerations. In: Annales d'Université "Valahia" Târgovişte. Section d'Archéologie et d'Histoire, Tome 15, Numéro 1, 2013. pp. 83-88