List of rulers of Wallachia
This is a list of rulers of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube until the union with Moldavia in 1859, leading to the creation of Romania.
List
[House of Basarab]
| Ruler | Portrait | Years | Family | Marriage | Notes |
| Radu Negru | c. 1290 – 1310 | Unknown | Radu Negru is legendary voivode of Wallachia; some historians consider it to be just a nickname of Thocomerius or Basarab I. | ||
| Basarab I the Founder ' | c. 1310 – 1352 | Basarab | Margareta two children | son of Thocomerius; first non-legendary ruler of Wallachia. | |
| Nicolae Alexandru | 1352–1364 | Basarab | Maria Lackfy five children Clara Dobokai two children Margareta Dabkai no children | son of Basarab I | |
| Vladislav I Vlaicu-Vodă | c. 1364 – 1377 | Basarab | unknown | son of Nicolae Alexandru | |
| Radu I | c. 1377 – 1383 | Basarab | Anna one child Kalinikia c.1354 or 1355 two children | son of Nicolae Alexandru | |
| Dan I | c. 1383 – 1386 | Dănești | Maria of Serbia one child | son of Radu I | |
| Mircea I the Elder ' | 1386–1394 1397–1418 | Basarab | Maria Tolmay six children Anca no children | Son of Radu I. Wallachia reached one of its peaks. Was deposed by a usurper, Vlad. | |
| Vlad I the Usurper ' | 1394–1397 | Dănești | Unknown | son of Dan I, usurped the throne | |
| Mircea I the Elder | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mihail I | 1418–1420 | Basarab | unknown two children | Son of Mircea cel Bătrân, co-ruled with his father since 1415. | |
| Radu II the Bald ' | 1420–1422 1426–1427 | Basarab | unknown | Son of Mircea cel Bătrân | |
| Dan II | 1422–1426 1427–1431 | Dănești | unknown five children | Son of Dan I, member of the Order of the Dragon | |
| Alexandru I Aldea | 1431–1436 | Basarab | unknown | son of Mircea cel Bătrân | |
| Vlad II the Dragon ' | 1436–1442 1443–1447 | Drăculești | unknown one child Cneajna of Moldavia three children | illegitimate son of Mircea cel Bătrân; member of the Order of the Dragon ; While in negotiations outside Wallachia with the Ottoman Empire, his son Mircea was named prince. He returned to the throne in 1443, winning against John Hunyadi, and deposing also Basarab II. He was assassinated in 1447. | |
| Mircea II the Younger ' | 1442 1446–1447 | Drăculești | Unmarried | son of Vlad II Dracul, sometimes not counted; he ruled while his father was absent, on his way to pay the tribute to the Ottoman Empire; Deposed by John Hunyadi. Returned in 1446, co-ruling with his father. He was blinded and buried alive by Hunyadi in 1447. | |
| Basarab II | 1442–1443 | Dănești | Maria two children | son of Dan II; Placed in the throne by John Hunyadi, in war with Vlad II. | |
| Vladislav II | 1447–1448 1448–1456 | Dănești | Neacşa one child | son of Dan II; supported by John Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary; The way he came to the throne is debatable, but the most accepted is that he killed Vlad II, and was then replaced in the throne by Hunyadi. Returned in 1448, after deposing Vlad the Impaler, and ruled again until his death in a combat hand-to-hand against Vlad III, who retook the throne | |
| Vlad III the Impaler ' | 1448 1456–1462 1476 | Drăculești | Justina Szilágyi Between 1475 and 1476 | son of Vlad II Dracul, invaded Wallachia while Vladislav was away, in battle against the Ottomans; Deposed in the next year by Hunyadi. Returned in 1456, after killing Vladislav II in battle. Deposed again in 1462. | |
| Radu III the Fair ' | 1462–1473 1473–1474 1474 1474–1475 | Drăculești | Maria one child | son of Vlad II Dracul; From 1473 in war with Basarab III. | |
| Basarab III Laiotă the Old ' | 1473 1474 1474 1475–1476 1476–1477 | Dănești | Unmarried | son of Dan II; In war against Radu III;1st rule | |
| Basarab IV The Younger, The Little Impaler ' | 1477–1481 1481–1482 | Dănești | Maria one child | son of Basarab II | |
| Mircea | 1481 | Drăculești | Unmarried | illegitimate son of Vlad II Dracul | |
| Vlad IV the Monk ' | 1481 1482–1495 | Drăculești | Rada Smaranda Before 1460 four children Maria Palaiologina 1487 one child | son of Vlad II Dracul | |
| Radu IV the Great ' | 1495–1508 | Drăculești | Catherine of Zeta six children | son of Vlad Călugărul | |
| Mihnea I the Bad | 1508–1509 | Drăculești | Smaranda no children Voica three children | son of Vlad III Țepeș | |
| Mircea III Miloș | 1509–1510 | Drăculești | Maria of Serbia 1519 two children | son of Mihnea cel Rău | |
| Vlad V the Younger ' | 1510–1512 | Drăculești | Anca of Zeta Before 1508 one child | son of Vlad Călugărul; also known as Vlăduț | |
| Neagoe Basarab V | 1512–1521 | Craiovești | Milica of Serbia 1505 six children | possibly son of Pârvu Craiovescu or Basarab IV; The most accepted theory is that he claimed the throne as a son of Basarab IV, being in fact son of Pârvu. Cultural zenith in Wallachia. | |
| Milica of Serbia | 1521–1522 | Branković/ Craiovești | Neagoe Basarab V 1505 six children | Regent in behalf of her son | |
| Teodosie | 1521–1522 | Craiovești | unmarried | under regency of his mother Milica Despina | |
| Radu V | 1522–1523 1524 1524–1525 1525–1529 | Drăculești | Voica of Bucsani three children Ruxandra of Wallachia After 1525 no children | illegitimate son of Radu cel Mare; allied with Craiovești | |
| Vladislav III | 1523 1524 1525 | Dănești | Unknown | nephew of Vladislav II | |
| Radu VI Bădica | 1523–1524 | Drăculești | Unknown | son of Radu IV the Great. | |
| Basarab VI | 1529 | Unknown | Non-dynastic; Son of Mehmed-bey | ||
| Moise | 1529–1530 | Dănești | Unknown | son of Vladislav III. Last of the Dănești. | |
| Vlad VI the Drowned | 1530–1532 | Drăculești | Anna of Moldavia 1531 no children | son of Vlad cel Tânăr | |
| Vlad VII Vintilă de la Slatina | 1532–1535 | Drăculești | Zamfira one child Rada one child | son of Radu cel Mare | |
| Radu VII Paisie | 1535–1545 | Drăculești | Stana three children Ruxandra of Wallachia c.1541 three children | son of Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina | |
| Mircea IV the Shepherd ' | 1545–1552 1553–1554 1558–1559 | Drăculești | Chiajna of Moldavia June 1546 seven children | son of Radu IV. | |
| Radu VIII Ilie the Cowherd ' | 1552–1553 | Drăculești | Unknown | son of Radu de la Afumați | |
| Pătrașcu the Good ' | 1554–1558 | Drăculești | Voica of Slatioare four children | son of Radu Paisie | |
| Chiajna of Moldavia | 1559–1564 | Drăculești | Mircea IV June 1546 seven children | Regent on behalf of her son. | |
| Petru I the Younger | 1564–1568 | Drăculești | Jelena Crepovic of Transylvania 22 August 1563 one child | son of Mircea Ciobanul | |
| Alexandru II Mircea | 1568–1574 1574–1577 | Drăculești | Catherine Salvaresso 1558 Pera one child | Son of Mircea III Dracul; popularly called Oaie Seacă ; in 1574 was expelled by Vintilă, but returned in that same year to the throne. | |
| Vintilă | 1574 | Drăculești | Unknown | son of Petru Pătrașcu cel Bun | |
| Catherine Salvaresso | 1577–1583 | Salvaresso/Drăculești | Alexandru II Mircea 1558 Pera one child | Regent on behalf of her son, Mihnea II. Deposed by Peter II. | |
| Petru II of the Earring ' | 1583–1585 | Drăculești | Unmarried | son of Petru Pătrașcu cel Bun | |
| Mihnea II the Turk ' | 1585–1591 | Drăculești | Neaga de Cislau June 1582 three children | Paid for the assassination of his usurper. Returned and ruled alone. |
[House of Bogdan-Muşat]
| Ruler | Portrait | Years | Family | Notes |
| Ștefan I Surdul | 1591–1592 | |||
| Alexandru III cel Rău | 1592–1593 | also ruled Moldavia |