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Basarab I of Wallachia

1275 - 1352

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Basarab I (Romanian: [basaˈrab] ), also known as Basarab the Founder (Romanian: Basarab Întemeietorul; c. 1270 – 1351/1352), was a voivode and later the first independent ruler of Wallachia who lived in the first half of the 14th century. Many details of his life are uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basarab I of Wallachia has received more than 277,925 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Basarab I of Wallachia is the 2,892nd most popular politician (down from 2,769th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Romania (down from 48th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Romanian Politician.

Basarab I of Wallachia is most famous for his victory over the Hungarian army at Posada in 1330.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 2,892 out of 15,577Before him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Abaoji, Milan Kučan, Sweyn III of Denmark, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, and Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal. After him are Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Ildibad, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Al-Walid II, Arsinoe IV of Egypt, and Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1275, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 4Before him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Gediminas, and Marsilius of Padua. After him are John II, Duke of Brabant, Mondino de Luzzi, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Edward Bruce, Musō Soseki, and Walter Burley. Among people deceased in 1352, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 2Before him is Pope Clement VI. After him are Matthias of Arras, Chungjeong of Goryeo, and Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 51 out of 665Before him are Milan I of Serbia (1854), John Cassian (360), Sergiu Celibidache (1912), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Alexander Löhr (1885), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355). After him are Ilie Năstase (1946), Edward G. Robinson (1893), György Dózsa (1470), Sigismund Báthory (1572), Traian Băsescu (1951), and Panait Istrati (1884).

Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Basarab I of Wallachia ranks 24Before him are Álmos (820), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Milan I of Serbia (1854), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), and Mircea I of Wallachia (1355). After him are György Dózsa (1470), Sigismund Báthory (1572), Traian Băsescu (1951), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Ana Pauker (1893), and Mircea II of Wallachia (1422).