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Mircea II of Wallachia

1422 - 1447

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Mircea II (1428–1447) was the Voivode, or prince, of Wallachia in 1442. He was the oldest son of Vlad II Dracul and brother of Vlad Țepeș and Radu the Handsome. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mircea II of Wallachia has received more than 201,774 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Mircea II of Wallachia is the 4,525th most popular politician (down from 3,520th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Romania (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Romanian Politician.

Mircea ii of Wallachia is most famous for his success in defending the country from the Ottoman Empire. He was also known for his patronage of the arts and religious tolerance.

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  • 60.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 4,525 out of 19,576. Before him are Ermengarde of Hesbaye, Martin I of Sicily, Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, Emperor Muzong of Liao, and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria. After him are Renata of Lorraine, Gaius Calpurnius Piso, Liudolf, Duke of Saxony, Georg von Hertling, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Enrico Berlinguer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1422, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 3. Before him are Agnès Sorel, and Federico da Montefeltro. After him are Gaston IV, Count of Foix, William Caxton, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, and Francesco Pesellino. Among people deceased in 1447, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 6. Before him are Pope Eugene IV, Vlad II Dracul, Shah Rukh, Filippo Maria Visconti, and Masolino da Panicale. After him are Henry Beaufort, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and Colette of Corbie.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 79 out of 844. Before him are Ștefan Kovács (1920), László Rajk (1909), Mihnea cel Rău (1462), Dinu Lipatti (1917), David Wechsler (1896), and Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928). After him are Iolanda Balaș (1936), Peter Mogila (1596), Nicolae Iorga (1871), Ana Aslan (1897), Michael Cretu (1957), and Pertevniyal Sultan (1812).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Mircea II of Wallachia ranks 37. Before him are Nicu Ceaușescu (1951), Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899), Gabriel Bethlen (1580), Petru Groza (1884), László Rajk (1909), and Mihnea cel Rău (1462). After him are Nicolae Iorga (1871), Pertevniyal Sultan (1812), Horia Sima (1907), Rezső Kasztner (1906), Ben Ferencz (1920), and Aureolus (220).

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