Radu the Handsome

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Radu the Handsome (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; c. 1438 – 1475) reigned as voivode (prince) of Wallachia on at least three separate occasions: first from 1462 to 1473, then from later in 1473 into 1474, before returning to power in the course of 1474. Radu was the youngest son of Vlad II Dracul, voivode of Wallachia. He entered Ottoman captivity alongside his brother, Vlad Dracula, either in 1442, when they were captured together with their father, or in 1444. From 1444 onwards, both brothers were held as hostages to secure the loyalty of their father, who had been restored to the Wallachian throne with Ottoman support. Caught between the competing interests of the Ottoman Empire and Hungary, their father sought to maintain a delicate balance between the two powers. In 1448, however, he was executed on the orders of John Hunyadi, governor of Hungary. Shortly thereafter, the Ottomans released Vlad Dracula to pursue his claim to the Wallachian throne, whilst Radu remained at the Ottoman court...

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