Nicholas Mavrogenes | |
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Prince of Wallachia | |
Reign | 1786–1789 |
Predecessor | Michael Drakos Soutzos |
Successor | Michael Drakos Soutzos |
Born | 1735 Paros, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 30 September 1790 Byala, Ottoman Empire |
House | Mavrogenis family |
Religion | Orthodox |
Nicholas Mavrogenes (or Mavrogenous; Greek: Νικόλαος Μαυρογένης Nikolaos Mavrogenis (Greek: "Blackbeard"), Romanian: Nicolae Mavrogheni pronounced [nikoˈla.e mavroˈɡenʲ]), (1735 – 30 September 1790) was a Phanariote Prince of Wallachia (reigned 1786–1789). He was the great-uncle of Manto Mavrogenous, a heroine of the Greek War of Independence.