Mircea the Shepherd

Mircea al V-lea Ciobanul
Voivode of Wallachia
Voivode of Wallachia
(1st reign)
ReignJanuary 1545 – 16 November 1552
PredecessorRadu VII Paisie
SuccessorRadu Ilie Haidăul
Voivode of Wallachia
(2nd reign)
ReignMay 1553 – 28 February 1554
PredecessorRadu Ilie Haidăul
SuccessorPătrașcu the Good
Voivode of Wallachia
(3rd reign)
ReignJanuary 1558 – 21 September 1559
PredecessorPătrașcu the Good
SuccessorPeter the Younger
Bornunknown
Died25 September 1559
Principality of Wallachia
Burial
SpouseDoamna Chiajna
IssuePeter the Younger
Radu
Mircea
Stanca of Wallachia
Anca of Wallachia
Marina of Wallachia
HouseHouse of Drăculești
FatherRadu IV the Great
MotherDoamna Catalina Crnojević of Zeta
ReligionEastern Orthodox Church
SignatureMircea al V-lea Ciobanul's signature

Mircea the Shepherd (Romanian: Mircea Ciobanul, d. 25 September 1559), was the Voivode (or Prince) of Wallachia three times: January 1545 (he entered Bucharest on 17 March)–16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 (leaving Bucharest that March); and January 1558–21 September 1559.