Peter the Younger (Petru cel Tânăr) | |
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Voivode of Wallachia with Doamna Chiajna of Moldavia (1559–1564) | |
Reign | 25 September 1559 – 8 June 1568 |
Predecessor | Mircea the Shepherd |
Successor | Alexandru II Mircea |
Born | 1547 Principality of Wallachia |
Died | 19 August 1569 Konya, Ottoman Empire |
Spouse | Doamna Jelena Crepović |
House | House of Drăculești |
Father | Mircea the Shepherd |
Mother | Doamna Chiajna of Moldavia |
Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Peter the Younger (Romanian: Petru cel Tânăr) (1547 – 19 August 1569) was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 25 September 1559 and 8 June 1568.[1] The eldest son of Mircea the Shepherd and Doamna Chiajna, he was named "the Young" because, at the moment of crowning, he was only 13.[2]