Radu Leon

Radu Leon
Radu Leon
Prince of Wallachia
ReignDecember 1664 – March 1669
PredecessorGrigore I Ghica
SuccessorAntonie Vodă din Popești
Bornunknown
Died1669
FatherLeon Tomșa
ReligionOrthodox

Radu Leon (? – 1669) was ruler of Wallachia from 1664 to 1669.[1] He had the byname Radu the Oyster-seller.

Son of Wallachian ruler Leon Tomșa, and putative grandson of Ștefan Tomșa, ruler of Moldavia, Radu Leon replaced the deposed Grigore I Ghica in December 1664.

Supposedly barely able to speak Romanian, Radu's authority relied on the support of the Phanariots, and especially the Cantacuzino family. Șerban Cantacuzino, later ruler of Wallachia, served as his chamberlain, and Draghici Cantacuzino commanded Radu's armies.

Anti-Greek protests beginning in December 1668 led to Radu's downfall in March 1669 and replacement by Antonie Vodă din Popești.

References

  1. ^ Demel, Juliusz (1970). Historia Rumunii (in Polish). Wrocław: Ossolineum. p. 203.
Preceded by Ruler of Wallachia
1664–1669 		Succeeded by


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