Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The undead Radu comes to Stephens chamber and asks: Who killed me?. But instead of receiving help he found himself arrested and thrown into the dungeon over false charges of treason. Apart from that, the story got me really interested, and I must thank her for telling me about him This method had an enormous impact on people's morale, as the victims did not die immediately. A recipe for a relationship that tears apart dynasties. Volumul 1 12471500. nicknamed 'the handsome' died before the age of 40 but compensated by living a full and interesting life that did not consist of fruitless guerrilla warfare interrupted by long boring spells in the slammer . Vlad III waged a guerrilla campaign against the Ottoman forces commanded by the Grand Vizier Mahmud Pasha in May 1462, pursuing them in their retreat as far as the Danube. Someone like me who is concerned with fiction is only borrowing it, and can only ever offer a version distorted by their own bias. Radu the Handsome secretly wished to rule himself and betrayed his brother . I love this article. He was a Christian! Ottomans and their propensity for flashy, ornate aesthetics! Mehmed II married five times and fathered four children, but the bisexual sultan also enjoyed sex with handsome young men. While I'm partial to the idea that these two men developed romantic feelings for each other during their teenage years, I'm aware that talking about love means adding connotations to their relationship which are present-day flavoured. I didnt even know Radu existed till that book (surprisingly accurate but with a few history errs thats acceptable though, in her case) was brought to my attention. His only and BIGGEST mistake was to think he could vanquish that genius Stephen Cel Mare by himself (I mean, himself and the wallachian army) without the help of the Ottoman Army. Learn how your comment data is processed. They do not frown upon those who engage in this lifestyle. I dont have anything that might help, but please, anyone who has any ideas to help C, feel free to comment. They both tried to do what they thought it was the best for their own country, which they loved, but in opposite ways, one unacceptable from the point of view of the other. Yall are super on it with these movies today! Radu III, The Handsome Basarab passed away on 1508 in Transylvania, Romania. Dracula is in there but not that much. But Radu, you see, would not leave Mehmed for siding with Vlad. Radu cel Frumos was a well-educated ruler who sought to advance the position of his countrymen within the Ottoman Empire. On June 16 and 17, he again defeated a sizable Ottoman force in what has become known as The Night Attack, which resulted in heavy casualties to the Ottoman army, as well as logistical losses. I dont think Id like a story, no matter how fanciful it got or how loose it played with source material, that wasnt frank with the fact that Radu actively acted against Vlad. According to the Serbian Janissary Konstantin Mihailovi Radu was a commander of the Janissary; in the campaign against his brother Vlad III, Radu was at the head of 4000 horsemen. Elveo. Vlad was actually a good and respected Romanian leader that was harsh on criminals and invaders of his country. When the Ottoman forces approached Trgovite, they encountered over 20,000 of their kind impaled by the forces of Vlad III, creating a "forest" of dead or dying bodies on stakes. I landed here looking for more info than Wikipedia has. Selfish when it comes to a delicate decision. Radu cel Frumos, Voivode of Wallachia for a little bit, at least, though in those days it was a title that traded blood-splattered hands quite often. There is literally no way to portray Hadrian and Antinous without getting not only into how gay they were, but also into some really weird Roman social mores that would probably make even relatively progressive viewers uncomfortable so Ive resigned myself to never seeing it unless in an art film, like you said with Radu. How history is really built on the personal life stories of men (and women), with their own feelings and difficulties. Maybe Im wrong about that, but unter such circumstances, Id also decide like Radu! Hes pretty and he regularly had sex with a Sultan. Also, thank you for all this contextual information about Stephen cel Mare, another figure of the time who receives no attention in American pop history discussions about this time period (I didnt know him until I read into Radus history); and also for the information about Radu and Mehmeds relationship, which I dont think I gave its due weight in the article. ), Enciclopedia btliilor din istoria romnilor, Editura Meronia, Bucureti, 2011, Stephen the Great and Balkan Nationalism: Moldova and Eastern European History. On 16 and 17 June, he again defeated a sizable Ottoman force in what has become known as The Night Attack, which resulted in heavy casualties to the Ottoman army, as well as logistical losses. And, again, more than anything, it reminds you that Vlad III, for all the stories, for all the nightmares he inspired or continues to inspire in whatever media, was a human being. June 26 2020 update: this piece has really done the numbers! And, speaking of it, it lasted for at least 12 years. Which, well, looks Handsome enough for bearing the title. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. So, in that regard he was actually a very good tactician. Vampires can echolocate, in either form, by producing high-pitched squeaking noises and interpreting the echoes. Prince of Midnight. Imagine being this guy: your older brother is Dracula, and across the now-insurmountable gulf between you, his eyes seethe with loathing and revulsion. Radu's brother Vlad III later went on to take the throne from Vladislav II in 1456 and began his second reign for which he was to become famous. A tragic character in that once, he and Vlad were brothers who were close or a villain (I GUESS) who turned on everything he stood for and betrayed him for some choice Ottoman dick; that, of course, has a lot of really, REALLY ugly implications about queer people that Im sick and fucking tired of having shoved in my face. You can find it here (sorry, you must use google trad because its french language) : https://sites.google.com/site/philip63lemaire/romans-nouvelles-art-books/c-radu-dracula-tome-1. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. However, a bat bite can be superficial and not easily noticed. Ive done my best to put it together through the comments. Check it out. According to Latin translation of Byzantine chronicles Radu was Sultans lover and male concubine, and possibly, due to good looks and the amorous affairs with the sultan, Radu received a nickname "cel frumos" (the Beautiful). Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; 1437/1439 January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and Prince of the principality of Wallachia. People do not use reason to Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and Radu, who ruled Wallachia bountifully for 12 years, is demonized because he never rebelled against the Ottoman Empire rather, he created a peaceful ambience for the Turks doing commerce, and the taxes due to Mehmed being payed as was due to a vassal reign. The widely admired Romanian pianist Radu Lupu has died at age 76. I am Romanian and the story was completely different. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. You guessed it, Radu didn't die and is back with a vengeance! He invaded Wallachia on several occasions during Radu's reign, dethroning him four times in response to Radu's vassalage. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. And once I do that, Im gonna try to find time to watch it! Narratively speaking, the brothers are excellent foils to one another. Different sources relate various dates. It was one or other. Grief makes madmen of us all. He also took sexual advantage of young male hostages. I am not trying to change the way people see history. In the course of it, when he was well flushed with wine, someone whispered to him that Notarass 14-year-old son was a boy of exceptional beauty. They were ambushed en route by agents of Sultan Murad II, who held the sons captive, forcing Vlad the Elder to favor Turkey. However, I can say with near absolute certainty that he believed he was doing what was best for those things. He was the rightful heir, after Vlad. Rise of Empires: Ottoman was made in Turkey, where Mehmed II, 7th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, remains a national hero. And Mehmet was Literally The Sultan and regarded as quite intelligent and charismatic as well. How did Radu the Handsome die? Hey, why dont You do some good justice and start a story with Radu? Radul is also there, and as long as I remember, he is not shown as an apostate. [3] Chalkokondyles adds that the sultan along with people of his nation had the custom of using favorite boys, and with such as Radu Mehmed "spends day and night together". Fatih and Radu in the Mosque. Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian: Radu cel Frumos; Turkish: Radu Bey; c. 1438 - January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and prince of the principality of Wallachia.They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. Radu. . His daughter was Maria Voichia, who later married Prince Stephen III of Moldavia. This atrocious, gut-wrenching sight was too much even for them to bear therefore they returned to Ottoman forces to regroup. Humankind changed during the centuries, and so did notions of love, friendship, family ties ecc. Whoever he may be, I like how he looks vaguely uncomfortable but still sumptuous. Anyways. Both methods of historical analysis have merit. Im not sure Why, but I thought of you when I came to this comic strip. Radu cel Frumos led a pretty tumultuous life, which was just the price any Romanian noble had to pay for the opportunity to not farm turnips forever. We can accept the ugliness and hateful injustices of war (lets take a step away from the nobility for a second and consider the mountains of dead peasants and conscripted soldiers), while understanding that the people involved would find these ideas mostly foreign. Radu the Handsome Vlad ClugrulMircea II of Wallachia Vlad the Impaler/Brothers. Laonicus Chalkondyles Joannes Oporinus, Conrado Clausero 1556,"De origine et rebus gestis Turcorum." It often took hours or days to die. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. After all, a reminder that one was once human makes their inhumanity all the more striking. His manager, Jenny Vogel, told NPR that he died "peacefully at his home in . And a movie with Vlad/Dracula (and Radu) would be a movie aiming for comercial success, and alas the usual public wont really enjoy the queer addings. When I was a youngster and I read about the real life Dracula, I could not believe that I had never heard of Radu. I think he loved and respected his father, and knew his father was betrayed. I have some ideas WAY on the back burner for a Dracula game where I wanted to show his childhood with Radu and how that shaped him into who he became. Stephen III's relationships with Radu were hostile. And who knows what happened in the Sultans boudoir, that Radu willingly decided to remain by his side, even politically? He was very real. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. And then you add Western Orthodox attitudes toward homosexuality and it becomes, in laymens terms, an absolute DISASTER. Good luck. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment. The boys were taken to the various garrisons at Edirne. But, Radek does bring up a valid point, in my opinion, that even as he was nobility, Radu was a child, so there might have been a sense of personal betrayal that informed his feelings, even though it would have been viewed as unseemly and inappropriate for his station. Their dangerously passionate relationships were described by a Greek chronicler Laonikos Chalkokondyles, who emphasized that the sultan 'nearly died at the boy's hands' when he tried to force himself upon the young prince. So I have this idea that it is Radu rather than Vlad. Does that really matter, though? Jonathan Eagles. Radu chased Vlad III to his castle north of Curtea de Arge and, finally, out of Romania itself, which was incorporated under Ottoman control. I just want to add that it's unwise to use anachronistic, contemporary terminologies to describe people of a distant past. I just couldnt find the Reply button for the latest thread. In addition to Vlad III, Radu also had two older siblings, Mircea II and Vlad . I mean, historically speaking, this was probably pretty close to how it went down, at leat from the perception of the involved parties. Probably Radu loses. This atrocious, gut-wrenching sight was too much even for them to bear therefore they returned to Ottoman forces to regroup. What do you think of him now that youve read this? Youre worse than an invader or a pretender. Dion Overtouns account/interpretation of Prince Radus (the handsome) life, activities and sexual preferences. You dont execute him or defeat him on the field of battle, but because of your effortshalf on the battlefield, and half in diplomacy with rival princeshe is forced to flee. Maybe Radu swallowed his violation and went with the politically intelligent relationship, or perhaps after the serious stabbing, they called it even and fist-bumped on it. Aha, you like Hadrian and Antinous story, and so do I! People can t get rabies just from seeing a bat in an attic, in a cave, at summer camp, or from a distance while it is flying. Taking advantage of their fortune the Ottomans strengthened their commercial presence in the Danube against any Hungarian influence and intervention in the region. Radu was given support in his campaign for the throne of Wallachia. I hope something like that gets done soon, I think itd pretty damn cool. This may be quite niche, but I think a movie about a pretty queer man trying to slay his much cooler older brother because hes turned into a demon is a damn cool concept.