Alexander II Mircea

Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577.^[1][2] He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks in Istanbul, he hardly knew his country of origin before gaining the throne of Wallachia.

Alexander II Mircea
Prince of Wallachia (1st reign)
Reign	June 1568 – April 1574
Predecessor	Peter the Younger
Successor	Vintilă of Wallachia
Prince of Wallachia (2nd reign)
Reign	May 1574 – 11 September 1577
Predecessor	Vintilă of Wallachia
Successor	Mihnea II Turcitul
Born	3 March 1529 Transylvania
Died	11 September 1577 Bucharest
Spouse	Catherine Salvaresso
Issue	Mihnea II Turcitul
Dynasty	Drăculeşti
Father	Mircea III Dracul
Mother	Maria Despina
Religion	Orthodox

Rule

Alexandru and his wife Catherine Salvaresso came to Bucharest in June 1574. Like his great-grandfather Vlad III Dracula, he was known for cruelty, by slaughtering dissident boyars. Eventually, Alexandru was poisoned by noblemen claiming to be loyal to him. In 1574 he helped his brother Peter the Lame in taking the throne of Moldavia.