Aha, you like Hadrian and Antinous story, and so do I! Might could be that something with Radu is on my project list! That was his noble duty: the documents he issued (now in the Romanian Archives) mostly begin with a respectful notice of his father Vlad II. . And one thing I feel for sure: Radu is never added because of the sexual implications. Despite this incident, he became one of the sultan's favourites. The justifications and philosophies we have are different, but the emotions have always been there, no matter how hard we try to train them out, and to what ends we attempt to train them. It basically has all the wrenching drama you describe, the complex familial dynamics and well-rooted history, just with the twist of Vlad being a woman. What do you think of him now that youve read this? Vlad III retreated to Transylvania. There is no indication of his changing name while in Edirne/Istanbul. https://dionovertoun.com/2017/06/28/radu-the-queer-brother-nobody-cares-dracula-had/amp/. Can you get rabies from a bat flying over you? It is an effort for peace. Like his older brother Mircea II, Vlad III was an able military commander and now found himself opposing the Ottomans. The approximate date of his death is between 1475 and 1477. The aforementioned Laonikos Chalkokondyles also wrote about the relationship between the Sultan and his young Wallachian hostage. Anyways. I have watched the Turkish series Fatih, and I liked the way Radu is presented, and I just loved the way Andrej is placed as Radu jesusmaryjoseph he *is* hot! Let them. He was ousted in 1442 by rival factions in league with Hungary, but secured Ottoman support for his return by agreeing to pay tribute to the Sultan and also send his two legitimate sons, Vlad III and Radu, to the Ottoman court, to serve as hostages of his loyalty. He was Radu Dracula, younger brother to Vlad Dracula; known as Radu cel Frumos, Radu the Handsome, once Prince of Wallachia, and betrayer to his family. Im with you, surrendering love is unfathomable to me. After all, Vlad has always been better than him. The boys were taken to the various garrisons at Edirne. And this does not happen in other voivodes docs, like Vlad Draculas or Stephens, or any other later on. But, no, he wanted to spun some good ol hell for the man who was brainwashing his darling brother. But - wars and disputes are hell any time! 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. Vlad's brother, Radu the Handsome, had died a couple of years earlier and had been replaced on the Wallachian throne by another Ottoman candidate, Basarab the Elder, a member of the Dneti clan. Vlad's brother, Radu the Handsome, died a couple of years earlier and had been replaced on the Wallachian throne by another Turkish candidate, Prince Basarab the Elder, a member of the Dneti clan. Youre worse than an invader or a pretender. A way for Mehmeds enemies whom he defeated to disparage his character and the loyalty of Radu. Radu chased Vlad III to his castle north of Curtea de Arge and, finally, out of the Romania itself, which was incorporated under Ottoman control. However many the exact figure was, it was a huge amount of dead or dying human beings, writhing in their torture or being pecked apart by carrion crows or, Hell, since this is a dip into the true depths of human inhumanity, probably both in a lot of cases. (Unknown - 1508) Photos: 11. 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.They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. He was executed for political/personal reasons. I love writing and learning new things in order to better educate those in need. Surprisingly, impaling was quite an art, . I dont think youre being fair with this text and I think you are misrepresenting what Im saying. He was the second son of the Prince of Wallachia, Vlad Dracul. Frightful/Filthy, https://sites.google.com/site/philip63lemaire/romans-nouvelles-art-books/c-radu-dracula-tome-1, Cooking With Dee: Pan-Fried Tilapia with Cilantro Lime Rice andAvocado. You are right that westerners have no right to tell Romanians how to feel about their history, and that your perspectives on that history are inherently more valuable. And if I discover something separately Ill comment as well. Frightened, Radu then pulled out a dagger and cut Mehmed II's thigh and ran away. Your email address will not be published. Oh, and sorry if I post this out of place. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Only after the Emperor left, the boy descended and walked away . 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. And, speaking of it, it lasted for at least 12 years. Oh, Am I so damn romantic in that I think R and M matched well enough, so that it was definite for Radu to stay by his side? Vampires can echolocate, in either form, by producing high-pitched squeaking noises and interpreting the echoes. Notaras, whose two elder sons had been killed in the fighting, refused to sacrifice the boy to such a fate.. I love this so much! The islamophobia issue actually. In 7 March 1471, Radu fought the Battle of Soci against Stephen III, his future son-in-law, for possession of Chilia (now Kiliya in Ukraine). Hi there. Built on a swamp at the cost of thousands of lives, Peter the Great's 'antidote to Moscow' has survived uprisings, sieges and floods to become Europe's third largest city. Just imagine: two brothers taken as hostages to Ottoman court, staying together within a culturally different life, the older supporting the younger one. After Mehmed II suffered losses from The Night Attack, Radu and his loyalists campaigned on the Danubian plains for support to replace his brother. As for why Faith picked Andreja (she recently transisitioned officially! While it's more focused on the popular aspect than the historical one, it expresses wonderfully how complex the relationship between the two of them and Mehmed was. However, five days after the fall of Constantinople, Mehmed II gave a banquet. Dracula is in there but not that much. This happens in many instances. C. Kafadar H. Karate (Memed IIs ascension to the throne in 855/1451. Different sources relate various dates. He had a family. The decision for Radu was probably made easier by all the impalings and battles. (And who he becomes in the game. And Mehmet was Literally The Sultan and regarded as quite intelligent and charismatic as well. Ia dikenal sebagai kebalikan dari kakaknya yang kejam, karena lembut, tampan, dan . Vlad can be a good and respected leader who defended his country against an outside interloper whose brutality was still beyond the pale. He really is a perfect storm of things people dont like to talk about. Queer men and Europeans who are comfortable with and supportive of Muslims, possibly Muslim themselves (though Radu professed Christianity in his correspondences.). Possibly he was, or possibly his attempts at balancing between the two powers failed and the Ottomans were just the first to snap at him. So hot right now. This eventually led John Hunyadi and Vlad's other advisers to revolt against him, killing him and his son Mircea. And I was wondering about the sort of preferred killing method he chose, impalment food for thought (well, NOT really, but I wonder sometimes). Thanks again for sending this comic, its super cool! Because, you know, if you spend night and day talking and talking (and whetever) with someone, and it is chronicled back in the XVth century, well, I think there was something more than just a rape attempt and a surrendering to the Turkish flamboyancy (or a brain-wash, like a friend of mine suggested). That was his last big mistake. When Notaras still refused to allow the Sultan to have his way with his son, Mehmed ordered all three decapitated on the spot. Both men had been raised as hostages in the Ottoman 'enderun' ('inner' palace sch. Full stop here. Hey Catkin, Im super glad you enjoyed it! (bkz: radu the handsome ) fair. Your historical perspective has been invaluable to me and I appreciate all the time you have taken, but I get multiple alerts for every comment that passes thru this site and I will not moderate nor play host to an argument, which I fear this risks devolving into. Like you said, very quiet, very centered, especially when compared to some (cough cough Nero) of his peers. He would later lament to Hungarian allies-turned-enemies that he had left his little children to be butchered for Christian peace so that [he] and [his] country [could] be subjects of Hungary, clearly believing that they were murdered. Radu III of Wallachia, commonly called Radu the Handsome or Radu the Fair (Romanian language: Radu cel Frumos Turkish language Radu Bey; 1437/1439 January 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad III and Prince of the principality of Wallachia. 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). 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. In return, Dracul willingly offered them not one, but two of his sons: Vlad Tepes Dracula and Radu cel Frumosaka Radu the handsome. There is little to no chance any Turkish-made production would portray a national hero as anything but purely heterosexual. Stevie Ray Vaughan, perhaps the best rock/blues guitarist of my generation, was 35 when he died in a helicopter crash near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, shortly after midnight on August 27, 1990. But above and beyond this, he preached of a lasting peace, a gentle reign, and no revenge for any past wrongdoings. So quiet and tame. Im very excited by all the glowing recommendations And I Darken is getting. Relive the best moments from the largest VALORANT event ever. Someone like me who is concerned with fiction is only borrowing it, and can only ever offer a version distorted by their own bias. Thats ok! And we know that the famous older brother did know that too. To put him on it, the Ottomans waged war with Dracul's enemies. Meanwhile, his brother Vlad III, due to his harsh policies towards the boyars (whose power struggles he blamed for the state of the realm), was betrayed by them. Eventually Radu did come back and rekindle his "friendship" with the Emperor. He is a very strange guy, I founded many stranges things about him, his live and death, and used it to wright a novel (6 novels exactly). Oh, you have had fun on a New York below zero New Years Day Party! The biggest blow, though, was being forced to leave his two young sons, Vlad and Radu, in the fortress of Edirne as hostages. Hi, great reply. Hi . When the boy, not suspecting anything from the other came, the Sultan rushed to him; Radu resisted, not submitting to Mehmed II's desire, and then the latter "kissed the boy against his will". But instead of receiving help he found himself arrested and thrown into the dungeon over false charges of treason. 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 am Romanian and the story was completely different. In 1462, a massive Ottoman army marched against Wallachia, with Radu at the head of the Janissary. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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 . I personally hold that evidence suggests that the two of them (Radu and Mehmed) had genuine feelings for one another, though Mehmed certainly had other lovers and Radu had his wife and the duty to propogate his line she represented. I, uh, not to be unprofessional or anything, but I got a little bit hammered on New Year and spent the first day of 2018 recovering from the last day of 2017. Stop trying to make him a hero in this story, he isnt. ), Enciclopedia btliilor din istoria romnilor, Editura Meronia, Bucureti, 2011, Stephen the Great and Balkan Nationalism: Moldova and Eastern European History. Romanians live on their wishful thinking. Similarly, we'll never know for sure the nature of the relationship between Mehmed and Radu. But cel Frumos actually translates from Romanian as the Beautiful. As spooky as Dracula may, he hasnt got anything on Vlad III, because Vlad was super real and Dracula is a Victorian-era sex metaphor. But at the sight, they turned tail and fled. For some reason, he brought them along, then had the audacity to seem shocked that the Ottomans wanted them. Its the well-known history of their country, not just an addendum to a monster movie like it is for a lot of people here in the United States where I am. Doing so he agreed to pay tribute to the Sultan and also send his two sons, Vlad III (Aka Vlad the Impaler) and Radu "The Handsome", to the . 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. The hats of that period are just so cool! Feel free to rearrange this. Check it. Check it out. Romanians do not like him, not because homophobia or islamophobia, this is BS. If we go through this definition of being a vampire i.e. Imagine being this guy: your older brother, the one youve been with since birth, the one you were sent away from your mother and siblings with, stands opposite you. At the approach of Vlad's army, Basarab and his cohorts fled, some to the protection of the Turks, others to the shelter of the Transylvanian Alps. There is no way they could accurately portray him in-depth and not piss someone off in a very public way in this climate. Very sad! Why cant we make a Dracula movie about Radu? But Radu, you see, would not leave Mehmed for siding with Vlad. . This is a good place to put in the sumptuous luxury pans. Where they both feel like theyre the loyal son and the other is in the wrong. Thanks again. Hes pretty and he regularly had sex with a Sultan. [5], While Vlad, probably on the other hand developed the dislike for Radu and for Mehmet II, who would later become the sultan. Aye, lovely moustache! Howdy Joseph! Youre known for being pretty. Like any fanfiction writer, I just MUST change the source material to fit my own ends.) Yay! They just dont know what to do with Hephaestion. Required fields are marked *. Who indeed? They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. Not long after these harrowing events, in 1448, Vlad embarked on a campaign to regain his fathers seat from the new ruler, Vladislav II. They were ambushed en route by agents of Sultan Murad II, who held the sons captive, forcing Vlad the Elder to favor Turkey. But above and beyond this, he preached of a lasting peace, a gentle reign, and no revenge for any past wrongdoings. So long as its understood to be fictional, theres nothing wrong with making changes for the sake of whatever story youre interested in telling. And then, of course, Antinouss mysterious death devastated him and he started doing things some modern audiences might find strange. This is specifically so that when Vlad later declares his undying hatred, it hurts peoples feelings. Radu III of Wallachia is more commonly known as Radu cel Frumos, usually translated as Radu the Fair or Handsome. Elveo. Although I idolize and love androgynous looks (its what I aspire to, in fact), her getting to be true to who she is makes me so happy. Radu became an intimate friend and a favorite of the sultan's son, Mehmed II. I often find myself wondering why in Earth no one talks about Radu. We will never be. 12 55. I need help I rented I believe a VHS movie from the library about 2 Turkish Prince says it talked about when they were really little and took in from Romania and beaten starved and forced to learn how to fight in the ottoman army , and it talked a lot about radu when he was younger , how he was favored because he was the much better looking brother .Im search the Internet and I cannot find anything on this movie they were not famous people in it it looked to be 1970s 1980-ish Im trying to remember what the name exactly was does anybody know ? I like this one because Vlad is portrayed as a ruthless ruler, not the son of darkness, and as long as I understood the plot, the massacres that entered History as a madmans rage, in the production are retold as political moves (the fear leads to respect kind of thing). The king of Istanbul you are, and the king of Galata is he. He is estimated to have died between 1475 and 1477.[contradictory]. In 1462, a massive Ottoman army marched against Wallachia, with Radu at the head of the Janissary. Radu was allowed to live in the newly built Topkap Palace in Istanbul. Wallachia stood no chance against Ottomans and Radu understood that the best. Radu's father fled, but Mircea II was captured by boyars from Trgovite and was blinded with a red-hot poker before being buried alive. During his departure, he practised a scorched earth policy, leaving nothing of importance to be used by the pursuing Ottoman army. The victim develops positive feelings toward the person holding them captive or abusing them. byk trk'n tacizine bayla yant vermi ve . Isabela, thanks for your long comments, they mean a lot to me! He defeated the Byzantine Empire and made its capital of Constantinople his own. 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. Just look at his eyes. Soon after, the Janissary under his command began attacks and raids on Vlad III's mountain stronghold on the Arge River, Poenari Castle. Answer (1 of 3): No, he was not. Isnt a sense of history important to the Dracula character? You know how some people give up things they hold dear (like family and so on) to live their lives the way they see is the best way? During his reign, the Conqueror greatly expanded the Ottoman Empire. How history is really built on the personal life stories of men (and women), with their own feelings and difficulties. Had you ever heard of Radu? After all, a reminder that one was once human makes their inhumanity all the more striking. See the recent meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin & Joe Biden in Switzerland. The boys' father, Vlad Dracul, with the support of the Ottomans, returned to Wallachia and took back his throne from Basarab II. 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. Not helped by the fact that, if this is a narrative it is a Dracula-themed horror story, that Vlad is out in the battlefields of Wallachia drinking blood. His good nature attracted instant allies, including inhabitants of Bucharest and Trgovite, who had enough of the cruelty of his brother. radu cel frumos. Androginous is cooler, I think. Do not fancy that the bonnie one submits to you, o Avn. Ive noticed a lot more people finding out about Radu, though, so hopefully well see him more often and soon! 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. In 7 March 1471, Radu fought the Battle of Soci against Stephen III, his future son-in-law, for possession of Chilia (now Kiliya in Ukraine). We are no saints, you know. Radu sent envoys to the Saxon cities hardest hit by Vlad III, tempting them with old-fashioned advantageous trade regulations and vouching for the sanctity of their families. He wrote that the triumphant Mehmed II initially considered retaining the services of the Megadux Notaras, the Byzantine governor. In any of the media Ive done in the time period, I have a running joke about the quality of hats being a show-off, status thing. Radu sent envoys to the Saxon cities hardest hit by Vlad III, tempting them with old fashioned advantageous trade regulations and vouching for the sanctity of their families. I.B.Tauris, 25 October 2013, George Marcu (coord. He invaded Wallachia on several occasions during Radu's reign, dethroning him four times in response to Radu's vassalage. And, anyway, if it is Vlad, I just imagine how his brother looked like , https://drive.google.com/file/d/16j_diFcH4EruWKoMZUjPend29hmpDn0s/view?usp=sharing. I agree with your point that the wider public generally doesnt accept very nuanced portrayals of queers, when they accept portrayals at all. Bloodlust: Subspecies III is just continuing where the second Subspecies left . And once I do that, Im gonna try to find time to watch it! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. The C-drama was very entertaining from start to finish. 11 30. Maybe not his country as far as he understood things, but definitely to the person of his brother. I So understand his not giving a damn about his keeping Antinous and forget about that stupid Greek idea (although hed loved all Greek things). how did radu the handsome diewhen to separate betta fry. Or maybe Radu thinks hes been killed, then wakes up the next night, perfectly fine but no longer breathing. Still is, right? Historically speaking, Vlad was a 50 Wallachian nobleman who loved murder and never brushed his teeth. They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. abisi kazkl voyvoda 'nn yedii haltlar, osmanl imparatorluuna verdii maddi ve manevi zararlar neredeyse kendi namusuyla temizleyecek duruma den olduka kadns ve gzel eflak prensi. Radu (known as "Radu the handsome") did well at the court and eventually converted to Islam. His story is so compelling on its own, but it compliments Vlads story so perfectly. And who knows what happened in the Sultans boudoir, that Radu willingly decided to remain by his side, even politically? And its beautifully written to boot! Different sources relate various dates. It was not difficult to convince them; he only had to promise the boyars that he would restore their privileges and assure the defectors from Vlad III's camp that they would not be punished. Imagine being this guy: and then you beat Dracula. He also took sexual advantage of young male hostages. Prince of Midnight. Questions that everyone knows the answer to but are said out loud anyway, the ultimate form of undead not-even-passive aggression. Radu the Handsome secretly wished to rule himself and betrayed his brother . It was one or other. And thats generally where the commentary stops. Hes not the heir to his fathers holdings, and that means he gets to be a political pawn. And thanks for the boom recc, Im definitely gonna check it out. It is happening right now everywhere in the Earth. As he readily admits at the very beginning it is NOT a historical document . Both methods of historical analysis have merit. Imagine being this guy: you are relegated to a footnote, a historic anecdote. 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. 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. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Or wars are only fair when our personal good guys win the frey? Incidently, I have a poem here somewhere on Hadrian crying over Antinous. In the Cassie Palmer series, he was taken by a mob in Paris and delivered to the Inquisition who tortured him for well over a century, until he was . 499, Tursun Beg, Trh. You know the one. 5001500. This method had an enormous impact on people's morale, as the victims did not die immediately. Youre a traitor. I appreciate you telling me about this! Leave a comment to tell me how you feel! .and interpretation drawn from circumstantial evidence, hearsay, snippets of information and nothing more than that. Once the common vampire bat locates a host, usually a sleeping mammal, they land and approach it on the ground. Hey Carissa, Im really glad you liked it! They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. He was a Christian! One impaled person is one too many, and Vlad III was nothing if not numerically ambitious. Yes! Many people related this possible suicide to his depression and asked his close friends . In his final book, written shortly before his death, Radu traces the genealogy of the Florescu family back to the Middle Ages, when one of his ancestors married Radu the Handsome, a brother of Vad Dracula. Here, of course, one can even discuss betrayal. Then he climbed a tree and, according to some tellings, wouldnt come down until Mehmed himself limped over and promised he wasnt in any trouble. Nonetheless, the second they met the sultan, they were all imprisoned. He could be a longstanding foe who has sworn to destroy his vampire brother or a distant memory that Vlad carries with him, an old hurt yet to scar over. Why, when they were raised in identical circumstances, did Vlad turn out to be well, Dracula, while Radu was by all accounts a good-natured sort? 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. But there's a document, written by a Greek historian, that Mehmed II tried to have sexual intercouse with Vlad's younger brother. His converting to Islam is yet unattested and disputed, taking in account both facts: his entering in Ottoman service, and the large number of letters he wrote referring to himself as 'Christ-loving' and 'right-faithful'. Yeah sure, experience first 500 years of being constantly bullied and attacked by people of that religion and then tell me how would you react. Volumul 1 12471500. I know I get nervous that Ill have upset someone every time I see a hit from Romania or Turkey, though frankly thats the anxiety speaking. Elveo. This atrocious, gut-wrenching sight was too much even for them to bear therefore they returned to Ottoman forces to regroup. Jesus Christ @ your friends comment. Fueling public fascination was Dr. Florescu's personal connection: an ancestor had married Radu the Handsome, one of Vlad's brothers. As a child, Radus father, the ruler of Wallachia, sent the 7-year-old and his teenage brother Vlad as hostages to the court of Mehmed IIs father. People do believe Radu was a convert. He was the son of Vlad Dracul (also called Vlad the Elder) and brother to Vlad Dracula. After consulting his astrologers, the thirty-year-old sultan resolved to personally lead the punitive expedition. Once you go far enough, the fastest way to defeat isnt an enemys weapon, but a lull in ones self-confidence. One thing they agree on, though, is that their goals are the same: they both value their homeland and want whats best for it. Besides, Draculas pretty queer brother is a concept so electrifyingly vampire Im shocked it hasnt been done before. (PROSE: Possum Kingdom) Like his brother Vlad he was raised in Adrianople as a hostage by the Sultan. 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.
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