On this day in 1599 – Michael the Brave, Ruler of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory of Transylvania in the Battle of Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.
On this day in 1599 – Michael the Brave, Ruler of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory of Transylvania in the Battle of Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.
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Depicted – The aftermath of the battle: Székelys bring the head of Cardinal Andrew Báthory to Michael the Brave.
Romanian badass 💯
Textbook nationalist revisionism. In an age before nationalism, Michael has no such intentions like unifying Romanians. To quote from wikipedia:
“When Michael entered Transylvania, he did not immediately free or grant rights to the Romanian inhabitants, who were primarily peasants but, nevertheless, constituted a significant proportion[notes 1] of the population. Michael demonstrated his support by upholding the Union of the Three Nations, which recognized only the traditional rights and privileges of the Hungarians, Székelys and Saxons, but he didn’t recognize the rights of the Romanians.[29][30] Indeed, while he brought some of his Wallachian aides to Transylvania, he also invited some Székelys and other Transylvanian Hungarians to assist in the administration of Wallachia, where he wished to transplant Transylvania’s far more advanced feudal system.”
Kudos to him for not being called “The Great”. But Jesus do we suck at giving monarchs nicknames here in Europe.