Actually he does sound a quiet, centered man. The fact that I have yet to see one Dracula movie where Radu was a major character, or even mentioned, is a crying shame. Next . Radu, at the age of 22, became a leading figure at the Ottoman court. And, truly, in a region that knows endless war, is there any oath not extracted at swordpoint? He was into the Hadrians Memoirs project, but gave up on the grounds of expensive Turkish production could manipulate Fatih and Radu, but nothing could have been done with H and A As you say, such a waste of greatly dramatic stories, yes? Must read. Differently from Saint Stephen the unholy, who played 5th column all the time according to his personal & petty needs. Both Mehmed and Radu were studied tacticians and excellent horsemen. This fan community's official language is English. It is another phobia-related psichosis islamophobia. (LogOut/ Radu is such a fascinating character. 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? They were both sons of Vlad II Dracul and his wife, Princess Cneajna of Moldavia. What a character he must have been, and could be in modern works. And yet he did! He was the son of Vlad Dracul (also called Vlad the Elder) and brother to Vlad Dracula. Its clear that this means a lot to you, or you wouldnt have bothered commenting. 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. When you take into account the morass of terminology on the queer side, the knee-jerk rage of many conservative figures at gay anything, and the fact that these are extremely important figures in their home countries that many people have extreme feelings on, its just a powder keg waiting to blow. But wasnt it also betrayel, Back then, when ny father get me away..? No, Radu was not betrayed by his father in the way we would understand it today. Humankind changed during the centuries, and so did notions of love, friendship, family ties ecc. Theres a lot to be said about Vlad IIIs campaigns against the boyars, who had responded to a great crisis with petty in-fighting, and wrang the peasantry dry to continue leading luxurious lives under Ottoman rule. When he was just a child, his father, Vlad II Dracul went to swear loyalty to the Ottoman Empire. He wrote that the triumphant Mehmed II initially considered retaining the services of the Megadux Notaras, the Byzantine governor. After consulting his astrologers, the thirty year-old sultan resolved to personally lead the punitive expedition. 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. A cynical reading could be that he was trying to shore up legitimacy via his fathers name, something Vlad III and Stephen wouldnt feel the need to do. Like most number associated with Dracula, this total is almost certainly exaggerated. There, he attempted to force himself on Radu, who responded to this assault by resignedly opening his legswait, wait, no, actually what happened is he pulled out a knife and stabbed the most powerful man in the world in the leg. But there's a document, written by a Greek historian, that Mehmed II tried to have sexual intercouse with Vlad's younger brother. Vlad III retreated to Transylvania. I know what a religious war and conquest entail. I think the 3rd book is about Dracula. 5001500. 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. The idea of Vlad being a woman is surprisingly fitting in my mind. People have always wanted their parents to love them and protect them. Please, there is no reason to be upset. Born in Transylvania, Romania to Vlad Tepes Dracula and Chiajna Musat. Comment sections are always by their nature a little messy. Hi there. p. 127, 128), Laonicus Chalkondyles Joannes Oporinus, Conrado Clausero 1556,"De origine et rebus gestis Turcorum." The victim develops negative feelings toward police, authority figures . 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. But instead of receiving help he found himself arrested and thrown into the dungeon over false charges of treason. Required fields are marked *. I do not believe that Dion is in any way trying to glorify Radu or as a westerner moulding Romanian history to his liking. Thats where the drama is! I think, in America at least, that theres a desire to streamline the story a bit, and also a fear of having a core emotional pathos not linked to a mans children or wife/true love. Originally Posted November 2010 Born in the Ottoman Principality of Wallachia, Romania in 1435 AD, he was known as Radu al III-lea cel Frumos to his Romanian countrymen, Yakkl Radu Bey to the Turks, Radu al-Wasim to the Arabs, and Radu the Handsome in English. It seems that Radu was doing exactly the opposite with the memory of his father. Vlad III, probably on the other hand developed the dislike for Radu and for Mehmed II, who would later become the sultan. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Romanians do not like him, not because homophobia or islamophobia, this is BS. So long as its understood to be fictional, theres nothing wrong with making changes for the sake of whatever story youre interested in telling. When Vlad's army arrived, Prince Basarabs army fled, some to the Turks, others in the mountains. Ive noticed a lot more people finding out about Radu, though, so hopefully well see him more often and soon! kela: tm | bugn. This atrocious, gut-wrenching sight was too much even for them to bear therefore they returned to Ottoman forces to regroup. List of battleships of the United States Navy, List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces. I just really think Radu is a fascinating character to add to the Dracula mythos. How did Radu the Handsome die? His brother is Dracula, his lover is the most powerful man in the world and in the end, he falls to mundane noble treachery. You know, like in Game of Thrones where it just lingers on the architecture and food and stuff? But Im talking about vampire fiction. It really does mean a lot. 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). Vlad IIIWP (WP, Vurado Sansei? Ottomans and their propensity for flashy, ornate aesthetics! The last time they left, they had to come running right back and it was all very embarrassing for everyone involved. Fueling public fascination was Dr. Florescu's personal connection: an ancestor had married Radu the Handsome, one of Vlad's brothers. And that is how I am sharing this, Not religious or PRO or anti ANYTHING. Thats before you even BEGIN to consider his personal feelings about the people, rather than the polities to which he swore those oaths. 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. In addition to Vlad III, Radu also had two older siblings, Mircea II and Vlad . When he was 11, his father refused to support the Ottoman invasion of Transylvania. The one who allied with the Witch in exchange for Turkish delights. But, weell, I never expected meaningful glances between Mehmet and Radu in a Turkish soup opera Vlad the Impaler, Vlad II Dracul, Vlad Calugarul, Mihnea cel Rau, Basarab I of Wallachia, January 1475 (aged 3637) Principality of Wallachia, Radu cel frumos si regina frantei mtw ottoman invasion. Draculas brother is practically named Prince Charming. Radu. I appreciate you telling me about this! Radu the Beautiful chose to stay at the Ottoman court and rose to prominence by virtue of his place in the Sultans affections. The young hostage became friends with the five-year-older sultan-to-be. When Vlad was a child, he and his brother Radu the Handsome were sent as hostages to the Ottoman Empire, from 1442 to 1448. Vlad thinks independence from the Ottoman Empire is best, but Radu believes the Ottoman Empire helps keep them safe from the constant invasion and instability that has tormented the region since time immemorial. Or maybe Radu thinks hes been killed, then wakes up the next night, perfectly fine but no longer breathing. 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 no matter what good points Vlad brings up, its obvious that whatever he is now just wants to kill and will use any justification it can. As the records report, the young Sultan (Mehmed II)wanting to have relations with the princecalled him to feasts and in one instance, passionately offering him a glass, he called him to the bedchamber. Vlad III traveled to Hungary to ask for help from his former ally, Matthias Corvinus. But probably still incredibly painful. Maybe it was a combination of both. Early life, Britiannica.com I. Plus VLAD THE IMPALER IS A WOMAN! But Im talking about vampires and I put a paragraph up top to dispel any notions I am a professional. Im thrilled to see people curious about Radu cel Frumos and Romanian history in general. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Radul is also there, and as long as I remember, he is not shown as an apostate. The sultans army entered into the area of the impalements, which was seventeen stades long and seven stades wide. 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. Your email address will not be published. [1], In 1436, Vlad II Dracul ascended to the throne of Wallachia. After five years of torture, Radu had died in captivity. 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. Narratively speaking, the idea of both brothers loving their father and being loyal to his name is a super interesting potential character conflict. Vlad III travelled to Hungary to ask for help from his former ally, Matthias Corvinus. You mentioned weird Roman social mores, I wonder what those would be? People are all about reinventing the character of Dracula to be more romantic or whatever, and time and again they return to the life of Vlad III for ideas. That said, if we run with the narrative idea of Radu as the bad apple, I still think thats a very good source of drama. Matters of romance are always tangled, and when you get into the weird social mores of four hundred year old aristocracy, it gets even more messy. Im trying to say that he would be an interesting character in the Dracula mythos. "Iar fratele lui mergea inaintea noastra" ("Cltori strini despre Trile Romne" Nicolae Iorga. Romanians are allowed and entitled to feel however they like about their history. Your brother is Dracula. Radu the Handsome yields 268,000 results, and Radu the Fair yields the least2,390,000 results. He also took sexual advantage of young male hostages. By Ion Grumeza, George Marcu (coord. As it transpired, Vlad III continued being impossible to keep down for long, and the Ottomans continued trying to stop him from completely uprooting their political system until his death. Vlad's Life Vlad Dracolya, the fifteenth century voevod prince, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is best remembered as the inspiration for Bram Stoker's famous novel, Dracula.His true history, in fact, is far more facinating than any vampire story. Yes, was he did was betrayel! It could certainly be the source of much drama: when Vlad proved he would not stop being a serious nuisance (a rather gentle way to describe a policy of scorched-earth marches and impaling people), the Sultan sent Radu to rout him. But under the homophobic regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, theres rarely any mention of his sexual relationship with Radu the Beautiful, younger brother of Vlad the Impaler. Radu chased Vlad III to his castle north of Curtea de Arge and, finally, out of Romania itself, which was incorporated under Ottoman control.