Vlad Dracula conquers his father's throne

The reign


On August, 11, 1456 John Hunyadi dies by the pest epidemic that was transmitted from the Turks to the Christians predators of cadavers. On his funeral tomb in the Cathedral of Alba Iulia one could read “the World’s Light is off".


Vlad take advantage of this and, inspired also by the Halley comet that was visible in Europe for one month, starting with June, 8th, 1456, he grouped his men, cross the Carpathians and conquered Wallachia’s throne.


Vladislav II, surprised, opposed only a weak resistance and was betrayed by his men. He run away and was caught and killed on August, 20, near Târgşor, an important town of the medieval Wallachia, 60 km North to Bucharest, now disappeared. He was buried in Dealu Monastery, near Târgovişte. The place where Vladislav II was killed may be the church that he erected here in Târgşor. However five years later, Dracula erected another church in Târgşor, church that was finished on June, 24, 1461.
This might be as a sign of requiring forgiveness for killing Vladislav. Here are some remaining of the old church in Targsor, photo taken by myself two weeks ago:



Photo(c): Radu Cernea, April 2007, Târgşor, Romania.

Târgsor Prahova - The place where Vladislav II was killed with the approval of Vlad the Impaler

I have recently visit Târgsor, a small village in Prahova County, about 60 km North of Bucharest.
Here Vlad The Impaler or betraying boyars, with his approval) seem to have killed Vladislav II runaway prince when he regain the Wallachian throne.
The place is now an archaeological sit, conserving the ruins of a roman fortification but also those of the XVth century monastery and the princely court mentioned under the name Novum Forum from the time of Mircea the Old. The old monk here spoke me about the moral values of our society, about forgiveness and about enjoying the live as it is !