Alexander III, commonly known as Alexander III the Bad (; died 20 March 1597) was the
Prince of Wallachia
This is a list of princes of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube until the union with Moldavia in 1859, which unification of Moldavia and Wallachia, led to the creation of ...
between November 1592 and 1593. He was the son of
Bogdan Lăpușneanu, former Prince of Moldavia. Although Alexandru had in his government both local Boyars and Greeks, complaints arose to the Ottoman Empire in June 1593 accusing the Prince of behaving like a tyrant just like his uncle, Prince of Moldavia,
Aaron the Tyrant.
He married the widow of
Petru Cercel
Petru II Cercel (''Peter Earring'' or ''Earring Peter''; c. 1545 – March 1590) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from 1583 to 1585, legitimate son to Pătrașcu cel Bun and alleged half-brother of Mihai Viteazul. A polyglot and a minor figu ...
, which politically wasn't a favourable choice as the
Cantacuzino family was better regarded by the Ottomans. On 2–12 September 1593,
Mihai Viteazu was chosen as the new
Prince of Wallachia
This is a list of princes of Wallachia, from the first mention of a medieval polity situated between the Southern Carpathians and the Danube until the union with Moldavia in 1859, which unification of Moldavia and Wallachia, led to the creation of ...
. Alexander was exiled to
Constantinople
Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...
, where he was accused of conspiracy against the
Sublime Porte
The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte ( or ''Babıali''; ), was a synecdoche or metaphor used to refer collectively to the central government of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. It is particularly referred to the buildi ...
and executed by strangulation 20 March 1597.
Alexander had a son Petru, who died 8 June 1619.
References
1597 deaths
16th-century princes of Wallachia
16th-century executions by the Ottoman Empire
House of Bogdan-Mușat
Executed monarchs
People executed by strangulation
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