
Michael was one of Romanias greatest medieval rulers, as well as a celebrated military commander. Michael the Brave was a Romanian prince who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the late 1500s. 1601, prince of Walachia (15931601), of Transylvania (15991600), and of Moldavia (1600). Michael the Brave is the 1,819th most popular politician (up from 1,867th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 35th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Politician.

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael the Brave has received more than 567,971 page views. Since the 19th century, Michael the Brave has been regarded by Romanian nationalists as a symbol of Romanian unity, as his reign marked the first time all principalities inhabited by Romanians were under the same ruler.His rule over Wallachia began in the autumn of 1593. He is considered one of Romania's greatest national heroes.


Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul or Mihai Bravu 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and de facto ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600).
