Vladislav I of the Basarab dynasty, also known as Vlaicu or Vlaicu-VodÃÂ, was the Voivode of Wallachia between 1364 and 1377. He was the son of Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia and Clara Dobokai.
In February 1369, Vladislav I subdued Vidin and recognised Louis I of Hungary as his overlord, in return for Severin, AmlaÃÂ, FÃÂgÃÂraàand 120,000 ducats. In 1375, Louis I took Severin again, but Vladislav I recovered it, in 1376âÂÂ1377.
Vladislav I was the son of Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia and Clara Dobokai. It has been suggested that his son was Vlad I of Wallachia.
During his reign, the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja was split in two parts, as a single bishop did not suffice for the entire country, thus creating the Metropolis of Oltenia. The first monasteries in Wallachia were erected by Nicodemus of Tismana (VodiÃÂa Monastery and Tismana Monastery) with the support of the voivode. Vlaicu also supported the community of Mount Athos. In particular, he offered a substantial donation to the Koutloumousiou Monastery and its abbot, Chariton of Imbros, in September 1369. The funds were used to expand the monastery and construct the main church which can be seen today.
Louis assembled his armies in Temesvár (now TimiÃÂoara in Romania) in February 1365. According to a royal charter that year, he was planning to invade Wallachia because the new voivode, Vladislav I, had refused to obey him. However, he ended up heading a campaign against the Bulgarian Tsardom of Vidin and its ruler Ivan Sratsimir, which suggests that Vladislav I had in the meantime yielded to him. Louis seized Vidin and imprisoned Ivan Stratsimir in May or June. In 1366, Louis granted the Banate of Severin and the district of Fogaras to Vladislav Vlaicu of Wallachia, who had accepted his suzerainty. In 1368, Vladislav I cooperated with Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, the father of Ivan Sratsimir of Vidin, against the Hungarians. Their united armies imposed a blockade on the Hungarian-occupied Vidin.
Louis marched to the Lower Danube and ordered Nicholas Lackfi, Voivode of Transylvania, to invade Wallachia in the autumn of 1368. The voivode's army marched through the valley of the IalomiÃÂa River, but the Wallachians ambushed it and killed many Hungarian soldiers, including the voivode. After this victory, Vlaicu went on the offensive and captured Vidin in early 1369. During his brief occupation, he allowed the massacre of the Franciscans by the Greek missionaries and the locals. In the summer of 1369, Louis launched a successful campaign against Wallachia from the west and Vladislav Vlaicu yielded to him. In the ensuing negotiations, Louis restored Ivan Sratsimir in Vidin upon his initiative.
Vladislav I was the first Wallachian voivode to mint local coins around 1365. The coins were made exclusively from silver and they were classified in 3 categories:
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