Radu Negru

According to Romanian traditions, Negru Vodă would have been the founder and ruler of Wallachia at a date around 1290.

The legend was first mentioned in the 17th-century Cantacuzino Annals, which also state that the prince built large churches in Câmpulung and Curtea de Argeș, successive capitals of Wallachia.

This is probably a confusion with Radu I of Wallachia, who reigned 1377–1383.

Legends surrounding Meșterul Manole also mention Negru Vodă as the commissioner of the church and blend his image with that of Neagoe Basarab, who ruled at a much later date than Radu I.

In various folk traditions and legends, Negru Vodă's image blends with that of the following rulers: This Romanian biographical article is a stub.