Mircea the Shepherd

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Mircea al V-lea Ciobanul
Voivode of Wallachia
Voivode of Wallachia (1st reign)
Reign	January 1545 – 16 November 1552
Predecessor	Radu VII Paisie
Successor	Radu Ilie Haidăul
Voivode of Wallachia (2nd reign)
Reign	May 1553 – 28 February 1554
Predecessor	Radu Ilie Haidăul
Successor	Pătrașcu the Good
Voivode of Wallachia (3rd reign)
Reign	January 1558 – 21 September 1559
Predecessor	Pătrașcu the Good
Successor	Peter the Younger
Born	unknown
Died	25 September 1559 Principality of Wallachia
Burial	Curtea Veche
Spouse	Doamna Chiajna
Issue	Peter the Younger Radu Mircea Stanca of Wallachia Anca of Wallachia Marina of Wallachia
House	House of Drăculești
Father	Radu IV the Great
Mother	Doamna Catalina Crnojević of Zeta
Religion	Eastern Orthodox Church
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Mircea the Shepherd (Romanian: Mircea Ciobanul, d. 25 September 1559), was the Voivode (or Prince) of Wallachia three times: January 1545 (he entered Bucharest on 17 March)–16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 (leaving Bucharest that March); and January 1558–21 September 1559.