 On May 11, 1553, Mircea the Shepherd, backed in person by the prince of Moldavia, Alexandru Lăpușneanu, retook his throne.His second period of rule was short, as the very same Alexandru Lăpușneanu, suspecting him of bad faith, sent his high "vornic", Nădăbaico, to remove Mircea from the throne.Then, he obtained from the Ottoman Porte the right to rule for Pătrașcu, while Mircea had to leave for Istanbul.