romanian pronunciation known founder romanian later independent ruler lived half 14th century details life uncertain origin 14th century sources unanimously state came power circumstances ascension unknown according popular theories succeeded father legendary founder royal charter issued july document reference according charter subject charles hungary hungary seized raided southern regions supported bulgaria attack united armies defeated battle july soon charles hungary invaded ambushed annihilated royal troops occurred november ended hungarian independent romanian consequently founded descendants ruled centuries region situated rivers named dynasty origins son according charter written charles hungary social position determined scholarly hypothesis states descended century lord writes probable successor late 13th century ruler says local origin present press rule govern second matches title father elder recognized names implies ancestry hypothesis proven royal charters 14th century refer charles hungary referred pope addressed devout catholic prince letter written february day pope sent similar letters high officials including ban asking support actions according scholar correspondence holy proves catholic origin baptized according catholic rite historians reject theory saying sources prove eastern orthodox instance completed late referred reign charles details accession obscure early romanian chronicles attribute establishment legendary according 17th century chronicles departing arrived accompanied peoples chronicles states surname family accepted following tentatively associates alternatively father writes peacefully succeeded historians state succeeded father mentioned royal charter issued charles hungary july described shows charles regarded loyal vassal time states accepted charles king restored royal authority hungarian border province exchange loyalty possession confirmed according historians independence royal charter dated june records person named stephen son hungary stated king weaker reach ankle charter describes hungary showing betrayed crown royal charter listed serbs enemy hostile entirely controlled royal charters mention period letter written pope alluded territories subjected bulgaria attacked serbia accompanied ruler black auxiliary troops according serbian sources letter written personally led army serbia assist serbs routed united army allies battle july killed fleeing battlefield taking advantage weakened state allies charles hungary decided restore according royal charter issued years events charles wanted recapture marginal lands illegally held invaded captured appointed september according offered marks silver compensation yearly tribute king promised send sons royal court charles refused offer saying shepherd sheep drag beard charles continued campaign soldiers suffered hunger marching sparsely populated region charles compelled sign armistice royal army started retreating november ambushed king soldiers narrow pass southern standing cliffs valley shot arrows threw rocks army battle lasted november royal army narrowly escaped writes repelled charles invasion assistance allies charter written louis charles son successor states pagan neighbors troop formed subjects charles supported war suggesting fought credibility report written decades events uncertain independent ruler archaeological research shows capital destroyed charles campaign moved seat victory enabled introduction active foreign policy supported efforts son law seize bulgarian crown february support successfully campaigned byzantine_empire according allegedly took possession early reconstruction started erection new fortifications new palace construction commenced rule completed death son ruler succeeded charles marched southeastern summer prevent campaign visited louis swore loyalty according nearly contemporaneous john chronicle troops supported attack according chronicle historian rejects report according charter grandson died year byzantine calendar family letter concerning mentioned father law bulgaria showing daughter bulgaria wife states married strengthen alliance bulgaria gave birth children abandoned married converted jew son successor discontinued alliance bulgaria legacy victory battle turning point history writes victory sanctioned independence hungarian crown altered international status describes independent romanian kings hungary continued demand loyalty successors yielded temporarily 14th century descendants ruled centuries examples descendants include member family forged prove descendant adopted family accession middle 14th century bulgarian hungarian serbian chronicles referring century onward southern region land rivers named russian empire annexed region renamed region
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