The Independent Wallachia
The victory of 1330 sanctioned the independence of Wallachia from the Hungarian crown and also essentially altered its international position. Only a few month after his great victory, in February, 1331, Basarab contributed to the establishment of his son-in-law, Ivan Alexander on the throne of the tsars of Tarnovo. In 1331-32, Wallachian troops supported the Bulgarians in a victorious war against Byzantium. During the same period Basarab seems to have regained the fortress of Severin.
A new Hungarian offensive took place between 1343 and 1345, after King Charles’ death and the coronation of his son King Louis I. This time, Basarab lost the fortress of Severin and his son, Nicolae Alexandru, probably associated to the throne, accepted paying the homage of vassalage to the king of Hungary.
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