Wallachia

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Principality of Wallachia
Wallachia (Ţara Românească)
1317–1862
Flag of Wallachia
Flag
Coat of arms of Wallachia
Coat of arms
CapitalCâmpulung, Curtea de Argeş, Târgovişte, Bucureşti
Common languagesRomanian (commonly used, later official), Church Slavonic (in early official use)
GovernmentPrincipality
Princes of Wallachia (Voivodes, Hospodars) 
• 1310-1352
Basarab I - the first
• 1859-1862
Alexander John Cuza - the last
History 
• Basarab I unifies the small voivodships in Wallachia
1317
• De Jure Union of the Danubian Principalities
1862
Succeeded by
Romanian Principalities

Wallachia (also spelled Walachia; Romanian: Ţara Românească or "The Romanian Land") is a historical area of Romania. Wallachia is divided into two sections, Muntenia (Greater Wallachia) and Oltenia (Lesser Wallachia).

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