Alexandru Coconul

Alexandru Coconul
Prince of Wallachia Prince of Moldavia
Reign	1623–1627 (Wallachia) 1629–1630 (Moldavia)
Predecessor	Radu Mihnea
Successor	Moise Movilă
Died	1632
Wife	Ruxandra Beglitzi
Father	Radu Mihnea
Mother	Arghira Minetti

Alexandru Coconul (died 1632) was Hospodar and Voivode of Wallachia from 1623 to 1627 and Hospodar of Moldavia from 1629 to 1630.^[1] He was the son of Radu Mihnea, who also was a Hospodar. He married Ruxandra Beglitzi. He was the last of Vlad the Impaler's Romanian bloodline.^[2] He died on June 26, 1632 in Istanbul. It is possible that Radu Gioan Bey was his illegitimate son, however no documents reveal a legitimate heir.

References

1. Peter F. Sugar (1 July 2014). Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804. University of Washington Press. pp. 328–. ISBN 978-0-295-80363-0.
2. Radu R Florescu; Raymond T. McNally (29 November 2009). Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times. Little, Brown. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-316-09226-5.