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The Siege of Dâmbovița Fortress took place on 23 november 1473 when an army of Moldavia, led by Stephen the Great, sieged the the fortress where Radu the Handsome, ruler of WallachiaWallachia, had taken refuge.

After the loss at Vodna stream, in 18 - 20 november 1473, Radu the Handsome retreated to Dâmbovița Fortress (Bucharest) however he did not have time to properly organize his defense, the fortress being sieged on 23 november by the troops of Stephen the Great. At night, the Wallachian voivode ran away from the fortress, leaving his flags, treasury and family (his wife and his daughter, Maria Voichița whom Stephen married in 1475).

On 24 november, Stephen the Great enters the fortress and puts Basarab the Old on the throne after which he takes a series of measures to defend the country against Ottomans, including the ability of the ruler to name Burgraves, Basarab becoming a vassal of Moldavia.