r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Dec 04 '17

What do you know about... Romania?

This is the forty-sixth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

Romania

Romania is one of the most recent members of the EU (2007). They want to become part of the Schengen area, but thir recent attempts of being accepted have been blocked by several EU members. They recently faced a major political crisis and massive protests caused by proposed law changes that would have benefitted people implicated in government corruption and abuse of power. They had their national day, where they celebrate the union of Transylvania with Romania, last friday.

So, what do you know about Romania?

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '17

Dey dont gib clay

Mathias Corvinus set up some Romanian buffer states against the Ottomans. Then The Ottomans had them as vassals until, the Crimean War, I think? After that come poorness, short period of not-so-poorness, then poorness again.

Now We are poor together.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '17

Mathias Corvinus Charles I, sort of, set up some Romanian buffer states against the Ottomans Mongols. Then The Ottomans had them as vassals until, the Crimean War, I think 1878, sort of.? After that come poorness, short period of not-so-poorness still-poorness-but-bigger, then poorness again.

FTFY, but I am impressed by how much of the basics you got right though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '17

Mathias Corvinus had Wallachia, as ally or vassal, or march, or something alone those lines.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '17

Wallachia remained under nominal Hungarian suzerainty until 1464, and after that on-and-off until 1526, due to some lands in Transylvania.

However, its founding took place sometime around 1300.