Die Walachei (Rumänien) war vom Mittelalter bis Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts Fürstentum, dessen Hauptstadt zuerst Câmpulung, dann Curtea de Argeş, dann Târgovişte und schließlich Bukarest war.
Liste der Herrscher bis zur Vereinigung mit dem Fürstentum Moldau 1859:
| 1215–1230 | Radu I. Rodolphe Negru |
| 1230–1245 | Litovoi Bassaraba I., Woiwode auf der Ostseite des Flusses Olt |
| 1245–1273 | Mihai I. Seneslav, Woiwode auf der Westseite des Flusses Olt bei Argeş |
| 1273–1285 | Bărbat |
| 1285–1298 | Dan I. |
| 1298–1310 | Tihomir |
| 1310–1352 | Basarab I. Întemeietorul (Der Gründer) |
| 1352–1364 | Alexandru I. (der Alte) |
| 1364 | Nicolae |
| 1364–ca. 1377 | Vladislav I. oder Vlaicu-Vodă |
| 1377–1383 | Radu II. |
| 1383–1386 | Dan II. |
| 1386–1394 | Mircea cel Bătrân (Mircea der Ältere) |
| 1394–1397 | Vlad I. Uzurpatorul |
| 1397–1418 | Mircea cel Bătrân (Mircea der Ältere) |
| 1418–1420 | Mihail I. |
| 1420–1422 | Radu II. Prasnaglava Geschichte (rum.) |
| 1422–1423 | Dan III. |
| 1423 | Radu II. Prasnaglava |
| 1423–1424 | Dan III. |
| 1424 | Radu II. Prasnaglava |
| 1424–1426 | Dan III. |
| 1426–1427 | Radu II. Prasnaglava |
| 1427–1431 | Dan III. |
| 1431–1436 | Alexandru I. Aldea |
| 1436–1442 | Vlad II. Dracul (Vlad der Drache) |
| 1442 | Mircea II. Basarab |
| 1442–1443 | Basarab II. |
| 1443–1447 | Vlad II. Dracul |
| 1447–1448 | Vladislav II. |
| 1448 | Vlad III. Drăculea (Vlad Ţepeş - Vlad der Pfähler) |
| 1448–1456 | Vladislav II. |
| 1456–1462 | Vlad III. Drăculea |
| 1462–1473 | Radu cel Frumos (Radu der Schöne) |
| 1473 | Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân (Basarab Laiotă der Ältere) |
| 1473–1474 | Radu cel Frumos |
| 1474 | Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| 1474 | Radu cel Frumos |
| 1474 | Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| 1474–1475 | Radu cel Frumos |
| 1475–1476 | Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| 1476 | Vlad III. Drăculea |
| 1476–1477 | Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| 1477–1481 | Basarab Ţepeluş cel Tânăr |
| 1481 | Mircea III. |
| 1481 | Vlad Călugărul |
| 1481–1482 | Basarab Ţepeluş cel Tânăr |
| 1482–1495 | Vlad Călugărul |
| 1495–1508 | Radu cel Mare (Radu der Große) |
| 1508–1509 | Mihnea cel Rău (Mihnea der Schlechte) |
| 1509–1510 | Mircea IV. |
| 1510–1512 | Vlad cel Tânăr (Vlăduţ) |
| 1512–1521 | Neagoe Basarab |
| 1521 | Teodosie |
| 1521 | Vlad Călugărul |
| 1521–1522 | Teodosie |
| 1522–1523 | Radu de la Afumaţi (Radu von Afumaţi) |
| 1523 | Vladislav III. |
| 1523–1524 | Radu Badica |
| 1524 | Radu de la Afumaţi |
| 1524 | Vladislav III. |
| 1524–1525 | Radu de la Afumaţi |
| 1525 | Vladislav III. |
| 1525–1529 | Radu de la Afumaţi |
| 1529–1530 | Moise |
| 1530–1532 | Vlad Înecatul |
| 1532–1535 | Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina (Vlad Vintilă von Slatina) |
| 1535–1545 | Radu Paisie |
| 1545–1552 | Mircea Ciobanul |
| 1552–1553 | Radu Ilie Haidăul |
| 1553–1554 | Mircea Ciobanul |
| 1554–1559 | Pătraşcu cel Bun |
| 1559–1568 | Petre cel Tânăr |
| 1568–1574 | Alexandru II. Mircea |
| 1574 | Vintilă |
| 1574–1577 | Alexandru II. Mircea |
| 1577–1583 | Mihnea Turcitul (Mihnea der Islamisierte) |
| 1583–1585 | Petru Cercel |
| 1585–1591 | Mihnea Turcitul |
| 1591–1592 | Ştefan Surdul |
| 1592–1593 | Alexandru III. cel Rău (Alexander der Schlechte) |
| 1593–1601 | Mihai Viteazul (Michael der Tapfere) |
| 1601–1602 | Radu Mihnea |
| 1602–1611 | Radu Serban |
| 1611–1616 | Radu Mihnea |
| 1616 | Gabriel Movila |
| 1616–1618 | Alexandru Ilias |
| 1618–1620 | Gabriel Movila |
| 1620–1623 | Radu Mihnea |
| 1623–1627 | Alexandru Coconul (Alexander der Versponnene) |
| 1627–1629 | Alexandru Ilias |
| 1629–1632 | Leon Tomsa |
| 1632 | Radu Ilias |
| 1632–1654 | Matei Basarab |
| 1654–1658 | Constantin Serban |
| 1658–1659 | Mihnea III. |
| 1659–1660 | Gheorghe Ghica |
| 1660–1664 | Grigore I. Ghica |
| 1664–1669 | Radu Leon |
| 1669–1672 | Antonie Voda din Popesti |
| 1672–1673 | Grigore I. Ghica |
| 1673–1678 | Gheorghe Ghica |
| 1678–1688 | Serban Cantacuzino |
| 1688–1714 | Constantin Brâncoveanu |
| 1714–1715 | Stefan Cantacuzino |
| 1715–1716 | Nicolae Mavrocordat |
| 1716–1719 | Ioan Mavrocordat |
| 1719–1730 | Nicolae Mavrocordat |
| 1730 | Constantin Mavrocordat |
| 1730–1731 | Mihai Racoviţă |
| 1731–1733 | Constantin Mavrocordat |
| 1733–1735 | Grigore II. Ghica |
| 1735–1741 | Constantin Mavrocordat |
| 1741–1744 | Mihai Racoviţă |
| 1744–1748 | Constantin Mavrocordat |
| 1748–1752 | Grigore II. Ghica |
| 1752–1753 | Matei Ghica |
| 1753–1756 | Constantin Racoviţă |
| 1756–1758 | Constantin Mavrocordat |
| 1758–1761 | Scarlat Ghica |
| 1761–1763 | Constantin Mavrocordat |
| 1763–1764 | Constantin Racoviţă |
| 1764–1765 | Ştefan Racoviţă |
| 1765–1766 | Scarlat Ghica |
| 1766–1768 | Alexandru Ghica |
| 1768–1769 | Grigore III. Ghica |
| 1770–1771 | Emanuel Giani Ruset |
| 1774–1782 | Alexandru Ipsilanti |
| 1782–1783 | Nicolae Caragea |
| 1783–1786 | Mihai Sutu |
| 1786–1790 | Nicolae Mavrogheni |
| 1791–1793 | Mihai Sutu |
| 1793–1796 | Alexandru Moruzi |
| 1796–1797 | Alexandru Ipsilanti |
| 1797–1799 | Constantin Hangerli |
| 1799–1801 | Alexandru Moruzi |
| 1801–1802 | Mihai Sutu |
| 1802–1807 | Constantin Ipsilanti |
| 1806–1812 | Constantin Ipsilanti |
| 1812–1818 | Ioan Gheorghe Caradja |
| 1818–1821 | Alexandru Sutu |
| 1821 | Tudor Vladimirescu |
| 1821 | Scarlat Callimachi |
| 1822–1828 | Grigore IV. Ghica |
| 1834–1842 | Alexandru Ghica |
| 1842–1848 | Gheorghe Bibescu |
| 1848–1853 | Barbu Stirbei |
| 1854–1856 | Barbu Stirbei |
| 1859–1861 | Alexandru Ioan Cuza |