Editing Târgoviște (section)

== History ==
Medieval Târgoviște developed from an established Romanian settlement and a Saxon colony founded during the late 13th or early 14th century. A fortified princely residence existed by the late 14th century. The city expanded during the reign of Mircea the Elder and became a principal seat of Wallachian government. By 1431, the princely court had been transferred from [[Curtea de Argeș]] to Târgoviște.

The court complex was enlarged throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. [[Vlad III Dracula]] added the Chindia Tower during the 15th century. The city also became a trading centre on routes leading toward [[Brașov]] and [[Sibiu]]. From 1565, Wallachian rulers alternated their residence between Târgoviște and Bucharest.

Ottoman and Tatar forces burned parts of the city in 1658. The Princely Court was damaged again in 1659, when Bucharest replaced Târgoviște as the permanent capital. Constantin Brâncoveanu restored and expanded the court after becoming prince in 1688, but the main political institutions remained in Bucharest.

Tudor Vladimirescu was detained and killed at Târgoviște on 7 June 1821 during the Wallachian uprising. The opening of the railway from Titu on 2 January 1884 improved access to the city and supported its later industrial development. Târgoviște expanded rapidly after the Second World War as new residential districts were built for industrial workers.

On 25 December 1989, former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena Ceaușescu were tried and executed at a military unit in Târgoviște during the [[Romanian Revolution]].