Dan I of Wallachia
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Dan I was a voivode (prince, ruler) of the principality
of Wallachia
(reigned c. 1383 – 1386). During the war with Bulgaria
(1384–1386) he perished in battle against the troops of Tsar Ivan Shishman
. His descendants were members of the House of Dăneşti
, one of the two factions descended from Basarab I, that were claimants to the voivodeship
of the Principality of Wallachia
in subsequent centuries. The other rival faction was the House of Drăculeşti
.
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
of Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
(reigned c. 1383 – 1386). During the war with Bulgaria
Second Bulgarian Empire
The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state which existed between 1185 and 1396 . A successor of the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before gradually being conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th-early 15th century...
(1384–1386) he perished in battle against the troops of Tsar Ivan Shishman
Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria
Ivan Shishman ruled as emperor of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 July 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire. His indecisive and inconsistent policy did little to prevent the fall of his country under Ottoman rule. In 1393 the Ottoman...
. His descendants were members of the House of Dăneşti
House of Danesti
The House of Dănești was one of the two main lineages of the Wallachian noble family House of Basarab. They were descended from Dan I of Wallachia.The other lineage of the Basarabs is the House of Drăculești....
, one of the two factions descended from Basarab I, that were claimants to the voivodeship
Voivodeship
Voivodship is a term denoting the position of, or more commonly the area administered by, a voivod. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Serbia....
of the Principality of Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
in subsequent centuries. The other rival faction was the House of Drăculeşti
House of Draculesti
The Drăculeşti were one of two major rival lines of Wallachian voivodes of the House of Basarab, the other being the Dăneşti.These lines were in constant contest for the throne from the late fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries...
.