Craiovești

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Coat of arms of Brâncoveanu family
For the commune, see Brâncovenești, Mureș.

The House of Craiovești (Romanian pronunciation:

Princes and held the title of Ban of Oltenia (whether of Strehaia or Craiova
) for ca. 60 years.

History

The first member to rise to prominence was a certain Neagoe, a member of the

Süleyman the Magnificent brought about Radu's defeat and submission.[3]

The Oltenian line of succession of the Craiovești was ended by

Vlad Înecatul
, who used this as a means to quell boyar rebellions.

Through the closely related Brâncovenești, the family once again rose to the throne: first with

Imperial Russia were continued (after his execution in Constantinople) by his rival and successor Ștefan Cantacuzino
.

The latter's downfall brought the establishment of

Sultan Ahmed III. The Brâncovenești-Cantacuzino conflict is mirrored in Dimitrie Cantemir
's Historia Hieroglyphica (a work which takes the Cantacuzinos' side).

Members of the family remained present in the political life of Wallachia throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, and were seated in the

War of 1828–1829).[6]

Its last representative, Zoe Brâncoveanu, born

Mavrocordato and adopted by Ban Grigore in 1820, married Prince Gheorghe Bibescu – despite their divorce, the patrimony (of Basarab-Brâncoveanu) was passed on to the Bibescu family through the son of Gheorghe and Zoe, Prince Grégoire Bibesco-Bassaraba (the father of Anna de Noailles).[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Ștefănescu, p.141
  2. ^ Ștefănescu, p.140
  3. ^ Ștefănescu, p.144-145
  4. ^ Djuvara, p.286
  5. ^ Djuvara, p.297
  6. ^ Djuvara, p.113
  7. ^ Djuvara, p.347

References

  • Neagu Djuvara, Între Orient și Occident. Țările române la începutul epocii moderne, Humanitas, Bucharest, 1995
  • Ștefan Ștefănescu, Istoria medie a României, Vol. I, Bucharest, 1991
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