Dan III of Wallachia
Pretender to the throne of Wallachia (1456 - 1460); son of Dan II of Wallachia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dan the Younger (executed in April 1460) (Also known as Dan the Pretender) was a pretender to the throne of Wallachia from 1456 to 1460. He was the son of Dan II of Wallachia who died fighting for the throne in 1431. After Dan's brother, Vladislav II of Wallachia, was killed by their cousin, Vlad Dracula, in a duel in 1456, Dan settled in Brașov. Besides Dan, Vlad Dracula's half-brother, Vlad the Monk, and Dan's brother, Basarab Laiotă, laid claim to Wallachia against Dracula. Dan tried to seize Wallachia with the support of the burghers of the town, but he was defeated and captured in a battle near Rucăr. He was forced to dig his own grave before being beheaded.
Dan the Younger | |
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Died | April 1460 Rucăr |
Burial | Church of St. Nicholas at Târgșor (?) |
Issue | Albert Peter |
House | House of Dănești |
Father | Dan II of Wallachia |
Mother | Maria |