House of Drăculești
The House of Drăculești (Romanian: [drəkuˈleʃtʲ]) were one of two major rival lines of Wallachian voivodes of the House of Basarab, the other being the House of Dănești. These lines were in constant contest for the throne from the late fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries. Descendants of the line of Drăculești would eventually come to dominate the principality, until its common rule with Transylvania and Moldavia by Mihai Viteazul in 1600.
| Drăculești | |
|---|---|
| Princely noble family | |
| Parent family | House of Basarab |
| Country | Wallachia |
| Etymology | Dracul ("Dragon") |
| Founded | 1390 |
| Founder | Vlad the Dragon |
| Final ruler | Alexandru Coconul or Trașcă Drăculescu |
| Titles | Voivode of Wallachia, Voivode of Moldavia |
| Distinctions | Order of the Dragon |
| Traditions | Romanian Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Dissolution | As early as 1632, as late as the 18th century |
| Cadet branches | Movilești |
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