Brâncoveanu Family
Brâncoveanu may refer to: * Constantin Brâncoveanu ** Constantin Brâncoveanu metro station ** Constantin Brâncoveanu University ** Constantin Brâncoveanu, a village in Dragalina Commune, Călăraşi County, Romania *Brâncoveanu, a village in Odobeşti Commune, Dâmboviţa County, Romania See also * Brâncovenesc, type of architecture developed in Wallachia and Transylvania during the reign of Constantin Brâncoveanu * Brâncovenești (other) * Brâncoveni * Brâncoveanca * Branković * Branko * Branco (other) Branco ("white" in Portuguese and Galician) may refer to: Places *Branco River (other), various rivers in Brazil *Cape Branco, on the coast of Paraíba, Brazil *Branco, Cape Verde, an island *Morro Branco, Cape Verde, a mountain on the i ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Brancoveanu Romanian-language surnames ...
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Constantin Brâncoveanu
Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was List of Wallachian rulers, Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension Constantin Brâncoveanu was the son of Pope Brâncoveanu (Matthew) and his wife, Stanca Cantacuzino. Maternally, he was a descendant of the noble Greeks, Greek family Cantacuzino family, Cantacuzino. Paternally, he was a descendant of the Craiovești boyar family and heir through his grandfather Preda of a considerable part of Matei Basarab′s fortune. Brâncoveanu was born on the Estate (land), estate of Brâncoveni and raised in the house of his uncle, ''stolnic'' Constantin Cantacuzino (stolnic), Constantin Cantacuzino. He rose to the throne after the death of his uncle, prince Şerban Cantacuzino. He was initially supported by his maternal uncles Constantin and Mihai Cantacuzino, but grew increasingly independent from them in the course of his reign. Constantin Cantacuzino retreated to one of his estates and began advocatin ...
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