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Brâncovenești (other)
Brâncoveneşti may refer to: *Craiovești, later known as Brâncoveneşti, a Romanian boyar family *Brâncovenești, Mureș, a commune in Mureș County, Romania See also * Brâncovenesc, an architectural style of 17th–18th century Romania *Brâncoveni Brâncoveni is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brâncoveni, Mărgheni, Ociogi, and Văleni. It covers an area of . Geography The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of . It lies ..., Oltenia, Romania * Brâncoveanu (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brancovenesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craiovești
The House of Craiovești (), later House of Brâncovenești (), was a boyar family in Wallachia who gave the country several of its 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 '' Sfat'' who became Ban of Strehaia under Basarab Țepeluș cel Tânăr (sometime after 1477). His son Pârvu Craiovescu (d. 1512), a '' Great Vornic'', was the father of Neagoe Basarab – who became Prince of Wallachia in 1512 after replacing Vlad cel Tânăr (who had begun opposing the family's political influence); in the late 15th century, the Craiovești had been a leading and extremely rich dynasty, virtually independent rulers of Oltenia, regional allies of the Ottoman Empire in front of princely authority, builders of churches on Mount Athos, and administrators of the Ottoman customs in Vidin (present-day Bulgaria). After an Ottoman occupation in the early 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brâncovenești, Mureș
Brâncovenești (formerly ''Ieciu'' and ''Delavrancea''; , Hungarian pronunciation: or ''Vécs''; ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Brâncovenești, Idicel (''Idecspatak''), Idicel-Pădure (''Erdőidecs''), Săcalu de Pădure (''Erdőszakál'') and Vălenii de Mureș (''Disznajó''). Brâncovenești is the site of the Kemény Castle, which was the only castle in Transylvania to survive the Mongol Invasion of Hungary in 1241–42. At the time, it was referred to as Vécs, and it guarded the salt mines of Gömör. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Săcalu de Pădure and Brâncovenești. See also * List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County) This is a list of Hungarian names for towns and communes in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Hungarian exonyms (Mures County) Mures County Hungarian exonyms in Mures Hungarian Hungarian Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brâncoveni
Brâncoveni is a commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brâncoveni, Mărgheni, Ociogi, and Văleni. It covers an area of . Geography The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of . It lies on the right bank of the Olt River; the Oltișor flows through Ociogi village. Brâncoveni is located in the central part of Olt County, south of the county seat, Slatina. It is crossed by the national road , which runs from Caracal, to the south, to Râmnicu Vâlcea, to the north. Natives *Matei Basarab (1588–1654), Prince of Wallachia between 1632 and 1654 *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 Can ... (1654–1714), Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714 References Communes in Olt County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
