List of princes of Wallachia

Dynastic succession in Wallachia was not strictly hereditary. Princes could be selected from various branches of a ruling family, and in some cases even from among a ruler’s illegitimate sons. Such candidates were described as os de domn (“of voivode stock”) or as possessing heregie (“heredity”, from the Latin hereditas). The right to elect the ruler formally rested with assemblies dominated by the boyars, whose influence varied over time. This system was often contested by usurpers and was eventually replaced during the Phanariote era, when the Ottoman sultans directly appointed rulers. Between the Wallachian uprising in 1821 and Romania’s independence in 1878, succession involved a mixture of election and appointment. The rulers of Wallachia, like those of Moldavia, commonly bore the titles of Voivode (“duke”) and/or Hospodar (“lord, master”). In Romanian usage, the term Domn (from Latin dominus) was most frequently employed. ==List of Wallachian Princes==

Prior to 14th-century • Bezerenbam and Mișelav • Seneslau • John (knez) • Farcaș • Litovoi • Bărbat • Thocomerius House of Basarab From the early 15th century the family was divided in two main branches: : : === House of Basarab, with interventions of Bogdan-Muşat and Movilești dynasties === Pre-Phanariote period The Ottoman influence in the Wallachian rulers' election grows from the mid-17th century onward. From 1659, the rulers elected are mostly scions of Greek families, and increasingly less linked to the original Wallachian ruling family. The process reached its peak with the called Phanariote period (1715-1821), where, between the rulers, there was already no connection (or a very distant one) with the dynasty of Basarab. Various dynasties ===Phanariotes (1715–1821)=== Post-Phanariote period ==See also==