Dan the Younger, 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.
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- lord of Wallachia
- Citizenship
- Principality of Wallachia
- Died
- April 1460
