Background
He was the son of Radu I of Wallachia and the step-brother of Mircea I of Wallachia.
He was the son of Radu I of Wallachia and the step-brother of Mircea I of Wallachia.
The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. Laonikos Chalkokondyles claims that he was assassinated by his younger step brother Mircea I in collusion with a boyar party. The other rival faction was the House of Drăculeşti.
Dan I"s descendants were members of the House of Dăneşti, one of the two factions descended from Basarab I, that were claimants to the voivodeship of the Principality of Wallachia in subsequent centuries.