Șerban Cantacuzino Manor
Conacul Șerban Cantacuzino
sat Drăgănești; comuna Drăgănești, Prahova · f.n.
Listed as not accessible by Monumente Uitate
Summary
A manor in Drăgănești (Prahova County) dating from about 1658, with 19th-century alterations, tied to Șerban Cantacuzino, later Prince of Wallachia. It stands as a ruin in a small wooded park; the cellars are the best-preserved part.
Legal status
Listed historic monument of national importance, class A (LMI PH-II-m-A-16468). According to a 2024 travel blog, returned to heirs after the communist period ↗
History
On 25 July 1658 Prince Mihnea III granted the village of Drăgănești to Șerban Cantacuzino, then a postelnic; this is the first record of the buildings, which were reportedly raised for him before he became ruler. The estate passed by inheritance among the Cantacuzino descendants until the mid-19th century, when it was put up for sale and bought by Anastasia Xenocrat, founder of the 'Sf. Împărați' church in Drăgănești. The manor has a rectangular plan over deep cellars, which survive intact, while the upper parts were altered and modernised. A 2024 travel blog says the communist elite used the site for recreation and that it was later returned to heirs. A 2022 blog describes the ruins, mixing brick of various periods and later additions, as almost swallowed by vegetation and heavily looted after 1989.
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