Editing Europe (section)

== Early historical role ==
Europe’s early role is tied to family origins and local authority. Landholding structures shaped many local power systems. Military service also became part of the background of several later family lines.

The [[Wallachia|Wallachian]] region became important through [[Dragos Ionuț]]. In 1496 he founded the group later known as the Butchers. His movement began as an armed collective opposing hereditary privilege in the region. Over later centuries the Ionuț line spread through parts of Europe. The group that began with his followers later became the Bucharest Butchers.

The older European setting also shaped the later principal families. The [[Noord family]] developed in European military and local environments. The [[Paap family]] had European roots before Jan Paap’s departure to Argentina. The [[Van Hetten family]] also developed in a European setting before De Vrienden existed as a defined group. The same was true of the [[Hoos family]] and the [[Schroeter family]].