Dănești
Boyar noble family
Parent familyHouse of Basarab
Country Wallachia
EtymologyDan I
Founded1386 (1386)
FounderDan I
Current headThe Uzunov family (Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine)
Final rulerMoise
TitlesVovoide of Wallachia
DistinctionsOrder of the Dragon
TraditionsRomanian Eastern Orthodoxy
Estate(s)Bran Castle
Dissolution1530 (1530)
Cadet branchesCraiovești

The House of Dănești was the name of the two main branches of the Wallachian noble family House of Basarab. They were descended from Dan I of Wallachia. The other lineage of the Basarabs is the House of Drăculești.

Notable members

References

  • Nicolae Iorga, Histoire des Roumains : volume IV, Les chevaliers, Bucharest, 1937.



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