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Dănești
Boyar noble family
Parent family House of Basarab
Country  Wallachia
Etymology Dan I
Founded1386 (1386)
Founder Dan I
Current head The Uzunov family (Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine)
Final ruler Moise
Titles Vovoide of Wallachia
Distinctions Order of the Dragon
Traditions Romanian Eastern Orthodoxy
Estate(s) Bran Castle
Dissolution1530 (1530)
Cadet branches Craiovești

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.