Dănești | |
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Boyar noble family | |
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Parent family | House of Basarab |
Country | ![]() |
Etymology | Dan I |
Founded | 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 |
Dissolution | 1530 |
Cadet branches | Craiovești |
The House of Dănești was the name of one 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
[edit]- Dan I of Wallachia
- Dan II of Wallachia
- Vladislav II of Wallachia
- Dan III of Wallachia
- Basarab II of Wallachia
- Basarab III of Wallachia
- Basarab IV of Wallachia
- Vladislav III of Wallachia
- Moise of Wallachia
References
[edit]- Nicolae Iorga, Histoire des Roumains : volume IV, Les chevaliers, Bucharest, 1937.