House of Dănești

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.

Dănești
Boyar noble family
Parent family	House of Basarab
Country	Wallachia
Etymology	Dan I
Founded	1386 (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 (1530)
Cadet branches	Craiovești

Notable members

• 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

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