Dănești | |
Type: | Boyar noble family |
Coat Of Arms: | Coa_Romania_Country_Wallachia_History_2_(14th_century).svg |
Coat Of Arms Size: | 150px |
Parent Family: | House of Basarab |
Ethnicity: | Romanian (Vlachs) |
Etymology: | Dan I |
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: | Bran Castle |
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.