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The House of YpsilantisorYpsilanti (Greek: Υψηλάντης; Romanian: Ipsilanti) was a Greek Phanariote family which grew into prominence and power in Constantinople during the last centuries of Ottoman Empire and gave several short-reign hospodars to the Danubian Principalities.
| Ypsilantis
Υψηλάντης
Ipsilanti | |
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Coat of arms of Alexander Ypsilantis, Prince of Moldavia
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| Country |  Byzantine Empire Empire of Trebizond Ottoman Empire Moldavia Wallachia Greece Romania |
| Current region | Danubian Principalities |
| Place of origin | Pontus, Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) |
| Founded | 1064 |
| Titles | Prince of Wallachia Prince of Moldavia |
First mentioned in 1064, the family was originally from the Pontus region in the Black Sea. They became prominent during the Empire of Trebizond. In 1655, Antiochus Ypsilantis left Trabzon and settled in Constantinople. Since the end of the Ottoman Empire, members of the Ypsilanti family can be found all over the world.