Ypsilantis

The Ypsilantis (; ) were 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. The family was originally from the Pontus region in the Black Sea. 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.
Notable members of the family include: