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The Van Dreses is a European family, one of the families descending from Sultans of Granovia. The founder of the dynasty was Sultan Idris I (d.1049) who ascended the throne of Arbakid Sultanate. The Arbakids and House di Palermo would intermarry for 270 years.

Upon annexation and dissolution of the Sultanate, Sultan Yusuf IV's three children would choose different paths. Fatimah bint Yusuf had married Antonio Piezzano, Piezzano became the  Duke of Granovia. Yaqub ibn Yusuf moved to PDC and established Banu Idris family, while Abd al-Aziz ibn Yusuf moved to Brunant and established Van Dreses family (most of its members were converted during the Inquisition era, but Muslim claimants are also present in Starford and Koningstad).

Relation to the Royal Houses of Europe
Through generations of out-marriages, the Van Dreses is related to :


 * House di Palermo

Current Situation
The family has thousands of members. Recently, the members chose Wilhelm Van Dreses (Christian) and Boabdil Van Dreses (Abu Abdullah; Muslim)  as their head. Wilhelm and Boabdil have not yet married.