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• Society: History: Historical Personages: Rulers and Royalty  (18)
• Society: Politics: Monarchy  (46)

Almanach de Polska: The Polish Aristocracy - A Guide to Polish Titles  www.geocities.com/polishnobles A comprehensive guide to the Polish Aristocracy. Detailed information on Polish Heraldry, Polish noble genealogy and Polish Orders of Chivalry. The nature of Polish nobility and the history of every legitimate Polish aristocratic title is explained.

Avigdor  www.jhcavigdor.wb3.de The Avigdor (d'Avigdor Duca di Acquaviva and d'Avigdor-Goldsmid) family is one of Europe's most important noble and banking dynasties.

The British Monarchy: History of the Monarchy  www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5.asp Includes family trees of royal houses (in PDF format).

British Royal Family History  www.britroyals.com British royal family history including royal family trees since Alfred the Great, biographies of kings and queens, timeline, and line of succession.

Casa de S.M. el Rey de España  www.casareal.es Official website of the royal house of Spain. Includes the King's lineage back to Fernando II and Isabel, as well as information on the current royal family.

College of Arms  www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/index.htm The College of Arms is the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants.

Cyndi's List - Royalty and Nobility  www.cyndislist.com/royalty.htm Links to royal genealogy resources.

Database of Higher European Nobility  www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/wwp/LANG=engl/?1 This system (by Herbert Stoyan) allows access by a variety of criteria such as: name, date range, location, relationship, classification/title. The data includes family trees and sometimes biographies, portraits and arms. The original version of the system is in German; the English translation is not always clear.

Descendants of Aleksandr Andreevich 1st Prince Bariatinsky  www.geocities.com/tfboettger/bariatinsky/hierarchy.htm All the families that descend from Prince A.A. Bariatinsky in the male and female line from 1400 to the present day.

The Descendants of William the Conqueror  www.william1.co.uk The result of 25 years work which still continues. Although new to the web, it will grow rapidly and eventually be more comprehensive than the Plantagenet Roll. There is a second element to the site - it acts as a link to other History sites on the net.

Directory of Royal Genealogical Data  www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal Genealogy database of the British Royal family which includes 30,000 individuals from the earliest times to the present - by Brian C. Tompsett, University of Hull.

Egypt2Britain  www.angelfire.com/ego/et_deo/egypt2britain.wps.htm Descent-line from Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt to Queen Elizabeth of Britain, over 3500 years.

ES-Sence  www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2739/es-sence.html Kaj Malachowski's web-guide to the "Europaische Stammtafeln," a collection of European royal and noble genealogies.

The European Nobility: Noble Families of Jewish Ancestry  chivalricorders.org/nobility/nobjews.htm A comprehensive survey of those families of Jewish ancestry who are members of the titled European nobility

European Royalty: Inherited Personality Traits  europeanroyalty.homestead.com Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European Royalty. The major traits are narcissism, perfectionism and aggression.

European Royalty and Nobility  worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/royal00.htm Site by Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Leo van de Pas containing biographies, articles, links and substantial genealogical information.

European Royalty during World War II  gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu/royalty/royalty.html A site by Glenn A. Steinberg that captures the personalities, circumstances, and genealogies of the royal houses of Europe during a particular moment in their history.

Frequently Asked Questions (British Royalty and Nobility) for alt.talk.royalty  www.heraldica.org/faqs/britfaq.html Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about the British Royal Family and British nobility.

Frequently Asked Questions for soc.genealogy.medieval  users.erols.com/wrei/faqs/medieval.html The newsgroup soc.genealogy.medieval (see below) is unmoderated and is used for the discussion of genealogy and family history among people researching individuals who lived in medieval times; thus, it is not only about royalty. The FAQ document lists many useful links.

Frequently Asked Questions (Royal and Noble Families of the World) for alt.talk.royalty  www.heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about royal and noble families of the world.

From Johan Willem Friso to Queen Beatrix  www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/gennl2.htm Genealogy of the Orange-Nassau family, Royal House of The Netherlands.

GEDCOMs for Kings & Queens of England, Scotland, France, Spain  www.scotlandroyalty.org/archives/royalgen.html Genealogy and GEDCOM files for many European royal families.

Genealogics by Leo van de Pas  www.genealogics.org An extensive genealogical database containing more than 400,000 persons. Much of the emphasis is on medieval ancestry, as well as on modern royalty and nobility. The data are mostly taken from good-quality secondary sources, which are specified for each entry.

Genealogy of the Lords of Strijen  www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/gennl.htm Descent of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands from the lords of Strijen.

Genealogy.eu  genealogy.euweb.cz Family trees of many European royal and noble families compiled by Miroslav Marek.

The Ghiai-Chamlou Royal Tribe  ghiai-chamlou.com History of one of Persia's oldest tribe. A dynasty of powerful landlords who have redefined themselves as a dynasty of master builders in the 21st century.

Give Your Pedigree the Royal Treatment: Researching Noble Lines  www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=2526 Hints and resources for discovering if you come from a Royal heritage.

Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles  www.heraldica.org/topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm Definition of the various imperial, royal, princely, and noble titles encountered in Europe. A work of lexicography.

The Hashemite Family Tree  www.kinghussein.gov.jo/rfamily_hashemites.html Hashemite Family Tree showing the lineage from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to King Hussein. King Hussein is the 42nd generation direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad. Biographical information available on a number of descendents of the Prophet.

Hein's Royal Genealogy Page  www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins Descendants listings for many royal and noble families.

HereditaryTitles.com  hereditarytitles.com A collection of coats of arms and information about the hereditary Peerage, Baronetage, and Royal Family of the United Kingdom. Contains searchable database of over 7,000 current, abeyant, and extinct titles.

The Imperial House of Mexico  www.casaimperial.org The official site of the house of Habsburg Iturbide of Mexico with genealogies, histories and biographies of the emperors Agustin and Maximilian and leading figures.

King Edward III of England  www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/edw3chrt.html Ancestors of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault from the Churchyard/Orr Family Museum.

Kongehuset: Official Website of the Danish Monarchy  www.kongehuset.dk In English or Danish. Includes genealogical data and lineages of the Danish royal family.

Legendary Descent of High Kings of Ireland  members.tripod.com/~Klausjames/adam1.html Learn more about the legendary descent of the High Kings from Adam and Eve.

Monarchies of Europe  www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Monarchies_of_Europe.htm Genealogy tables for European royal families.

Netty's Royalty Page  www.nettyroyal.nl Netty Leistra's pages with information about Reigning Royal Houses in Europe, Royal Houses, Mediatized Houses and Royal Houses outside Europe.

Non-European Dynasties  www.almanach.be Present situation, genealogy and short history of most non-European states since the 18th century. [ Title: "Almanach de Bruxelles" ]

Official web site of the British Monarchy  www.royal.gov.uk Information on the history of the Monarchy, today's royal family and the Royal Art and Residences.

Official website of Charles, Earl Spencer  www.althorp.com Spencer-side genealogy of the late Princess of Wales and her children, the Princes William and Henry of the United Kingdom. Includes genealogical data and family trees, photos, and historical information, as well as the full, online version of Lord Spencer's book, "The Spencer Family".

An Online Gotha by Paul Theroff  pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/gotha.htm The Online Gotha is envisioned as a "Who's Who" among European royal families, showing who the members are at present and in the recent past.

Order of British Peerage  www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/FORMSOFADDRESS/OrdBritPeer.html Summary of how titles of nobility, or peerages come about.

Paul Theroff's Dynastic Genealogy Files  pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff Large number of text files with genealogies of many European dynasties and noble families as well as ancestries of key historical persons.

The Peerage  www.thepeerage.com A genealogy of the peerage of Great Britain, and of the nobility and royalty of Europe.

Protasyev Ugol Online: The Pleasures of Memory  www.geocities.com/protasyev_ugol Information on genealogy and heraldry of many Russian noble families. Provides some findings on V. A. Tropinin and V. L. Borovikovsky, along with a description of Grzymala coat of arms.

Records of Anglo-Norman House of Glanville  www.glanvillenet.info/roanhg.htm Transcription of William Urmston Searle Glanville-Richards's genealogical book published in 1882.

Regnal Chronologies  starnarcosis.net/obsidian/regindex.html An archive of king lists showing both individuals and dynasties, as well as eras of foreign rule and non-monarchic periods for most regions of the world, from earliest times to the present. Includes some national heraldry.

Reigning Houses in the Holy Roman Empire  www.geocities.com/vrozn/Hre1792.htm German royalty and nobility, their possessions and titles, political structures of the Holy Roman Empire, regnal chronology, and maps.

ROOTS-L Resources: Royalty  www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/royalty.html A summary of some royalty resources.

Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web  www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/GEDCOM.html Provides information about royalty and royal families around the world, as well as the genealogy of United States presidents.

Royal Couples Quiz  reference.aol.com/quizzes/royalcouples Answer trivia questions about the juicy scandals of royal couples.

The Royal Forums  www.theroyalforums.com Forum focusing on royals. Free to all.

The Royal House of Valois  valois.org Genealogy, detail and images of the Valois kings of France. In English or French.

RoyaList Online  www.royalist.info Searchable genealogy of the British royal family through 1,000 years of history.

Saudi Royal Family Database  www.datarabia.com Database of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family.

Starke Genealogy Index of German and Austrian Nobility  www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~autwgw/sgi/index.htm A searchable index of more than 100 volumes of the German "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels" published by C. A. Starke Verlag.

Title Nobility of Russia  www.geocities.com/~tfboettger/russian Register of the Titled Families and Persons of the Russian Empire. Translated into English, Russian, and Polish.