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In English or Danish. Includes genealogical data and lineages of the Danish royal family.
http://www.kongehuset.dk/
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.
http://gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu/royalty/royalty.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.
http://www.hostkingdom.net/regindex.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.
http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/rfamily_hashemites.html
Genealogy of the Orange-Nassau family, Royal House of The Netherlands.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/gennl2.htm
Descend of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands from the lords of Strijen.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/strijen.htm
Present situation, genealogy and short history of most non-European states since the 18th century. [ Title: "Almanach de Bruxelles" ]
http://www.almanach.be
Summary of how titles of nobility, or peerages come about.
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/.../FORMSOFADDRESS/OrdBritPeer.html
Links to royal genealogy resources.
http://www.cyndislist.com/royalty.htm
Includes descendancy of Charlemagne, the counts of West Frisisa, Holland, Holland-Hennegau, Bavaria-Holland, and the dukes of Burgundy.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/holland.htm
Large number of text files with genealogies of many European dynasties and noble families as well as ancestries of key historical persons.
http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/
Ancestors of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault from the Churchyard/Orr Family Museum.
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/edw3chrt.html
Kaj Malachowski's web-guide to the "Europaische Stammtafeln," a collection of European royal and noble genealogies.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2739/es-sence.html
Site by Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Leo van de Pas containing biographies, articles, links and substantial genealogical information.
http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/royal00.htm
Publisher's information about the Almanach de Gotha publication (formerly often considered the most influential royal genealogical reference book ever produced). Re-launched in England 1998 following a break of fifty four years.
http://www.almanachdegotha.com/
A searchable index of more than 100 volumes of the German "Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels" published by C. A. Starke Verlag.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/sgi/index.htm
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about royal and noble families of the world.
http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm
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.
http://www8.informatik.uni-erlan.../cgi-bin/stoyan/wwp/LANG=engl/?1
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.
http://users.erols.com/wrei/faqs/medieval.html
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about the British Royal Family and British nobility.
http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/britfaq.html
A summary of some royalty resources.
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/royalty.html
Burke's Peerage specializes in publishing books on ancestry, aristocracy, history as well as many volumes on the aristocracy and imperial and royal families of the world.
http://www.burkes-peerage.com
Definition of the various imperial, royal, princely, and noble titles encountered in Europe. A work of lexicography.
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm
Descendants listings for many royal and noble families.
http://www.angelfire.com/in/heinbruins/
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.
http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/gotha.htm
German royalty and nobility, their possessions and titles, political structures of the Holy Roman Empire, regnal chronology, and maps.
http://www.geocities.com/vrozn/Hre1792.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.
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/index.htm
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.
http://hereditarytitles.com/
The lines of kings and regents in England, Denmark, Norway, Scotland and Sweden, since the dawn of nations in Northern Europe.
http://home.ringnett.no/bjornstad/royals/frameset.html
Provides information about royalty and royal families around the world, as well as the genealogy of United States presidents.
http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/GEDCOM.html
Genealogy tables for European royal families.
http://www.btinternet.com/~allan...raymond/Monarchies_of_Europe.htm
Index of genealogies in the collection of T. F. Boettger for the noble families of France.
http://www.geocities.com/tfboettger/research/frangen.htm
Genealogy and GEDCOM files for many European royal families.
http://www.scotlandroyalty.org/archives/royalgen.html
Netty Leistra's pages with information about Reigning Royal Houses in Europe, Royal Houses, Mediatized Houses and Royal Houses outside Europe.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/nettynynke/
Index of genealogies in the collection of T. F. Boettger for the noble families of the Balkan States (Greece, Constantinople, Albania, Roumania).
http://www.geocities.com/tfboettger/research/balkgen.htm
Learn more about the legendary descent of the High Kings from Adam and Eve.
http://members.tripod.com/~Klausjames/adam1.html
Hints and resources for discovering if you come from a Royal heritage.
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/2526.asp
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.
http://ghiai-chamlou.com
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.
http://www.geocities.com/protasyev_ugol
Family trees for Albert the Great, Charlemagne, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Lady Godiva and others.
http://www.isdesigners.com/Genealogy.htm
Database of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family.
http://www.datarabia.com
Descent-line from Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt to Queen Elizabeth of Britain, over 3500 years.
http://www.angelfire.com/ego/et_deo/egypt2britain.wps.htm
Family trees of many European royal and noble families compiled by Miroslav Marek.
http://genealogy.euweb.cz/
All the families that descend from Prince A.A. Bariatinsky in the male and female line from 1400 to the present day.
http://www.geocities.com/tfboettger/bariatinsky/hierarchy.htm
The Avigdor (d'Avigdor Duca di Acquaviva and d'Avigdor-Goldsmid) family is one of Europe's most important noble and banking dynasties.
http://www.jhcavigdor.wb3.de
Searchable genealogy of the British royal family through 1,000 years of history.
http://www.royalist.info
Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European Royalty. The major traits are narcissism, perfectionism and aggression.
http://europeanroyalty.homestead.com/
Message Board relating to inherited personality traits in European Royalty.
http://members5.boardhost.com/ABenis/
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.
http://www.casaimperial.org
This association is open to individuals whose names appear in the Polish-Lithuanian Nobility records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth archives and reference sources.
http://pnafpolheraldry.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.
http://www.genealogics.org
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.
http://www.william1.co.uk/
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.
http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
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.
http://www.casareal.es/
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.
http://www.geocities.com/polishnobles/
Forum focusing on royals. Free to all.
http://www.theroyalforums.com
A comprehensive survey of those families of Jewish ancestry who are members of the titled European nobility
http://chivalricorders.org/nobility/nobjews.htm
Open resource for genealogists with free and paid services/informations. Forum, links, articles and downloads like maps.
http://www.egi.at
Genealogy, detail and images of the Valois kings of France. In English or French.
http://valois.org