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  1. Royalty and Nobility (In General)
  2. Nobility and Heraldry
  3. Royalty and Nobility by Country (Africa Asia Australia and the Pacific Europe North America South America)

ROYALTY AND NOBILITY (IN GENERAL)

INTERNET RESOURCES

bulletAlmanach de Bruxelles 
"... the only web site treating of all present and former Sovereign Families of non-European countries"
bulletAlmanach de la Cour
Web site devoted to European royalty, nobility and orders of chivalry.
bulletEuropean Royalty during World War II Author: Glenn A. Steinberg, Ewing, NJ, USA
bulletFrequently Asked Questions for Alt.Talk.Royalty - Royal & Noble Families of the Worldy  Source: Heraldica  
bulletHoelseth's Royal Corner Source: Dag T. Hoelseth, Oslo, Norway
bulletJoan's Royalty in History Site Source: Joan Bos, Utrecht, The Netherlands
"a site about non-Royal behaviour of Royals in history" (including madness)
bulletThe RoyalArk - Royal and Ruling Houses of Africa, Asia and the Americas Author: Christopher Buyers
bulletRoyalty and Nobility - Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet Author: Cyndi Howells

ROYAL PRETENDERS

bulletFantasy Royalty - A World of Imposters [sic], Lunatics and the Pathetic Author: Guy Stair Sainty

NOBILITY AND HERALDRY

GLOSSARY

bulletA Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal and Imperial Titles Author: Mark Odegard

NEWSLETTERS

bulletThe Feudal Herald Source: The Baronage Press, Maastricht, The Netherlands

ROYALTY AND NOBILITY BY COUNTRY

AFRICA

ETHIOPIA

bulletThe House of Sellasie
bulletImperial Ethiopia
"Official site of the Imperial Crown Council of Ethiopia.

SWAZILAND

bulletHis Majesty King Mswati III

UGANDA

STATES
BUGANDA
bulletNnaabagereka Sylvia Nagginda - The New Queen of Buganda Source: The Buganda Home Page

ASIA

AFGHANISTAN

bulletMaison Royale d'Afghanistan / Royal House of Afghanistan [In French and English]

BAHRAIN

bulletThe Royal Family [In Arabic and English]

BRUNEI

bulletHis Majesty the Sultan of Brunei

IRAQ

bulletThe Constitutional Monarchy Movement Based in London, United Kingdom

JAPAN

bulletThe Imperial Family of Japan Author: Jeffrey W. Taliaferro
Unofficial site with genealogical information on the Japanese Imperial Family.

JORDAN

bulletThe Office of King Hussein I of Jordan
Site dedicated to the memory of King Hussein (1935-1999).

OMAN

bulletSultan of Oman - His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said Source: www.omania.net

QATAR

bulletRuling Family Source: Qatar Info

SAUDI ARABIA

bulletRoyals - Database of the Al Saud

THAILAND

bulletThe Golden Jubilee Network [In Thai and (in part) English]
Website devoted to the Thai Royal Family.

VIETNAM

FORMER STATES
bulletThe Kingdom of the Sedang 
A very short-lived kingdom in the highlands of Vietnam, ruled by the French adventurer Charles-Marie David de Mayréna (who called himself King Marie I) from 1888 till his death in 1890.

AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC

HAWAII

bulletThe Royal Family of Hawaii

EUROPE

ALBANIA

ROYALTY
bulletMaison royale d'Albanie (Royal House of Albania) [In French]
NOBILITY
bulletThe Revival of Nobiliary and Heraldic "Traditions" in the Republic of Albania Author: James J. Algrant. Source: The British Heraldic Archive

AUSTRIA

bulletThe Imperial House of Hapsburg: Österreich Über Alles Author: Juraj Lišiak, Montréal, Qué., Canada
bulletOtto von Habsburg Source: Thomas Wilhelm Schwarzer, Friedberg, Hessen, Germany [In German]
Unofficial homepage devoted to the head of the Hapsburg family.

BELGIUM

bulletDe Belgische Monarchie / La Monarchie en Belgique / Die Monarchie in Belgien / The Monarchy in Belgium Source: Belgian Federal Government Online [In Dutch, French, German and English]
Homepage of the Belgian monarchy: role and members of the Royal Family.

BULGARIA

bulletBulgaria - The Royal Family Source: Balkan Info

DENMARK

bulletKongehuset (The Royal House) [In Danish]

FRANCE

bulletInstitut de la Maison de Bourbon (Institute of the Bourbon Dynasty) [In French]
Official site of one branch of the Bourbon Family, which claims Louis de Bourbon, Duc d'Anjou (also  known as Louis XX) as the heir to the French Throne.
bulletNapoléon Source: Fondation Napoléon, Paris, France [In French and English]
Site devoted to the Bonaparte family and its achievements under the Emperors Napoléon I and Napoléon III.

GERMANY

THE EMPIRE
bulletTradition und Leben e.V. (Tradition and Life) [In German and English]
Homepage of a movement aimed at restoring a democratic monarchy in Germany. The current heir to the throne is Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia.
FORMER GERMAN STATES
BAVARIA
bulletHaus Bayern - Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds (The House of Bavaria
HANOVER
bulletKönigreich Hannover / Kingdom of Hanover
bulletDie Welfen  Author: Prince Heinrich Hannover [In German]
Homepage devoted to to the ruling family of the former German Kingdom of Hanover (annexed by Prussia in 1866). The author is the actual pretender to the throne.

GREECE

bulletGreek Royal Family [In Greek and English]
Official web page of HM King Constantine.

ITALY

FORMER ITALIAN STATES
KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES
bulletDynastic Traditions of the Royal House of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies Source: Louis A.M. Mendola
SEBORGA
bulletPrincipato di Seborga (Principality of Seborga) [In Italian, English, French and German]
Home page of a self-proclaimed micro-state in Liguria (Italy), area: 14 sq.km., pop. 2000, currency: the Luigino. The Principality is reputed to have started in 954 AD, and has elected its own Prince, Giorgio I, in 1963.
TOSCANY
bulletFamily Portrait: The Medici of Florence Source: Florence, Italy (Tourism pages)

LIECHTENSTEIN

bulletDas Fürstenhaus Liechtenstein (The Liechtenstein Dynasty) Vaduz [In German]
Homepage of the ruling family.
bulletFürstenhaus von und zu Liechtenstein / Dynasty of Liechtenstein Source: First Link, Vaduz [In German and English]

LUXEMBOURG

bulletLa famille grand-ducale (The Family of the Grand Duke) Source: Gouvernement du Grand-Duché du Luxembourg [In French]
bulletLuxembourg Sovereigns Since 963 Author: Gary Little, near San Francisco, CA, USA

MONACO

bulletThe Grimaldi's Source: Monaco - Centre de presse, Monaco
History of the princely family that has ruled Monaco for over 700 years.

NETHERLANDS

bulletHet koninklijk huis (The Dutch Royal House) Source: Nederlandse Overheid en Politiek [In Dutch, English, French and German]

NORWAY

bulletDet Norske Kongehus / The Royal House of Norway [In Norwegian and English]

POLAND

ASSOCIATIONS
bulletPolska Liga Monarchistyczna / Polish Monarchist League [In Polish and English]

ROMANIA

bulletRomania & Constitutional Monarchy Author: Aurel (Adi) Cernea, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA

RUSSIA

IMPERIAL FAMILY
bulletThe Romanoff Family Association

SPAIN

bulletCasa de Su Majestad el Rey de España (Household of H.M. The King of Spain)  [In Spanish]

SWEDEN

bulletKungliga Hovstaterna / The Royal Court of Sweden [In Swedish and English]

UNITED KINGDOM

bulletThe British Monarchy: The Official Web Site  

YUGOSLAVIA

ROYAL FAMILY
bulletRoyal House of Serbia and Yugoslavia / Kraljevski dom Srbije i Jugoslavijec [In English and Serbian]
"The official Internet website of  HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia" 
FORMER STATES
CRNA GORA (MONTENEGRO)
bulletMontenegrin Association of America
Much good information on Montenegrin royalty, including the last King (Nikola I, 1860-1918)

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA

THE MONARCHY
bulletHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II / Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth II Source: Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON
ASSOCIATIONS
bulletThe Monarchist League of Canada / La ligue monarchiste du Canada [In English and French]
National association dedicated to the strengthening of the monarchy in Canada.
bulletMonarchy Canada
Web version of a magazine dedicated to the monarchy in Canada.

UNITED STATES

NATIVE ROYALTY
THE CHEROKEE NATION
bulletHis Royal and Imperial Majesty - Emperor of Tsalagi

SOUTH AMERICA

BRAZIL

IMPERIAL FAMILY
bulletPró Monarquia [In Portuguese]
Official website of the Brazilian Imperial Dynasty.
ASSOCIATIONS
bulletBrasil Imperial (Imperial Brazil) [In Portuguese]
Home page of an alternative movement for the restoration of the monarchy in Brazil.

CHILE

FORMER STATES
ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA
bulletKingdom of Araucania and Patagonia Source: North American Araucanian Royalist Society, Horsham, PA, USA
Web page devoted to a short-lived kingdom established for the Mapuche Indians in southern Chile and Argentina during 1860-1862 by Orelie-Antoine de Tounens, a French lawyer living in Araucania, under the name of King Orelie-Antoine. The current head of the Royal House of Araucania & Patagonia is Prince Philippe d'Araucanie. He maintains close contacts with Mapuche groups both in South America and in Europe.

Page last updated: 14 Jan. 2001

 

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