Almanach de Gotha
Brief history of European noble houses
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The House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (/hoʊənˈzɒlərn/, also US: /-əntsɔː-, ˌhoʊənˈzɒlərn, -ˈzɔː-/ German: [ˌhoːənˈtsɔlɐn]) is a German royal dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German Empire, and Romania. The family arose in the…
The House of Thun und Hohenstein
A feudal family originally from Ton, Trentino, formerly an Italian speaking part of Tyrol, today…
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The House of Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen (/ˈhoʊənʃtaʊfən/ HOH-ən-shtow-fən, US also /ˌhoʊənˈʃtaʊfən, -staʊ-/ -S(H)TOW-fən, German: [ˌhoːənˈʃtaʊfn̩]), also known as Staufer,…
The House of Madruzzo
Madruzzo is a surname of the Trentino-Tyrolese nobility taken from the Madruzzo Castle of Madruzzo,…
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The House of Maccan
The McCann and MacCan – Origins McCann is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Mac Cana, meaning “son of…
The House of FitzGerald
The FitzGerald / FitzMaurice dynasty (Irish: Ríshliocht Mhic Gearailt or Clann Gearailt) is a Cambro-Norman and Anglo-Norman, and later Hiberno-Norman, aristocratic and royal dynasty. They have been peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century, and are described in…
The House of Apponyi
The Apponyi family, also Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, was a prominent family group of the upper…
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The House of Erba-Odescalchi
The Odescalchi family were entrepreneurs with the minor nobility of Como.They trace their family line…
The House of Celje
The Counts of Celje (Slovene: Celjski grofje) or the Counts of Cilli (German: Grafen von…
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The House of Auersperg
The House of Auersperg (Slovene: Auerspergi or Turjaški) is an Austrian princely family, which held…