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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…
Brief history of European noble houses
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The House of Thun und Hohenstein
A feudal family originally from Ton, Trentino, formerly an Italian speaking part of Tyrol, today part of the…
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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, were a dynasty…
The House of Madruzzo
Madruzzo is a surname of the Trentino-Tyrolese nobility taken from the Madruzzo Castle of Madruzzo, in the Valle…
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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 Cana”. The Cana particle is…
The House of FitzGerald
The FitzGerald / FitzMaurice dynasty (Irish: Ríshliocht Mhic Gearailt or Clann Gearailt) is a Cambro-Norman and Anglo-Norman, and…
The House of Apponyi
The Apponyi family, also Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, was a prominent family group of the upper nobility of the…
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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 to Giorgio Odescalchi…
The House of Celje
The Counts of Celje (Slovene: Celjski grofje) or the Counts of Cilli (German: Grafen von Cilli; Hungarian: cillei…
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The House of Auersperg
The House of Auersperg (Slovene: Auerspergi or Turjaški) is an Austrian princely family, which held estates in Austria…