| Royal Genealogical Sources |
| Hein Bruins Web Page |
Details of 20 European Royal Families |
| Paul Theroff Web Page |
Details of an extensive range of European Royal Families with an on line Gotha |
| Glen Steinberg Web Page |
Details of about 50 European Royal Families, with particular emphasis on the
war years (1939-1945) |
| Brigitte Gastel Lloyd Web Page |
Details of an extensive range of European Royal Families |
|
Henri van Oene Web Page *** Please note there
are occasions when the site isn't available due to bandwidth constraints *** |
Details of the 10 Reigning European Royal Families. |
Verena Web Page
or
Verena Web Page
or
Verena Web Page
or
Verena Web Page |
Details of 11 European Royal Families |
| Yvonne Demoskoff Web Page |
Lots of interesting information on the British royal family |
| The House of Habsburg - The Descendants of Empress Maria Thereisa |
This site is designed to be an updated version of Dan Willis's 1996 book by the same title. |
| Timo Haapanen Web Page *** This site wasn't working as at 8 July 2007 *** |
This is a site devoted to the
Romanov imperial family and currently contains at least 1322 searchable individuals |
|
Guy Stair Sainty - European Royal Houses Web Page |
This is part of a site devoted to European Royal Houses, great European Orders of Chivalry, and the
European Nobility. The European Royal Houses Web pages includes details of about 20 European Royal Families. |
| Christine's Royalty.net |
Details of 4 European Royal Families |
| Robert Warholm's Royal site |
Details of 13 European Royal Families |
|
Jesus Ibarra Web Page |
A Web Page dedicated to Queen Victoria |
|
Royal Genealogy Archives |
A searchable database of Royal Families |
|
Genealogie des families Royales et Princieres |
Details of an
extensive range of European and other Royal Families - In French |
| Royal Genealogies |
A Web Site that has family trees of various Royal Families which load very quickly |
|
Royal Family of Europe |
A searchable database on Royal Families of Europe |
|
RoyaList |
The RoyaList database provides biographical details of thousands of individuals who have either belonged to, or been in some way associated with, the royal families of England and Scotland during the past 1,000 years of their history. |
Netty's Web Page
|
Details of an
extensive range of European and other Royal Families
|
Brian Tompsett Web
Page
|
Details of an extensive range of
European Royal Families (contains over 30000
individuals) |
"roglo" Genealogical data base
|
The searchable data base "roglo" now holds 2,032,540 persons |
Miroslav MAREK Web Page
|
Genealogy page with royal and noble family trees, including lists of rulers of many European countries. |
The Descendants of James I & VI of England & Scotland
|
This is an attempt to enumerate the direct descendants of James I of England - also known as James VI of Scotland - both legitimate and illegitimate lines |
A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe |
This website is the result of around 13 years of work by one (somewhat eccentric) person collecting information on the European royal families and the British Peerage, and then entering it into a range of various genealogy programs |
GENEALOGIE DELLE DINASTIE ITALIANE
|
This website has the ambitious goal to publish genealogies of all the ruling Italian dynasties, including a large number of the princely families, and many other dynasties which have had particular local importance |
| Miscellaneous Royalty Internet Sources and Links |
| The European Royal History Journal - Some sections are in course of preparation |
The associated European Royal History Journal Internet Site which is dedicated to the distribution and publication of articles and materials on
Europe's royal families |
| Royalty Digest |
The associated Internet Site for Royalty Digest and the Ticehurst Bookshop, which are specialists in Royalty books |
| Direct Article |
A collection of articles about history and some information on their authors |
| London, Edinburgh, and Belfast Gazettes |
London, Edinburgh, and Belfast Gazettes are the official newspapers of record in the United Kingdom.
- provides a searchable database to Gazettes |
| Social Studies Links |
This site provides a lot of links to other sites which are of interest in Royal Genealogy |
| THE POLISH ARISTOCRACY |
THE TITLED FAMILIES
OF POLAND |
| The Europäische Stammtafeln |
The Europäische Stammtafeln is a collection of genealogical tables for important families that played a role in European history. This link provides notes on how to work with the Europäische Stammtafeln |
|
Mediatized Houses |
This Web Page describes the meaning of Mediatized Houses |
|
Hoelseth's Royal Corner! |
Here you will find various links to information about royalty |
|
Joan's Royalty in History Site |
Here you will find various links to information about royalty |
| International Constitutional Law (ICL) |
This site provides details on the Laws of Succession for the current European monarchies |
| The Privy Council |
Find out details of The Privy Council and Orders in Council |
| Royal Marriages Act, 1772 |
Royal Marriages Act, 1772 |
| Royal Insight |
The official monthly guide to the life and work of Britain's Royal Family |
| The Royal Archive |
The purpose of The Royal Archive is to archive biographical data on the royal family |
| ROYAL FORUM |
A site devoted to the existing Royal Families of Europe |
|
Historical German States |
A useful Web Site for exploring the history of the German States |
| German States |
Another useful Web Site for exploring the history of the German States |
| François R. Velde - Heraldica Web
Page |
A Site devoted
to Heraldry |
| Royalty |
Online Access to the Royalty Magazine |
|
Russian Succession by Dimitry Macedonsky |
A site dedicated to the Russian Royal Family |
|
Val Rozn Web Page |
A Web Page dedicated to The German Reigning Houses (Titles, territories, regnal chronologies) |
|
HELLO! Royalty |
This site provides topical information on Royalty |
 |
This is part
of a site devoted to Genealogy Sites on the Internet. Currently
there are more than 264,800 links, of which 254,380 are categorized
& cross-referenced, in over 180 categories. |
| Haemophilia in Queen Victoria's family |
A description of Haemophilia in Queen Victoria's Family |
|
royal.start4all.com |
This site provides a range of links to other sites on Royalty. |
|
1917 Proclamation |
1917 Proclamation |
|
The German Nobility |
An Essay on German Nobility by Gilbert von Studnitz |
|
Germany and The Stem Duchies by Kelley L. Ross |
A treatise on the various territories of Germany from ancient time to the present |
|
Historical atlas of Europe. The development of Europe's modern states from 1648 to 2006 |
A well designed site which gives a commentary, supported by maps, on the development of Europe. |
| Interesting Links |
A Web Site providing lots of links to Royalty Web Sites |
The History Files - by Peter Kessler
|
The History Files should, eventually, form a complete list of rulers of all states |
Archivesgotha
|
News and pictures about Royal Houses |
Zodiacal Zephyr
|
Astrological Charts for British Royalty - Plus More Personal Information on the various individuals |
Styles of Royal Families and the uses of Highness
|
This is a summary on the history and specifics of styles for sovereigns and their families |
A Pedigree of Haemophilia in the Royal Families of Europe
|
Haemophilia: "The Royal Disease" |
Guardian and Observer
|
Use this search engine to access Guardian Articles on Monarchy |
TIMES ONLINE
|
Use this search engine to access Times Newspapers |
Almanach de Bruxelles
|
ALMANACH DE BRUXELLES is purported to be the only web site treating of all present and former Sovereign Families of non-European countries. This information has never been centralised before.
|
Bibliography for Research
in British and Continental Royal and Noble Lineages and Heraldry by Michael K. Smith
|
This Bibliography is meant to provide a true student's reading list as well as a reference guide to the whole study of royal and noble lineages. |
THE ROYAL AND NOBLE FAMILIES OF BRITAIN
|
A searchable database containing over 90,000 records |
Burke's Peerage & Gentry
|
The definitive historical and genealogical guide to the major British, Irish and American families.
|
Royalty.nu - The World of Royalty
|
Lots of Information on Royalty |
Almanach de Gotha from 1821 to 1910 online!
|
Click on "Recherche", put the title "Almanach de Gotha" and you will get the Almanach de Gotha from 1821 to 1910 online |
Majesty Magazine
|
The Quality Royal Magazine |
QUEEN VICTORIA: IMAGES OF HER WORLD
|
This site presents a growing collection of images of Queen Victoria, her extensive family, and her court. |
A Royal Family
|
A Royal family - The Father-in-Law of Europe
- Thirty royal family members take part in this series - it's a major family chronicle simultaneously providing a fascinating insight into
European history.
|
The Royal Ark
|
Royal and Ruling Houses of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas |
Italian Titles of Nobility
|
This site presents the various forms of Italian Nobility |
Hulton Archive
Getty Images (replaces Hulton Archive from 25 August 2004)
|
On line Archives of 250,000 images |
Seeger-Press Online-Archiv
|
Public online picture database of Royalty |
Starke Genealogy Index of German Nobility
|
The purpose of this site is to allow you to determine if a certain surname is listed in one or more volumes of the Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels |
Mexican Monarchy
|
This site is dedicated to the tradition of the monarchy in Mexico and it's history |
Find A Grave
|
See the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world.
|
M - A - R - D - A - M - ROYALTY ( TRAVEL) GUIDE
|
This site shows the Royal families in Europe.
Who is who? How are they related? Pictures! Statues and Burialplaces!
|

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For the latest royal
news!
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AFTENPOSTEN
|
News from Norway |
Cousin chart
|
Cousin chart is the common name for a Table of Consanguinity. It identifies the correct name for the relationship between two people using their closest common ancestor as a reference point. |
Royal Magazin
|
Royal Jewels - Jewellery and Treasure of Royals and Aristocracy |
| Message Boards and Mailing Lists |
| Deja.com Web Site |
The is purported to be the largest Usenet Discussion Service archive on the Net, which includes Usenet newsgroups and other popular forums! |
|
alt.talk.royalty (atr) |
The archives of very busy Newsgroup alt.talk.royalty |
| Royauté Newsgroup (Up until 1 December 2003 |
This is very busy Newsgroup on Royalty - the majority of the postings are in French |
| Royauté Newsgroup (From 1 December 2003 |
This is very busy Newsgroup on Royalty - the majority of the postings are in French |
Royals Portal
|
The Royals Portalis meant for those, who are interested in history, nobility and royalty, especially in European.
It contains several sections such as Biographies, Calendar, Genealogies, Library and News. Besides, you will find a forum. |
| The European Royals Message Board |
This is a forum for serious discussions on the European royal and princely families (i.e. reigning, former reigning and mediatised families) |
| Royal Musings by Marlene Koenig |
News and commentary about the reigning royal houses of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain -- and the former European monarchies as well.
|
| Royal News and Views
|
Royal News and Views was created on March 12, 2001 for the purpose of discussing the latest media reports about the Royal Families of the World.
|
| QVDPROJECT |
A mailing list for anyone interested in the identification and enumeration of the descendants of Queen Victoria of Great Britain |
| Gen-Royal Web Page |
Gen-Royal is a
mailing list for anyone interested in the genealogy of Royal
families |
|
Gen-Royal-L Archives |
This is the archive for the Gen-Royal mailing list above |
|
Alexander Palace Time Machine |
Alexander Palace Time Machine |
| The Royal Forums |
The Royal Forums |
|
Royal Quizzes
|
Self explanatory, this Message Board is about Royal Quizzes |
|
Frequently Asked Questions For alt.talk.royalty |
-- British Royal & Noble Families -- |
|
Frequently Asked Questions For alt.talk.royalty |
-- Royal & Noble Families of the World -- |
| Reference Books (In Author Order) |
| Title |
Author |
Publisher |
ISBN |
| The Private Life of Two Emperors - William II of Germany and Francis-Joseph of Austria |
Anonymous |
Eveleigh Nash |
? |
| Grandmama of Europe - The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria |
Theo Aronson |
Cassell and Company Ltd |
0 304 29063 7 |
| Victoria and the Coburgs |
Dulcie M. Ashdown |
Robert Hale Limited |
0 7091 8582 0 |
| The Grand Duchesses - Daughters and Granddaughters of Russia's Tsars |
Arturo E. Beéche (Editor) |
Eurohistory.com |
? |
| Napoleon III: a life |
Fenton Bresler |
Harper Collins Publishers |
0-00-255787-8 |
| Uncrowned Emperor - The Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg |
Gordon Brook-Shepherd |
Hambledon and London |
1 85285 439 1 |
| A History of Germany (1815 - 1990) |
William Carr |
Arnold |
0-340-55930-6 |
| Michael and Natasha (The Life and Love of the Last Tsar of Russia) |
Rosemary and Donald Crawford |
Weidenfeld and Nicholson |
0 297 81836 8 |
| Monarchies in Waiting |
Walter J. P. Curly |
Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd |
0-090-122310-5 |
| Kings and Queens of England and Great Britain |
Eric R Delderfield |
David and Charles |
0 7153 0265 5 |
| King Ludwig II - His Life - His End |
Julius Desing |
Verlag Kienberger |
? |
| Hessian Tapestry - The Hesse Family and British Royalty |
David Duff |
David and Charles |
0 7153 7838 4 |
| Queen Victoria's Descendants |
Marlene A. Eilers |
Rosvall Royal Books |
91-630-5964-9 |
| Queen Victoria's Descendants - Companion Volume |
Marlene A. Eilers |
Rosvall Royal Books |
91-973978-8-1 |
| Royalty in Exile - The Inside Stories of the Ex Majesties of Europe |
Charles Fenyvesi |
Robson Books |
1 86051 131 6 |
| The Private Lives of William II and His Consort: A Secret History of the Court of Berlin |
Henry W. Fischer |
William Heinemann |
? |
| Witness of a Century (the Life and Times of Prince Arthur of Connaught) (1850 - 1942) |
Noble Frankland |
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd |
0-85683-136-0 |
| King Charles II |
Antonia Fraser |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
0 297 77571 5 |
| Marie Antoinette |
Antonia Fraser |
Phoenix |
0 75381 305 X |
| Memoirs of H R H Prince Christopher of Greece |
Prince Christopher of Greece |
The Right Book |
? |
| My Fifty Years: The Memoirs of Prince Nicholas of Greece |
Prince Nicholas of Greece (annotated and expanded by Arturo E. Beéche) |
Eurohistory.com |
0-977 1961-3-5 |
| Louis and The Prince - A Story of Politics, Intrigue and Royal Friendships |
Geordie Greig |
Hodder and Stoughton |
0 340 72882 5 |
| The Joséphine Bonaparte Trilogy (three books) |
Sandra Gulland |
Headline Book Publishing |
0-7553-0378-4 |
| Once a Grand Duchess - Xenia, Sister of Nicholas II |
John Van Der Kiste and Coryne Hall |
Sutton Publishing |
0-7509-2749-6 |
| Edward VII - A Portrait |
Christopher Hibbert |
Allen Lane (Penguin Books Ltd) |
0 7139 0947 1 |
| George IV - Prince of Wales |
Christopher Hibbert |
Longman Group |
0 582 12675 4 |
| The Royal Families of Europe |
Geoffrey Hindley |
Constable and Robinson |
0-09-479760-9 |
| Charles - Prince of Wales |
Anthony Holden |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
0 297 77662 2 |
| Advice to My Granddaughter - Letters from Queen Victoria to Princess Victoria of Hesse |
Richard Hough |
Simon and Schuster |
? |
| Mountbatten - Hero of Our Time |
Richard Hough |
Book Club Associates |
? |
| Almanach de Gotha 2000 (184th Edition) |
Edited by John Kennedy |
John Kennedy |
09532142-2-2 |
| Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2000 |
Edited by Charles Kidd and David Williamson |
Macmillan |
0-333-54577X |
| Empress Josephine |
Ernest John Knapton |
Harvard University Press |
? |
| Franz Josef and Elizabeth |
George Kugler |
Bonechi Verlag Styria |
3-222-12263-6 |
| Majesty - Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor |
Robert Lacey |
Book Club Associates |
? |
| The Mountbattens "The Battenbergs and Young Mountbatten" |
Antony Lambton |
Constance and Company Ltd |
0 09 468820 6 |
| An Encyclopedia of World History (Note: Updated Internet Version 2001 Here) |
Compiled and Edited by William L. Langer |
George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd |
? |
| Chambers Dictionary of World History |
Bruce P Lenman & Katharine Boyd (Editors) |
Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd |
0 550 15005 6 |
| Victoria RI (Abridged Version and Illustrated) |
Elizabeth Longford |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
0 297 76635 X |
| Victoria RI (Complete Version) |
Elizabeth Longford |
World Books |
? |
| Lines of Succession |
Jiri Louda & Michael Maclagan |
Macdonald Illustrated |
0-356-20335-2 |
| Lines of Succession (Abridged version) |
Jiri Louda & Michael Maclagan |
Time Warner Books |
0-316-72428-9 |
| The Habsburg Empire 1790-1918 |
C. A. Macartney |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
0-297-76196X |
| A History of Europe 1815-1939 |
J.A.R. Marriott |
Methuen & Co. Ltd. |
? |
| The Romanovs - The Final Chapter |
Robert K Massie |
Arrow |
0-09-960121-4 |
| A Lifelong Passion - Nicholas and Alexandra - Their Own Story |
Andrei Maylunas and Sergei Mironenkko |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
0 297 81520 2 |
| King Ludwig II: Reality and Mystery |
Hans Rall, Michel Petzet, Franz Merta |
Schnell Steiner |
3-7954-14277-X |
| The Royal Line of Succession - The British Monarchy from Cedric AD534 to Queen Elizabeth II |
Patrick W. Montague-Smith |
Pitkin Pictorial Publications |
0-85372-404-0 |
| The Royal Line of Succession - The British Monarchy from Egbert AD802 to Queen Elizabeth II |
Patrick W. Montague-Smith |
Pitkin Pictorial Publications |
0-85372-938-7 |
| Handbook of Kings and Queens - A Chronological Guide to the Great Dynasties of the World |
John E Morley |
Wordsworth Edition Ltd |
1-85326-317-6 |
| Inside Kensington Palace |
Andrew Morton |
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
0 948397 96 9 |
| Mountbatten - Eighty Years in Pictures |
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
Book Club Associates |
? |
| The Congress of Vienna |
Harold Nicolson |
Cassell Publishers Ltd |
0-304-31863_9 |
| Victoria's Daughters |
Jerrold M Packard |
Sutton Publishing Ltd |
0 7509 2358X |
| An Uncommon Woman - The Empress Frederick, Daughter of Queen Victoria |
Hannah Pakula |
Phoenix Press |
1 84212 623 7 |
| The Last Romantic - A Biography of Queen Marie of Roumania |
Hannah Pakula |
Phoenix Giant |
1 85799 816 2 |
| Almanach de Gotha 1898 (135th Edition) |
Justus Perthes |
? |
? |
| Monarchy in the Twentieth Century |
Sir Charles Petrie |
Andrew Dakers |
? |
| Olga Romanov - Russia's Last Grand Duchess |
Patricia Phenix |
Penguin Books |
0-14-028086-3 |
| Royal Heritage - The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors |
J. H. Plumb and Huw Wheldon |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
0 563 17082 4 |
| Queen Victoria's Gene (Haemophilia and the Royal Family) |
D M Potts and W T W Potts |
Alan Sutton |
0-7509-0868-8 |
| For My Grandchildren (Some Reminisces of HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone) |
HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone |
Evans Brothers Ltd |
? |
| My Memories of Six Reigns |
H.H. Princess Marie Louise |
Evans Brothers |
? |
| Reminisces |
Princess Marie zu Erbach-Schonberg (Princess of Battenberg) |
George Allen and Unwin Ltd (Reprinted by Royalty Digest) |
? |
| The Kaiser's Daughter - Memoirs of HRH Viktoria Luise, Princess of Prussia |
HRH Viktoria Luise, Princess of Prussia |
W.H. Allen & Co Ltd |
0 491 01808 8 |
| The Last Tsar :The Life And Death of Nicholas II |
Edvard Radzinsky |
Arrow Books |
0-09-9278316 |
| Who's Who in the Royal Family - The First one hundred and fifty in the Line of Succession to the British Throne |
Roger Reynold |
Prteus Books |
0 86276 019 4 |
| Purple Secret - Genes "Madness" and The Royal Houses of Europe |
John C G Rohl, Martin Warren and David Hunt |
Corgi Book |
0 552 14550 5 |
| King George V |
Kenneth Rose |
PAPERMAC |
0 333 37224 7 |
| A Poet Among the Romanovs - Prince Vladimir Paley 1897-1918 |
Jorge F. Sáenz |
Eurohistory.com |
? |
| Ludwig II |
Martha Schad |
Deutscher Tashenbuch Verlag |
3-423-08520-5 |
| Napoleon's Family |
Desmond Seward |
Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
0 297 78809 4 |
| Genealogisches Handbuch Des Adels (Band 133) |
C. A. Starke |
C. A. Starke |
3-7980-0833-7 |
| The Unification of Germany 1815-90 |
Andrina Stiles |
? |
0 340 518103 |
| Konstantine (HM Konstantine XIII King of the Hellenes) |
G. Nicholas Tantzos |
Atlantic International Publications |
0-938311-12-3 |
| Royal Feud - The Queen Mother and the Duchess of Windsor |
Michael Thornton |
Book Club Associates |
|
| Northern Crowns - The Kings of Modern Scandinavia |
John Van der Kiste |
Sutton Publishing |
0-7507-1812-8 |
| Princess Victoria Melita |
John Van der Kiste |
Sutton Publishing |
0 7509 3469 7 |
| Queen Victoria's Children |
John Van der Kiste |
Sutton Publishing |
0-86299-859-X |
| The Romanovs 1818-1959 |
John Van der Kiste |
Sutton Publishing |
0-7509-1631-8 |
| Alice - Princess Andrew of Greece |
Hugo Vickers |
Penguin Books |
0-14-025918-X |
| Albert - Uncrowned King |
Stanley Weintraub |
John Murray |
0-7195-5756 9 |
| Britain's Royal Families - The Complete Genealogy |
Alison Weir |
Pimlico |
0 7126 7448 9 |
| The Hasburgs - Embodying Empire |
Andrew Wheatcroft |
Penguin Books |
0-14-023634-1 |
| The Kaiser - A Biography of William II, German Emperor and King of Prussia |
Tyler Whittle |
Purnell Book Services Ltd |
? |
| Debrett's Kings and Queens of Europe |
David Williamson |
Webb & Bower |
0-86350-194-X |
| The Descendants of "King George I" of Great Britain |
Daniel A Willis |
Clearfield Company Inc |
0-8063-5172-1 |
| My Life Story - From Archduke to Grocer |
Leopold Wolfling (ex-Archduke Leopold of Tuscany) |
Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd |
? |
| Queen Victoria - Her Life and Times Volume 1 1819-1861 |
Cecil Woodham-Smith |
Book Club Associates |
? |
| Prince Leopold - The Untold Story of Queen Victoria's Youngest Son |
Charlotte Zeepvat |
Sutton Publishing |
0-7509-1308-8 |
| Mountbatten "The Official Biography" |
Philip Ziegler |
Book Club Associates |
? |