Dynasty

For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation).

Tutankhamun was a member of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.

A dynasty is a succession of people belonging to the same family, who, through various means and forms maintain power, influence or authority over the course of generations. Most commonly the term is used specifically in reference to royal houses and imperial dynasties — their authority manifests itself as the sovereign of a state or territory. Usually in much of the world, such dynasties and noble houses are defined patrilineally, with inheritance and kinship being predominantly viewed and legally calculated through descent from a common ancestor in the male line. The female line is normally only considered once the male lineage has died out. Other forms of dynasties include political families in republics and also with the rise of mercantilism prominent business and financial dynasties, such as the Rothschild family. These do not carry the public prestige of a monarch but are influential.

Dynasts

A ruler in a dynasty is sometimes referred to as a dynast, but this term is also used to describe any member of a reigning family who retains succession rights to a throne. For example, following his abdication, Edward VIII of the United Kingdom ceased to be a dynastic member of the House of Windsor.

A "dynastic marriage" is one that complies with monarchical house law restrictions, so that the descendants are eligible to inherit the throne and/or other royal privileges. For instance, the 2002 marriage of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange to Máxima Zorreguieta was dynastic, and their eldest child is expected to eventually inherit the Dutch crown. But the marriage of his younger brother Prince Friso to Mabel Wisse Smit in 2003 lacked government support and parliamentary approval. Thus Friso forfeited his place in the order of succession, lost his title as a Prince of the Netherlands, and his children have no dynastic rights.

In historical and monarchist references to formerly reigning families, dynastic describes a family member who would have succession rights if the monarchy's rules were still in force. For example, after the 1914 assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie von Hohenberg, their son Max was bypassed for the Austrian throne because he was not a Habsburg dynast. Even since abolition of the Austrian monarchy, Max and his descendants have not been considered the rightful pretenders by Austrian monarchists, nor have they claimed that position.

The term "dynast" is sometimes used to refer to agnatic descendants of a realm's monarchs, and sometimes to those who hold succession rights through cognatic royal descent. The term can therefore describe overlapping but distinct sets of people. For example, David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, a nephew of Queen Elizabeth II through her late sister, Princess Margaret, is in the line of succession to the British crown, and in that sense is a British dynast. Yet he is not a male-line member of the royal family, and is therefore not a dynast of the House of Windsor.

On the other hand, the German aristocrat Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (born 1954), although a male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom, is a remote descendant with no legal British titles and styles (although he is entitled to re-claim the once-royal dukedom of Cumberland). Yet he was born in the line of succession to the British crown and is bound by the Royal Marriages Act 1772. Thus, in 1999 he requested and obtained formal permission from Elizabeth II to marry the Roman Catholic Princess Caroline of Monaco. But immediately upon marriage he forfeited his right to the British throne because the English Act of Settlement 1701 dictates that dynasts married to a Roman Catholic are considered dead for the purpose of succession. However, the couple's daughter, Princess Alexandra of Hanover (born 1999), remains a legal dynast of both the United Kingdom and Monaco , not to mention her father's claim to dynasticity as pretender to the former royal crown of Hanover.

Dynasties by region

Africa

Chad

• Duguwa dynasty (c. 700 - c. 1075)
• Sayfawa dynasty (c. 1075 - 1846)

Egypt

• 1st dynasty (c. 3050 - 2890 BC)
• 2nd dynasty (2890 - 2686 BC)
• 3rd dynasty (2686 - 2613 BC)
• 4th dynasty (2613 - 2498 BC)
• 5th dynasty (2498 - 2345 BC)
• 6th dynasty (2345 - 2181 BC)
• 7th and 8th dynasties (2181 - 2160 BC)
• 9th dynasty (2160 - 2130 BC)
• 10th dynasty (2130 - 2040 BC)
• 11th dynasty (2134 - 1991 BC)
• 12th dynasty (1991 - 1803 BC)
• 13th dynasty (1803 - 1649 BC)
• 14th dynasty (1705 - 1690 BC)
• 15th dynasty (1674 - 1535 BC)
• 16th dynasty (1660 - 1600 BC)
• 17th dynasty (1650 - 1549 BC)
• 18th dynasty (1549 - 1292 BC)
• 19th dynasty (1292 - 1186 BC)
• 20th dynasty (1186 - 1069 BC)
• 21st dynasty (1069 - 945 BC)
• 22nd dynasty (945 - 720 BC)
• 23rd dynasty (837 - 728 BC)
• 24th dynasty (732 - 720 BC)
• 25th dynasty (732 - 653 BC)
• 26th dynasty (672 - 525 BC)
• Achaemenid dynasty (525 - 404 BC)
• 28th dynasty (404 - 398 BC)
• 29th dynasty (398 - 380 BC)
• 30th dynasty (380 - 343 BC)
• Achaemenid dynasty (343 - 332 BC)
• Argead dynasty (332 - 309 BC)
• Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BC)
• Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC-AD 68)
• Flavian Dynasty (69-96)
• Nervan-Antonian Dynasty (96-192)
• Severan Dynasty (193-235)
• Constantinian dynasty (303-336)
• Valentinian Dynasty (364-457)
  • House of Theodosius from 379
• Leonid dynasty (457-518)
• Justinian Dynasty (518-602)
• Sassanian dynasty
• Heraclian Dynasty (602-695 and 705-711)
• Rashidun Caliphate
• Umayyad Caliphate
• Abbasid Caliphate
• Mamelukes
• Ottoman Sultanate
• Muhammad Ali Dynasty (1805-1953)

Ethiopia

• Aksumite Empire
• Zagwe dynasty (c. 900 - 1270)
• Solomonic dynasty (1270 - 1974)

Guinea

• Keita dynasty (c. 1200 - 1670)

Morocco

• Idrisid dynasty (780-974)
• Maghrawa dynasty (987-1070)
• Almoravid dynasty (1073-1147)
• Almohad dynasty (1147-1269)
• Marinid dynasty (1258-1420)
• Wattasid dynasty (1420-1554)
• Saadi dynasty (1554-1659)
• Alaouite dynasty (1666- current)

Somalia

• Gareen Dynasty
• Walashma Dynasty
• Gobroon Dynasty
• Gerad Dynasty

Americas

Araucania and Patagonia

• Tounes dynasty (1860–1862)

Brazil

• House of Braganza (1822-1889)

Haiti

• Dessalines Dynasty (1804 - 1806)
• Christophe Dynasty (1811 - 1820)
• Soulouque Dynasty (1849 - 1859)

Inca Empire

• Hurin dynasty (1197 - c.1350)
• Haran dynasty (c.1350 - 1572)

Mexico

• House of Iturbide (1822 - 1823)
• House of Habsburg (1864 - 1867)

Pacific

Hawaii

• Kingdom of Hawaii (1795-1810)
  • Kamehameha Dynasty (c.1795-1872)
  • Kalākaua Dynasty (c.1874-1893)
  • Kawananakoa Dynasty (c.1868-?)
  • Kalokuokamaile Dynasty (c.1860-?)

New Zealand Māori

• Te Wherowhero Dynasty (1856 to the present)

Tahiti

• Pōmare Dynasty (1788-1880)

Tonga

• Tu'i Tonga Dynasty (c. 900-1865)
• Tupou Dynasty (1875 to the present)

Asia

Afghanistan

• Durrani Dynasty (1747–1823 and 1839–1842)
• Barakzai Dynasty (1818–1839, 1842–1929 and 1929–1973)
• Usurper King (January 17, 1929 - October 13, 1929)

China

Main article: Dynasties in Chinese history

• Five Emperors (2852 - 2205 BC)
• Xia Dynasty (2100 – 1600 BC)
• Shang Dynasty (1600 – 1046 BC)
• Zhou Dynasty (1046 – 256 BC)
• Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) (Several of the Dynasties in the Warring States were descended from the Zhou royal family)
  • State of Song (part of warring states) The rulers of the state of Song were descendants of the Shang royal family.
  • State of Yue (part of warring states) The kings of Yueh claimed descent from the royal family of the Xia dynasty.
  • State of Wu Same royal family as Zhou dynasty
  • State of Jin Same royal family as Zhou dynasty
  • State of Ba (barbarian state, non sinicized)
• Qin Dynasty (221 – 206 BC) (The royal family of Qin ruled the State of Qin during warring states) (They also claimed descent from one of the Five emperors, Zhuanxu)
• Han Dynasty (206 BC–220)
  • Minyue - same royal family as state of yueh- they fled when conquered by Chu and established Minyue, Min yue coexisted with the Warring states period, Qin, and Han dynasty until han conquered it.
  • Nanyue - Chinese royal family founded by Chinese general Zhao Tuo
  • Xin Dynasty (9 AD- 23) Xin dynasty inturepted the han dynasty, splitting it into east and west periods
• Three Kingdoms (220–265) (The emperor of Shu was a descandant of the Han Dynasty royal family)
• Jin Dynasty (265–420)
• Northern Wei (controlled northern China to the Huai river) (386-534)
• Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589)
• Sui Dynasty (581–618)
• Tang Dynasty (618–907) (The Tang Emperors were members of the Li family, descended from a ruler in the Southern and Northern Dynasties)
  • Second Zhou Dynasty (690-705) Interrupted Tang dynasty
• Liao Dynasty (Khitan) (907-1125) (controlled the 16 prefectures)
• Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960)
• Song Dynasty (960–1279)
• Jin Dynasty (1115–1234) (controlled northern China to the Huai river) (1115–1234)
• Yuan Dynasty (Mongol) (1271–1368)
• Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
• Shun Dynasty (1644)
• Qing Dynasty (Manchu) (1644–1912)
  • Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, with Chinese rulers) (1662 – 1683)
• Empire of China (1915–1916)

Ancient India (Central and South Pakistan, India, Bangladesh)

• Mauryan dynasty (4th—2nd century BC)
• Kushāṇa dynasty
• Gupta dynasty
• Tibetan empire
• Slave dynasty (Islamic period of Delhi Sultanate)
• Tughlaq dynasty (Islamic period of Delhi Sultanate)
• Mughal dynasty (Islamic)
• Chalukya dynasty (6th century to 12th century)
• Chola dynasty (11th century)
• Jatt dynasty
• British House of Windsor

Central Asia

• Tamerlane Timurid
• Ghaznavid Empire
• Ghurid Empire
• Ottoman Emipre
• Seljuq Khanate
• Mughal Empire Mughulistan
• Durrani Empire
• Chagatai Khanate
• Hotaki Dynasty
• Suri Dynasty
• Mamluk Sultanate
• Khilji Dynasty
• Tughlaq Khanate
• Lodhi Dynasty
• Khwarazm Dynasty
• Samanid Dynasty

Sri Lanka

North

• Polonnaruwan Dynasty
• Aryacakravartese Dynasty
• Ceilão Dynasty
• Zeylan Dynasty
• Kandy Dynasty
• Ceylon Dynasty
• Dominion Dynasty
• First Sinhalese Dynasty
• Eelamese Dynasty
• Second Sinhalese Dynasty

South

• Raigaman Dynasty
• Kotte Dynasty
• Sitawakan Dynasty
• Kandy Dynasty
• Ceylon Dynasty
• Dominion Dynasty
• Sinhalese Dynasty

Israel

• Davidic Dynasty
• Hasmonean Dynasty
• Achaemenid dynasty (343 - 332 BC)
• Argead dynasty (332 - 309 BC)
• Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BC)
• Herodian Dynasty
• Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC-AD 68)
• Flavian Dynasty (69-96)
• Nervan-Antonian Dynasty (96-192)
• Severan Dynasty (193-235)
• Constantinian dynasty (303-336)
• Valentinian Dynasty (364-457)
  • House of Theodosius from 379
• Leonid dynasty (457-518)
• Justinian Dynasty (518-602)
• Heraclian Dynasty (602-695 and 705-711)

Japan

• Emperor of Japan (660 BC-present)

Ryūkyū

• Shunten Dynasty (1187-1259)
• Eiso dynasty (1260-1349)
• Hokuzan (1314–1419)
• Chuzan (1314–1429)
• Nanzan (1314–1429)
• First Shō Dynasty (1406-1469)
• Second Shō Dynasty (1469-1879)

Korea

• Gojoseon (2333-108 BCE)
• Proto-Three Kingdoms (108-57 BCE)
• Three Kingdoms of Korea (57 BCE-668)
  • Silla (57 BCE-935)
  • Goguryeo (37 BCE-668)
  • Baekje (18 BCE-660)
  • Gaya (42 CE–562)
• North-South States (698-935)
  • Unified Silla (668-935)
  • Balhae (698-926)
  • Later Three Kingdoms( 892-936)
• Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392)
• Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897)
• Korean Empire (1897-1910)

Maldives

• House of Theemuge (1117-1388)
• Hilaalee dynasty (1388-1558)
• (1558-1573) Interregnum
• Utheemu dynasty (1573-1692)
• (1692-1701) Kings who do not belong to a particular dynasty.
• Isdhoo dynasty (1701-1704)
• Dhiyamigili dynasty (1704-1757)
• Huraa dynasty (1757-1766)
• Dhiyamigili dynasty (1766-1773)
• Huraa dynasty (1773-1953)
• (1953-1953) Republic (President Muhammad Amin Didi).
• Huraa dynasty (1953-1968)
• (1968-1978) Republic (President Ibrahim Nasir).
• (1978-2008) Republic (President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom).

Malaysia

• White Rajahs (1841 to 1946)

Mongolia

• Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
  • Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)
  • Golden Horde (1240s–1502)
  • Ilkhanate (1256–1335)
  • Chagatai Khanate (1225–1687)
• Northern Yuan Dynasty (1368-1634)
• Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

Myanmar

• Toungoo dynasty (1486-1752)
• Konbaung dynasty (1752-1885)

Philippines

Royal Families

• Malay Dyasties

• • The Datu Puti Lineage (Ruled the defunct Confederation of Madya-as) (1200s-1565)

• Hindu Dyasties

• • The Lakandula Dynasty (Ruled the defunct Kingdom of Tondo) (1150-1589)
  • The House of Tupas (Ruled the defunct Rajahnate of Cebu) (?-1565)
  • The House of Sri Bata Shaja (Ruled the defunct Rajahnate of Butuan) (989-1586)

• Muslim Dynasties

• • The Ud-Din Royal Hashemite Family (A dynasty which ruled the Maguinadanao Sultanate) (1480-1830)
  • The Kiram Royal Hashemite Family (Rules the Sulu Sultanate) (1823-Present)

Business Houses

• The House of Lopez (Multimedia) (1849-Present)
• The House of Zobel-de-Ayala (Real Estate) (1475-Present)
• The House of Araneta (Power) (1725-Present)
• The House of Aboitiz (Shipping) (1700s-Present)
• The House of Yuchengco (Banking) (1800s-Present)
• The House of Sy [施至成] (Malls) (1923-Present)

Political Dynasties in the Republic

• The Macapagal Family (1660-Present)
• The Aquino Revolutionary Dynasty (1874-Present)
• The Lacson Family (1857-Present)

Saudi Arabia

• House of Saud (1932-present)

Tibet

• Yarlung Dynasty (?-842)
• Dalai Lama (1492-1959)
• Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

Thailand

• Hari Pun Chai dynasty (663-1293)
• Phra Roung dynasty (Sukhothai Empire) (1237-1438)
• Mangrai dynasty (1261- 1578)
• Eu Thong dynasty (1350-1370),(1388-1409)
• Suphanabhumi dynasty (1370-1350),(1409-1569)
• Phra Roung Dynasty (Ayuthaya Empire) (1569-1629)
• Prasart Thong dynasty (1629-1688)
• Bann Plu Luang dynasty (1688-1767)
• Thonburi dynasty (1767-1782)
• Chakri dynasty (1782-present)

Viet Nam

• Hồng Bàng Dynasty (2919—258 BC)
  • Chi Càn (2919—2794 BC)
  • Chi Khảm (2793—2525 BC)
  • Chi Cấn (2524—2253 BC)
  • Chi Chấn (2254—1912 BC)
  • Chi Tốn (1971—1771 BC)
  • Chi Ly (1771—1690 BC)
  • Chi Khôn (1690—1490 BC)
  • Chi Đoài (1490—1335 BC)
  • Chi Giáp (1336—1256 BC)
  • Chi Ất (1257—1167 BC)
  • Chi Bính (1168—1061 BC)
  • Chi Đinh (1062—966 BC)
  • Chi Mậu (967—862 BC)
  • Chi Kỷ (863—779 BC)
  • Chi Canh (780—686 BC)
  • Chi Tân (687—595 BC)
  • Chi Nhâm (596—336 BC)
  • Chi Qúy (337—258 BC)
• Thục Dynasty (257—207 BC)
• Triệu Dynasty (207—111 BC)
• Han Dynasty (Chinese) (111 BC—39 AD and 43—220)
• Trưng Sisters (40—43)
• Eastern Wu Dynasty (Chinese) (229—280)
• Jin Dynasty (Chinese) (280—420)
• Southern Qi Dynasty (Chinese) (479—502)
• Liang Dynasty (Chinese) (502—544)
• Anterior Lý Dynasty (544—602)
• Sui Dynasty (Chinese) (602—618)
• Tang Dynasty (Chinese) (618—905)
• Khúc Family (906—930)
• Ngô Dynasty (939—967)
• Đinh Dynasty (968—980)
• Prior Lê Dynasty (980—1009)
• Lý Dynasty (1009—1225)
• Trần Dynasty (1225—1400)
• Hồ Dynasty (1400—1407)
• Posterior Trần Dynasty (1407—1413)
• Ming Dynasty (Chinese) (1414—1427)
• Later Lê Dynasty (1428—1527 and 1533—1788)
• Mạc Dynasty (1527—1677)
• Trịnh Lords (1545—1787)
• Nguyễn Lords (1558—1777)
• Tây Sơn Dynasty (1778—1802)
• Nguyễn Dynasty (1802—1945)
• House of Bonaparte (European) (1870)

Champa

• 1st dynasty (192 - 336)
• 2nd dynasty (336 - 420)
• 3rd dynasty (420 - 529)
• 4th dynasty (529 - 758)
• 5th dynasty (758 - 854)
• 6th dynasty (854 - 989)
• 7th dynasty (989 - 1044)
• 8th dynasty (1044 - 1074)
• 9th dynasty (1074 - 1139)
• 10th dynasty (1139 - 1145)
• 11th dynasty (1145 - 1190)
• 12th dynasty (1190 - 1318)
• 13th dynasty (1318 - 1390)
• 14th dynasty (1390 - 1458)
• 15th dynasty (1458 - 1471)
• vacant (1471 - 1695)
• Dynasty of Po Saktiraidaputih (1695 - 1822)

Europe

Austria

• House of Habsburg (1273-1918)

Albania

• Progon Dynasty (1190-1216)
• Angevin (1272-1368)
• Kastrioti (1444-1468)
• Wied (1914)
• Zogu (1928-1939)

Armenia

• Orontid Dynasty
• Artaxiad Dynasty or the Artashesi Dynasty (189 BC-12 AD)
• Arsacid Dynasty or the Arshakuni Dynasty (54-428)
• Bagratuni Dynasty or the Bagratid Dynasty of Armenia (885-1045)
• Rubenid Dynasty or the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1080-1225)

Belgium

• House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1831-present)

Bosnia

• House of Boričević (1154-1163, 1536-)
• House of Kulinić (1163-1250)
• House of Kotromanić (1250-1463)
• House of Berislavić, deposed (1463-1536)

Bulgaria

• Dulo Dynasty (2137 BC - 753 AD)
• Krum's Dynasty (probably Dulo) (777 - 976/997)
• Cometopuli dynasty (976/997 - 1018)
• Asen dynasty (1187 - 1280)
• Terter Dynasty (1280 - 1322)
• Shishman Dynasty (1323 - 1396/1422)
• Battenberg family (1878 - 1886)
• House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1886 - 1947)

Barbarians

Bavarii

• Agilolfing Dynasty

Franks

• Merovingian Dynasty (481-751)
• Carolingian Dynasty (751-843)
• Arnulfings or Pippinids, mayors of the palaces

Huns

• Attila ()

Lombards

See Early kings of the Lombards.

• Lething Dynasty (until early sixth century)
• Gausian Dynasty (546-572)
• Bavarian Dynasty (616-712)

Ostrogoths

• Amal Dynasty (before 474-536)

Vandals

• Hasdingi (before 407-534)

Visigoths

• Balthi Dynasty (395-531)

Byzantine Empire

• Constantinian dynasty (303-336)
• Valentinian Dynasty (364-457)
  • House of Theodosius from 379
• Leonid dynasty (457-518)
• Justinian Dynasty (518-602)
• Heraclian Dynasty (602-695 and 705-711)
• Isaurian Dynasty (717-802)
• Phocid Dynasty (802-813)
• Phrygian Dynasty (820-867)
• Macedonian Dynasty (867-1056)
• Comnenid Dynasty (1057-1059 and 1081-1185)
• Doukid Dynasty (1059-1081)
• Angleid Dynasty (1185-1204)
• Laskarid Dynasty (1204-1261), in exile in Nicaea
• Palaeologid Dynasty (1261-1453)

Croatia

• Trpimirović Dynasty (845-1091)
• Árpád Dynasty (c.1102-1301)
• Přemyslid Dynasty (1301-1305)
• House of Wittelsbach (1305-1308)
• Capetian Dynasty, House of Anjou (1308-1395)
• House of Luxemburg (1387-1437)
• Habsburg Dynasty (1437-1457, 1526-1918)
• Jagiellonian Dynasty (1440-1526)
• Zápolya Dynasty (1526-1571)
• Habsburg Dynasty (1526-1918)

Denmark

• see List of Danish monarchs (-1412)
• House of Oldenburg (1448-1863)
  • House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863 to the present)

France

• Carolingian Dynasty (843-987)
• Capetian Dynasty (987-1792, 1814-1848)
  • Direct Capetians (987-1328)
  • House of Valois (1328-1589)
    • Direct House of Valois (1328-1498)
    • House of Valois-Orléans (1498-1515)
    • House of Valois-Angoulême (1515-1589)
  • House of Bourbon (1589-1792 and 1814-1848)
    • House of Bourbon-Vendome (1589-1792, 1814-1830)
    • House of Bourbon-Orléans (1830-1848)
• Bonaparte Dynasty (1804-1814 and 1852-1870)

Georgia

• Pharnabazid Dynasty (299-90 BC, 30BC-189 AD)
• Artaxiad Dynasty (90-30 BC)
• Arsacid Dynasty (189-284 AD)
• Chosroid Dynasty (284-580, 627-684)
  • Guaramid Dynasty (588-627, 684-748, 779-786)
• Nersianid Dynasty (748-780)
• Bagratid (Bagrationi) dynasty (813-1810)

Germany

• Carolingian Dynasty (843-911)
• Conradine dynasty (911-918)
• Saxon Dynasty or Ottonian Dynasty (919-1024)
• Salian Dynasty or Franconian Dynasty (1024-1125)
• Supplinburger Dynasty (1125-1137)
• Hohenstaufen Dynasty (1137-1254)
• Habsburg Dynasty (1273-1291, 1298-1308, and 1438-1740)
  • House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1745-1806)
• House of Nassau (1292-1298)
• House of Luxemburg (1308-1313, 1347-1400, and 1410-1437)
• House of Wittelsbach (1314-1347, 1400-1410, and 1742-1745)
• Hohenzollern Dynasty (1871-1918)

Bavaria

• Liutpolding Dynasty 889-947
• Ottonian Dynasty 947-1017
• House of Luxembourg 1017-1026, 1039-1047
• Salian Dynasty 1026-1039, 1053-1061
• Welf Dynasty 1070-1138, 1156-1180
• Babenberg Dynasty 1138-1156
• Wittelsbach Dynasty 1180-1918

Saxony

• Liudolfing Dynasty 843-961
• Billung Dynasty 961-1106
• Supplinburger Dynasty 1106-1127
• Welf Dynasty 1127-1138, 1142-1180
• Ascanian Dynasty 1138-1142, 1180-1422
• Wettin Dynasty 1422-1918

Hungary

• Árpád Dynasty (c.895-1301)
• Samuel Aba of Hungary Aba Dynasty (1038-1044)
• Přemyslid Dynasty (1301-1305)
• House of Wittelsbach (1305-1308)
• Capetian Dynasty, House of Anjou (1308-1395)
• House of Luxemburg (1387-1437)
• Habsburg Dynasty (1437-1457, 1526-1918)
• Jagiellonian Dynasty (1440-1526)
• Zápolya Dynasty (1526-1571)
• Habsburg Dynasty (1526-1918)

Monaco

• House of Grimaldi which is actually Italian in origin.

Montenegro

• Vojislavljević Dynasty (c. 7th century - 1186)
• Nemanjić Dynasty (1186 - 1355)
• Balšić Dynasty (1356 - 1435)
• Crnojević Dynasty (1435 - 1516)
• Petrović-Njegoš Dynasty (1696 - 1918)
• Karađorđević Dynasty (1918 - 1941)

Iberia

Aragon

• Jiménez Dynasty (1035-1162)
• House of Barcelona (1162-1410)
• House of Trastámara (1412-1516)
• House of Habsburg (1516-1700 and 1701-1707)

Asturias, Spain

• Peláyez Dynasty (718-739)
• Pérez Dynasty (739-925)

Barcelona

• House of Barcelona (878-1410)
• House of Trastámara (1412-1516)
• House of Habsburg (1516-1700 and 1701-1714)
• House of Bourbon (1714-1716)

Castile

• House of Lara (930-1032), counts
• Jiménez Dynasty (1035-1126), kings
• House of Burgundy (1126-1369)
• House of Trastámara (1369-1516)
• House of Habsburg (1516-1700)

León

• Pérez Dynasty (910-1037)
• Jiménez Dynasty (1037-1126)
• House of Burgundy (1126-1369)
• House of Trastámara (1369-1516)
• House of Habsburg (1516-1700)

Navarre

• House of Íñiguez (824-905)
• Jiménez Dynasty (905-1234)
• House of Champagne (1234-1305)
• House of Capet (1284-1349)
• House of Évreux (1328-1441)
• House of Trastámara (1425-1479)
• House of Foix (1479-1516)
• House of Albret (1483-1572)
• House of Bourbon (1572-1620)

Portugal

• House of Vímara Peres (868-1071), counts
• House of Burgundy or Afonsine Dynasty (1093-1383), counts until 1139, then kings
• House of Aviz or Joannine Dynasty (1385-1580)
  • House of Aviz-Beja (1495-1580)
• House of Habsburg or Philippine Dynasty (1580-1640)
• House of Braganza or Brigantine Dynasty (1640-1910)
  • House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1853-1910)

Spain

Before the unification of Castile and Aragon

• House of Trastámara (1492-1516)
• House of Habsburg (1516-1700)
• House of Bourbon (1700-1714) (Disputed during the War of the Spanish Succession)

After the unification of Castile and Aragon

• House of Bourbon (1714-1868, 1874-1931, and 1975 to the present)
• House of Bonaparte (1808-1813)
• House of Savoy (1871-1873)

Ireland

• Fir Ol nEchmacht
• Dal Fiachrach Suighe
• The Connachta
• Uí Fiachrach
• Uí Néill
• Eóganachta
• Uí Dúnlainge
• Uí Cheinnselaig
• Dál Riata
• Dál nAraidi
• Dál Fiatach
• Clann Cholmáin
• Síl nÁedo Sláine
• Cenél nEógain
• Cenél Conaill
• Uí Briúin Bréifne
• Dál gCais
• MacDermot
• Ó Neill
• O'Donnell (O Domhnaill)
• O Connor Sligo
• O'Conor Don

Italy

• House of Savoy (1861-1946)

the Netherlands

• House of Orange (1772- to the present)

Norway

• Fairhair Dynasty (890-1319)
• House of Lade
• House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1905 to the present)

Turkey

• Seljuq Dynasty (1077-1307)
• Ottoman Dynasty (1281-1923)

Poland

• Piast Dynasty (ninth century-1296 and 1306-1370)
• Přemyslid Dynasty (1291-1306)
• Capetian Dynasty, House of Anjou (1306-1399)
• Jagiellonian Dynasty (1386-1572 and 1575-1586)
• Valois Dynasty (1573-1574)
• House of Báthory (1576-1586)
• House of Vasa (1587-1668)
• House of Wiśniowiecki (1669-1673)
• House of Sobieski (1674-1696)
• Wettin Dynasty (1697-1706, 1709-1733 and 1736-1764)
• House of Leszczyński (1704-1709 and 1733-1736)
• House of Poniatowski (1764-1795)

Roman Empire

• Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC-AD 68)
• Flavian Dynasty (69-96)
• Nervan-Antonian Dynasty (96-192)
• Severan Dynasty (193-235)
• Constantinian dynasty (303-363)
• Valentinian Dynasty (364-457)
  • House of Theodosius from 379

Romania

• House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1866-1947)

Russia

• House of Rurikovich (862-1598, 1606-1610)
• House of Romanov (1613-1762)
• House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, called Romanov (1762-1917)

Serbia

• House of Vlastimirović (610-960)
• House of Vojislavljević (1034-1186)
• House of Nemanjić (1166-1371)
• House of Lazarević (1371-1427)
• House of Branković (1427-1502)
• House of Karađorđević (1811-1813, 1842-1858 and 1903-1941)
• House of Obrenović (1815-1842 and 1858-1903)

Sweden

• House of Uppsala (970-1060)
• House of Stenkil (1060-1130)
• House of Sverker (1130-1222), interspersed with House of Eric
• House of Eric (1156-1250), interspersed with House of Sverker
• House of Bjällbo or Folkung Dynasty (1248-1387)
• House of Vasa (1521-1654)
• House of Wittelsbach or House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (1654-1720)
• House of Hesse (1720-1751)
• House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751-1818)
• House of Bernadotte (1818 to the present)

Two Sicilies

Sicily

• House of Hauteville (1071-1198), counts until 1130
• House of Hohenstaufen (1194-1266)
• House of Capet, House of Anjou (1266-1282)
• House of Barcelona (1282-1410)
• House of Trastámara (1412-1516)
• House of Habsburg (1516-1700 and 1720-1735)
• House of Bourbon (1700-1713)
• House of Savoy (1713-1720)
• House of Bourbon (1735-1861)
• (As a region of the Kingdom of Italy.) House of Savoy (1861-1946)

British Isles (under English rule)

England

• House of Wessex (802-1016 and 1042-1066)
• House of Denmark (1013-1014 and 1016-1042)
• Norman Dynasty (1066-1154)
• Plantagenet Dynasty (1154-1485)
  • House of Anjou (1154-1399)
  • House of Lancaster (1399-1461 and 1470-1471) (Throne merged with Irish)
  • House of York (1461-1470 and 1471-1485)
• House of Tudor (1485-1603)
• House of Stuart (1603-1714) (Throne merged with Scotland)

Ireland

• Crowley
• Burke
• Clanricarde
• Plantagenet Dynasty (1154-1485)
  • House of Anjou (1154-1399)
  • House of Lancaster (1399-1461 and 1470-1471) (Throne merged with English)

Scotland

• House of Alpin (843-1034)
• House of Dunkeld (1034-1040, 1058-1286)
• House of Moray (1040-1058)
• House of Baliol (1292-1296) (see Belgium, Flanders)
• Plantagenet Dynasty
• House of Bruce (1306-1371)
• House of Stewart (1371-1707) (Throne Merged with English)

Kingdoms after the Union of the Crowns (1603-1707)

The crown of the Kingdom of England and Ireland merged with that of the Kingdom of Scotland to form a personal union between England-Ireland and Scotland (the former a personal union itself)

• House of Stuart (1603-1707)

Personal Union between Great Britain and Ireland (1707-1801)

• House of Stuart (1707-1801)
• House of Hanover (1714-1801)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1921)

• House of Hanover (1801-1901)
• House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1901-1910)

Personal Union of the UK [of GB and NI] and several other Irish states (1921-1949)

• House of Windsor (1921-1949)

UK [of GB and NI] (Without the personal union with Ireland) (1949-present)

• House of Windsor (1949-present)

Political families in Republics

Main article: Political families of the world

Though in elected governments rule does not pass automatically by inheritance, political power often accrues to generations of related individuals even in Republics. Eminence, Influence, familiarity, tradition, genetics, and even nepotism may contribute to this phenomenon.

Family dictatorships are a slightly different concept, where political power passes within a family due to the overwhelming authority of the leader, rather than informal power accrued to the family.

Some political dynasties:

• The Macapagal Presidential Family (Philippines)
• The Aquino Revolutionary Dynasty (Philippines)
• The Beazley and Crean families (Australian Labor Party)
• Ziaur Rahman's and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's families (Bangladesh)
• The Nehru-Gandhi family (India)
• The Bhutto family (Pakistan)
• The Soekarnos (Indonesia)
• Aung San Suu Kyi's family (Burma)
• The Kims (North Korea)
• Lee Kuan Yew's family (Singapore)
• Solomon Bandaranaike's family (Sri Lanka)
• The Assads (Syria)
• The Medici family (Republic of Florence)
• The Churchills/Dukes of Marlborough) (UK)
• The (Earl) Russells (UK)
• The Chamberlains (UK)
• The Greys (UK)
• The Pitts (UK)
• The Adamses (United States)
• The Kennedys (US)
• The Bushes (US)
• The Long family (US)
• The Roosevelts (US)
• The Tafts (US)
• The Udalls (US)