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About|the general concept of a line of rulersA dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historian s traditionally consider many sovereign state s' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China , Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire . Much of Europe an political history is dominated by dynasties such as the Carolingian s, the Capetian dynasty|Capetian s, the House of Bourbon|Bourbons , the Habsburg s, the House of Stuart|Stuart s, the Hohenzollern s and the Romanovs . Until the 19th century, it was taken for granted that a legitimate function of a monarch was to aggrandize his dynasty ; that is, to increase the territory (administrative division)|territory , wealth and power of family members.cite book| last = Thomson| first = David| title = Europe Since Napoleon| year = 1961| publisher = Knopf| location = New York| pages = 79–80| chapter = The Institutions of Monarchy| quote = The basic idea of monarchy was the idea that hereditary right gave the best title to political power...The dangers of disputed succession were not avoided by hereditary succession: ruling families had a natural interest in passing on to their descendants enhanced power and prestige...Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia, Maria Theresa of Austria, were alike infatuated with the idea of strengthening their power, centralizing government in their own hands as against local and feudal privileges, and so acquiring more absolute authority in the state. Moreover, the very dynastic rivalries and conflicts between these eighteenth-century monarchs drove them to look for ever more efficient methods of government
A dynasty is also often called a house (e.g., House of Saud and House of Windsor ), and may be described as empire|imperial , royal house|royal , duke|ducal or count|comital depending upon the chief title borne by its rulers. Dynasty is also used to refer to the era during which a family reign ed, as well as events, trends and artifacts of that period (e.g. "Ming dynasty vase"). In such cases, often "dynasty" is dropped, while the name is used adjectivally; e.g., Tudor Style architecture|Tudor style , Ottoman Dynasty|Ottoman expansion , Romanov decadence , etc.
While contemporary English includes references to an array of prominent or influential families as dynasties, in much of the world, dynasty has been associated with monarchy and defined patrilineality|patrilineally . Kinship and inheritance were predominantly viewed and legally calculated through descent from a common ancestor in the Patrilineality#Agnatic_succession|male line . However, men descended from a dynasty through females have sometimes adopted the name of that dynasty while claiming its position or inheritance (e.g., House of Orange , Bagrationi dynasty|House of Bagration , House of Hapsburg|House of Habsburg-Lorraine ).
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 order of succession|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 monarchy|royal privileges. For instance, the 2002 marriage of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange to Máxima Zorreguieta was dynastic, and their Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands|eldest child is expected to eventually inherit the Netherlands|Dutch crown. But the marriage of his younger brother Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau|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 monarchy|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 marriage|morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg|Sophie von Hohenberg , their son Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg|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 pretender s by Austrian monarchists, nor have they claimed that position.
The term "dynast" is sometimes used to refer to Patrilineality#Agnatic_succession|agnatic descendants of a realm 's monarchs, and sometimes to those who hold succession rights through matrilineality|cognatic royal descent. The term can therefore describe overlapping but distinct sets of people. For example, David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley , a nephew of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II through her sister, Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom|Princess Margaret , is in the line of succession to the British crown: in that sense is a British dynast. Yet he is not a patrilineality|male-line member of the royal family , and is therefore not a dynast of the House of Windsor.
On the other hand, the German aristocracy|aristocrat Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover|Ernst August, Prince of Hanover (born 1954), a male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom , possesses no legal British name, titles or styles (although he is entitled to re-claim the once- duke#Royal dukes|royal dukedom of Duke of Cumberland|Cumberland ), was born in the order of succession|line of succession to the British crown and is bound by Britain's Royal Marriages Act 1772 . Thus, in 1999 he requested and obtained formal permission from Elizabeth II to marry the Roman Catholic Caroline, Princess of Hanover|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 who marry Roman Catholics are considered "dead" for the purpose of succession.
Dynasties by region
Africa
Chad
Duguwa dynasty (c. 700 – c. 1075)
Sayfawa dynasty (c. 1075–1846)
Egypt
First dynasty of Egypt|1st dynasty (c. 3050 – 2890 BC)
Second dynasty of Egypt|2nd dynasty (2890–2686 BC)
Third dynasty of Egypt|3rd dynasty (2686–2613 BC)
Fourth dynasty of Egypt|4th dynasty (2613–2498 BC)
Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty (2498–2345 BC)
sixth dynasty of Egypt|6th dynasty (2345–2181 BC)
Seventh and eighth dynasties of Egypt|7th and 8th dynasties (2181 - 2160 BC)
ninth dynasty of Egypt|9th dynasty (2160–2130 BC)
tenth dynasty of Egypt|10th dynasty (2130–2040 BC)
eleventh dynasty of Egypt|11th dynasty (2134–1991 BC)
Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|12th dynasty (1991–1803 BC)
thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|13th dynasty (1803–1649 BC)
fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|14th dynasty (1705–1690 BC)
fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|15th dynasty (1674–1535 BC)
sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|16th dynasty (1660–1600 BC)
seventeenth dynasty of Egypt|17th dynasty (1650–1549 BC)
eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|18th dynasty (1549–1292 BC)
nineteenth dynasty of Egypt|19th dynasty (1292–1186 BC)
Twentieth dynasty of Egypt|20th dynasty (1186–1069 BC)
Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt|21st dynasty (1069 – 945 BC)
Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt|22nd dynasty (945 – 720 BC)
Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt|23rd dynasty (837 – 728 BC)
Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt|24th dynasty (732 – 720 BC)
Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt|25th dynasty (732 – 653 BC)
Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt|26th dynasty (672 – 525 BC)
Warring States Period (445 – 221 BC) (Several of the Dynasties in the Warring States were descended from the Zhou royal family) The Times Atlas of World History (second/third edition), ISBN, 0-7230-0304-1
* 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. http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/History1766bye3553.html The State of Yue
* State of Wu Same royal family as Zhou dynasty
* Jin (Chinese state)|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 (South Yue) - Proto- Cantonese state founded by Qin general Zhao Tuo . (It is also Vietnam's Trieu Dynasty .)
* Xin Dynasty (AD 9 – 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)
Yamato dynasty , Imperial house of Japan (660 BC-present, with power fluctuating between absolute ruler to ceremonial figurehead to constitutional monarch)
Ryukyu
Shunten|Shunten Dynasty (1187–1259)
Eiso (Ryukyu)|Eiso dynasty (1260–1349)
Hokuzan (1314–1419)
Chuzan (1314–1429)
Nanzan (1314–1429)
Ryukyu Kingdom#List of Ryukyu Kings|First Sho Dynasty (1406–1469)
Ryukyu Kingdom#List of Ryukyu Kings|Second Sho 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 Confederacy|Gaya (42 CE – 562)
North South States Period|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)
Kuwait
House of Sabah (1718–Present)
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).
(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)
List of English monarchs#House of Denmark|House of Denmark (1013–1014 and 1016–1042)
Norman Dynasty (1066–1154)
Plantagenet Dynasty (1154-1485)
* House of Plantagenet|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)
Wales
House of Manaw ('Men of the North', Rhodri the Great)
* House of Aberffraw of History of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages|Gwynedd and Principality of Wales|Wales , c.878-1282, Conquered by Edward I of England 1282, Annexed into England with Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542
* House of Dinefwr of Deheubarth , c.878-1216, mediatized into Gwynedd and Wales under Llywelyn I
** House of Mathrafal of Powys
House of Morgannwg
Ireland
Crowley (surname)|Crowley
House of Burke|Burke
Clanricarde
Plantagenet Dynasty (1154-1485)
* House of Plantagenet|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 Balliol|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 Kamehameha|Kamehameha Dynasty (c.1795-1872)
* House of Kalakaua|Kalakaua Dynasty (c.1874-1893)
* House of Kawananakoa|Kawananakoa Dynasty (c.1868-? )
* Kalokuokamaile Dynasty (c.1860-? )
New Zealand Maori
Maori King Movement|Te Wherowhero Dynasty (1856 to the present)
Tahiti
List of rulers of Tahiti|Pomare Dynasty (1788–1880)
Tonga
Tu'i Tonga|Tu'i Tonga Dynasty (c. 900-1865)
List of monarchs of Tonga|Tupou Dynasty (1875 to the present)
South America
Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
Orelie-Antoine de Tounens|Tounes dynasty (1860–1862)
Brazil
House of Braganza (1822–1889)
Inca Empire
Sapa Inca|Hurin dynasty (1197 - c.1350)
Sapa Inca|Haran dynasty (c.1350 - 1572)
Political families in Republics
main|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, Social influence|Influence , familiarity, tradition , genetics , and even nepotism may contribute to this phenomenon.
Family dictatorship s 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 Beazley and Crean families ( Australian Labor Party )