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A '''royal family''' is the immediate family of [[King|kings]]/[[Queen regnant|queens]], [[Emir|emirs/emiras]], [[Sultan|sultans]]/[[Sultana (title)|sultanas]], or [[raja]]/[[rani]] and sometimes their extended family. The term '''imperial family''' appropriately describes the family of an [[emperor]] or [[emperor|empress]], and the term '''papal family''' describes the family of a [[pope]], while the terms '''baronial family''', '''comital family''', '''ducal family''', '''archducal family''', '''grand ducal family''', or '''princely family''' are more appropriate to describe, respectively, the relatives of a reigning [[baron]], [[count]]/[[earl]], [[duke]], [[archduke]], [[grand duke]], or [[prince]]. However, in common parlance members of any family which [[reign]]s by hereditary right are often referred to as royalty or "royals". It is also customary in some circles to refer to the extended relations of a deposed [[monarch]] and their descendants as a royal family. A [[dynasty]] is sometimes referred to as the "House of ...". In July 2013 there were 26 active sovereign dynasties in the world that ruled or reigned over 43 monarchies.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/07/22/meet-the-worlds-other-25-royal-families/ Meet the world’s other 25 royal families]</ref>

{{As of|2021}}, while there are several European countries whose nominal head of state, by long tradition, is a king or queen, the associated royal families, with the notable exception of the [[British royal family]], are non-notable ordinary citizens who may bear a title but are not involved in public affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Britain's royal family is an accident waiting to happen. Prince Charles should dismantle it |last=Jenkins |first=Simon |work=The Guardian |date=13 March 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/13/britain-royal-family-prince-charles-monarchy}}</ref>

==Members of a royal family==
[[Image:Louis14-Family.jpg|thumb|The Royal Family of [[Kingdom of France|France]] in classical costume during the reign of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]].]]

A royal family typically includes the spouse of the reigning monarch, surviving spouses of a deceased monarch, the children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and paternal cousins of the reigning monarch, as well as their spouses. In some cases, royal family membership may extend to great grandchildren and more distant descendants of a monarch. In certain monarchies where voluntary [[abdication]] is the norm, such as the [[Netherlands]], a royal family may also include one or more former monarchs. In certain instances, such as in Canada, the royal family is defined by who holds the styles [[Majesty]] and [[Royal Highness]].<ref>[http://www.saskd.ca/heritage.pdf Department of National Defence: ''The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces''; pg 281]</ref> There is often a distinction between persons of the blood royal and those that marry into the royal family. Under most systems, only persons in the first category are dynasts, that is, potential successors to the throne (unless the member of the latter category is also in line to the throne in their own right, a frequent occurrence in royal families which frequently intermarry). This is not always observed; some monarchies have operated by the principle of ''[[jure uxoris]]''.

In addition, certain relatives of the monarch (by blood or marriage) possess special privileges and are subject to certain statutes, conventions, or special common law. The precise functions of a royal family vary depending on whether the polity in question is an [[absolute monarchy]], a [[constitutional monarchy]], or somewhere in between. In certain monarchies, such as that found in [[Saudi Arabia]] or [[Kuwait]], or in political systems where the monarch actually exercises executive power, such as in [[Jordan]], it is not uncommon for the members of a royal family to hold important government posts or military commands. In most constitutional monarchies, however, members of a royal family perform certain public, social, or ceremonial functions, but refrain from any involvement in electoral politics or the actual governance of the country.

The specific composition of royal families varies from country to country, as do the titles and [[royal and noble styles]] held by members of the family. The composition of the royal family may be regulated by statute enacted by the legislature (e.g., Spain, the [[Netherlands]], and Japan since 1947), the sovereign's prerogative and common law tradition (e.g., the United Kingdom), or a private house law (e.g., [[Liechtenstein]], the former ruling houses of [[Bavaria]], [[Prussia]], [[Hanover]], etc.). Public statutes, constitutional provisions, or conventions may also regulate the marriages, names, and personal titles of royal family members. The members of a royal family may or may not have a surname or dynastic name (see [[Royal House]]).

In a constitutional monarchy, when the monarch dies, there is always a law or tradition of succession to the throne that either specifies a formula for identifying the precise [[order of succession]] among family members in line to the throne or specifies a process by which a family member is chosen to inherit the crown. Usually in the former case the exact [[line of hereditary succession]] among royal individuals may be identified at any given moment during prior [[reign]]s (e.g. [[line of succession to the British throne|United Kingdom]], [[List of seigneurs of Sark|Sark]], [[Aga Khan|Nizari Ismailis]], [[line of succession to the Japanese throne|Japan]], [[Rain Queen|Balobedu]]s, [[line of succession to the Swedish throne|Sweden]], [[Benin Empire|Kingdom of Benin]]) whereas in the latter case the next sovereign may be selected (or changed) only during the reign or shortly after the demise of the immediately preceding monarch (e.g. [[List of monarchs of Cambodia|Cambodia]], [[Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu#Wives|KwaZulu Natal]], [[Kabaka of Buganda#Election of kings|Buganda]], [[Succession to the Saudi Arabian throne|Saudi Arabia]], [[Politics of Swaziland#Monarchy|Swaziland]], [[Yoruba people|Yorubaland]], [[Māori King Movement|The Kingitanga]]). Some monarchies employ a mix of these selection processes ([[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|Malaysia]], [[Line of succession to the Monegasque throne|Monaco]], [[Line of succession to the Tongan throne|Tonga]], [[Line of succession to the Jordanian throne|Jordan]], [[Line of succession to the Moroccan throne|Morocco]]), providing for both an identifiable line of succession as well as authority for the monarch, dynasty or other institution to alter the line in specific instances without changing the general law of succession.

Some countries have [[Abolition of monarchy|abolished]] royalty altogether, as in post-revolutionary France (1870), post-revolutionary Russia (1917), Portugal (1910), post-war Germany (1918), post-war Italy (1946) and many ex European colonies.

==Current royal families==
{{Royal and noble ranks of West, Central, and Southern Asia}}

===Africa===
* [[Letsie III of Lesotho|Lesotho royal family]]
* [[Royal family of Morocco|Moroccan royal family]]
* [[House of Dlamini|Swazi royal family]]
* [[List of current constituent African monarchs]]

===Asia===
* [[House of Bolkiah|Bruneian royal family]]
* [[House of Wangchuck|Bhutanese royal family]]
* [[Norodom Sihanouk|Cambodian royal family]]
* [[Imperial House of Japan|Japanese imperial family]]
* [[List of monarchs of Java|Javanese royal families]]
** Yogyakarta royal families
*** [[Hamengkubuwono|Yogyakarta royal family]]
*** [[Pakualaman|Pakualam ducal family]]
** Surakarta royal families
*** [[Susuhunan|Surakarta royal family]]
*** [[Mangkunegaran Palace|Mangkunegaran ducal family]]
* Malaysian royal families
** [[Iskandar of Johor|Johor royal family]]
** [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Kedah royal family]]
** [[Muhammad V of Kelantan|Kelantan royal family]]
** [[Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan|Negeri Sembilan royal family]]
** [[Ahmad Shah of Pahang|Pahang royal family]]
** [[Azlan Shah of Perak|Perak royal family]]
** [[House of Jamalullail (Perlis)|Perlis royal family]]
** [[Sharafuddin of Selangor|Selangor royal family]]
** [[Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu|Terengganu royal family]]
* [[Chakri dynasty|Thai royal family]]
* [[List of current constituent Asian monarchs]]

===Europe===
* [[Monarchy of Belgium|Belgian royal family]]
* Royal family of the [[Commonwealth realms]]:
** [[Monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Australia|Australian royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of the Bahamas|Bahamian royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Belize|Belizian royal family]]
** [[British royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Grenada|Grenadian royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Jamaica|Jamaican royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of New Zealand|New Zealand royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinean royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Saint Lucia|Saint Lucian royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Solomon Islands|Solomon Island royal family]]
** [[Monarchy of Tuvalu|Tuvaluan royal family]]
* [[Danish royal family]]
* [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|Dutch royal family]]
* [[Princely Family of Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein princely family]]
* [[Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg|Luxembourg grand ducal family]]
* [[Monarchy of Monaco|Monegasque princely family]]
* [[Norwegian royal family]]
* [[Spanish royal family]]
* [[Swedish royal family]]

===Middle East===
* [[House of Khalifa|Bahraini royal family]]
* [[Royal families of the United Arab Emirates|Emirati royal families]]
* [[Hashemites|Jordanian royal family]]
* [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Kuwaiti royal family]]
* [[House of Al Said|Omani royal family]]
* [[House of Thani|Qatari royal family]]
* [[House of Saud|Saudi royal family]]

===Oceania===
* [[List of monarchs of Tonga|Tongan royal family]]

==Deposed royal families==
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* [[House of Habsburg|Holy Roman, Austro-Hungarian imperial family]]
* [[Monarchy of Barbados|Barbadian royal family]]
* [[Mughal dynasty| Mughal imperial family]]
* [[Gaekwad dynasty|Baroda royal family]]
* [[Wadiyar dynasty|Mysore royal Family]] (Wadiyar Dynasty)
* [[Nawab of Dhaka|Royal family of Dhaka]]
* [[House of Wittelsbach|Bavarian royal family]]
* [[Brazilian imperial family]]
* [[Bulgarian royal family]]
* [[Georgian royal family]]
* [[Greek royal family]]
* [[Muhammad Ali dynasty|Egyptian royal family]]
* [[Solomonic dynasty|Ethiopian imperial family]]
* [[List of rulers of Hesse|Hessian grand ducal family]]
* [[House of Savoy|Italian royal family]]
* [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iranian imperial family]]
* [[Kings of Israel and Judah|Israel and Judah royal family]]
* [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur royal family]]
* [[House of Yi|Korean imperial family]]
* [[Lao Royal Family|Laotian royal family]]
* [[Aisin Gioro|Chinese imperial family]]
* [[House of Mecklenburg#House of Mecklenburg today|Mecklenburg (Schwerin and Strelitz) grand ducal family]]
* [[House of Iturbide|Mexican imperial family]]
* [[House of Zhu|Ming imperial family]]
* [[Shah dynasty|Nepalese royal family]]
* [[List of kings of Rwanda|Rwandan royal family]]
* [[Ottoman dynasty|Ottoman imperial family]]
* [[House of Braganza|Portuguese royal family]]
* [[Romanian royal family]]
* [[House of Romanov|Russian imperial family]]
* [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawaiian royal family]]
* [[House of Zhao|Song imperial family]]
* [[Imams of Yemen|Yemeni royal family]]
* [[Karađorđević dynasty|Yugoslavian royal family]]
}}

==Mediatised princely families==
Whilst [[German mediatisation|mediatization]] occurred in other countries such as [[France]], [[Italy]] and [[Russia]], only the certain houses within the former [[Holy Roman Empire]] are collectively called the [[Mediatized Houses]].

* [[House of Arenberg|Arenberg ducal family]] ([[Belgian nobility|Belgium]])
* [[House of Fürstenberg (Swabia)|Fürstenberg princely family]] ([[German nobility|Germany]])
* [[House of Ligne|Ligne princely family]] ([[Belgian nobility|Belgium]])
* [[House of Merode|Merode princely family]] ([[Belgian nobility|Belgium]])
* [[House of Schwarzenberg|Schwarzenberg princely family]] ([[Bohemian nobility|Bohemia]])
* [[Thurn und Taxis|Thurn und Taxis princely family]] ([[German nobility|Germany]])

==Dynasties==
{{main|List of dynasties}}
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* [[List of Asturian monarchs|House of Asturias-Cantabria]]
* [[House of Aberffraw|Aberffraw House of Gwynedd]]
* [[Abbasid Caliphate|Al-Abbasi]]
* [[House of Khalifa|Al Khalifa]]
* [[House of Sabah|Al-Sabah]]
* [[House of Al-Falasi|Al-Falasi]]
* Al Ghardaqa
* [[Uyunid dynasty]]
* [[Alaouite dynasty]]
* Angevin dynasties
** [[House of Ingelger]]
** [[Angevin kings of England]]
** [[Capetian House of Anjou]]
** [[House of Valois-Anjou]]
* [[Artaxiad dynasty]]
** [[Artaxiad dynasty of Iberia|Cadet branch in Georgia]]
* [[Parthian Empire|Arsacid dynasty]]
** [[Arsacid dynasty of Armenia|Cadet branch in Armenia]]
** [[Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania|Cadet branch in Caucasian Albania]]
** [[Arsacid dynasty of Iberia|Cadet branch in Georgia]]
* [[Artsruni|Artsruni dynasty]]
* [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid dynasty]]
* [[Árpád dynasty|House of Árpád]]
* [[Lakhmids|House of Arslan]] (The Lakhmids)
* [[House of Aviz]]
* [[House of Bernadotte]]
* House of Bagrat
** [[Bagratuni dynasty|Bagratuni dynasty of Armenia]]
** [[Bagrationi dynasty|Bagrationi dynasty of Georgia]]
* [[Balti dynasty]]
* [[House of Blois]]
* [[House of Bonaparte]]
* [[Borjigin|Borjigid]]
* [[House of Bourbon]]
* [[House of Bokassa]]
* [[House of Orléans]]
* [[House of Bourbon-Parma]]
* [[House of Orléans-Braganza]]
* [[House of Braganza]]
* [[House of Capet]]
* [[Carolingian dynasty]]
* [[County of Coimbra|House of Coimbra]]
* [[Chakri Dynasty]] (House of Mahidol)
* [[Dynasties in Chinese history|Dynasties of China]]
** [[Xia dynasty]]
** [[Shang dynasty]]
** [[Zhou dynasty]]
** [[Qin dynasty]]
** [[Han dynasty]]
** [[Jin dynasty (266–420)|Jin dynasty]]
** [[Sui dynasty]]
** [[Tang dynasty]]
** [[Liao dynasty]]
** [[Song dynasty]]
** [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]]
** [[Yuan dynasty]]
** [[Ming dynasty]]
** [[Qing dynasty]]
* [[Komnenos|Comnenian dynasty]]
* [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin Royal Family]]
* [[Davidic line]]
* [[House of Dlamini]]
* [[Flavian dynasty]]
* [[Gediminids]]
* [[Ghassanids]]
** [[Al-Chemor]]
** [[Gharios]]
* [[Giray dynasty]]
* [[House of Grimaldi]]
* [[House of Glücksburg]]
* [[House of Habsburg]]
** [[House of Lorraine|House of Habsburg-Lorraine]]
* [[Rubenids|Rubenid dynasty]]
* [[Hethumids|Hethumid dynasty]]
* [[Hamengkubuwono|House of Hamengkubuwono]]
* [[House of Hanover]]
* [[Hashemites|Hashemite]]
* [[Hasmonean dynasty|Hasmonean]]
* [[House of Hesse]]
* [[House of Hohenzollern]]
* [[House of Romanov|Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov]]
* [[:Category:Dynasties of India|Dynasties of India]]
** [[Maurya Empire]]
** [[Chalukya dynasty]]
** [[Chola dynasty]]
** [[Gupta Empire|Gupta dynasty]]
** [[Kushan Empire|Kushan dynasty]]
** [[Mughal Empire|Mughal dynasty]]
** [[Peshwa|Peshwa dynasty]]
** [[List of Rajput dynasties and states|Rajput dynasties]]
** [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam dynasty]] ([[Hyderabad]])
** [[Wadiyar dynasty]] ([[Mysore]]) royal family.
* [[Jagiellonian dynasty|Jagiellons]]
* [[Julio-Claudian dynasty]]
* [[Karađorđević dynasty|House of Karađorđević]]
* [[Keita Dynasty]]
* [[Lao Royal Family|Khun Lo Dynasty]]
* [[Banū Khuzaʽah]]
* Hawaiian houses
** [[House of Kalākaua]]
** [[House of Kamehameha]]
** [[House of Kawānanakoa]]
** [[House of Laanui|House of Laanui-Kalokuokamaile]]
* Irish houses
** [[O'Conor|Ó Conchubhair Donn]] of [[Connacht]]
** [[O'Neill dynasty]] of [[Ulster]]
** [[O'Brien dynasty]] of [[Thomond]]
** [[Uí Ceinnselaig|MacMurrough Kavanagh]] of [[Leinster]]
** [[MacCarthy]] of [[Kingdom of Desmond|Desmond]]
** [[O'Rorke]] of [[Kingdom of Breifne|Breifne]]
** [[Eóganachta]]
* Dynasties of Korea
** [[Unified Silla]]
** [[Goryeo|Goryeo dynasty]]
** [[Joseon|Joseon dynasty]] (House of Yi)
* [[House of Lancaster]]
* [[House of Lusignan]]
* [[Merovingian dynasty]]
* [[Nayaks of Kandy]]
* [[Nemanjić dynasty|House of Nemanjić]]
* [[Muhammad Ali dynasty]]
* [[Nigerian Chieftaincy|Nigerian houses]]
** [[Ooni of Ife|Ooduan royal family of Ife, Egba, Ketu, Sabe, Oyo, Ijero and the Ilas]]
*** [[Oba of Lagos|Ado royal family of Lagos]]
*** [[Oba of Benin|Eweka royal family of Benin]]
*** [[Deji of Akure|Omoremilekun Asodeboyede royal family of Akure]]
* [[House of Normandy]]
* [[Obrenović dynasty|House of Obrenović]]
* [[House of Oldenburg]]
* [[Omrides]]
* [[Duke of Holstein-Gottorp|House of Holstein-Gottorp]]
** [[Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (elder line)]]
* [[House of Orange-Nassau]]
* [[Susuhunan|House of Pakubuwono]]
* [[Ottoman dynasty]]
* [[Pahlavi dynasty]]
* [[Piast dynasty]]
* [[House of Plantagenet]]
* [[Přemyslid dynasty]]
* [[Qajar dynasty]]
* [[Timurid dynasty]]
* [[House of Romanov|Romanov (Holstein-Gottorp-und-Romanov)]]
* [[Rurik dynasty]]
* [[Safavid dynasty]]
* [[House of Saud]] (Saudis)
* [[House of Savoy]]
* [[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
* [[Solomonic dynasty]]
* [[House of Stuart]]
* [[House of Trastámara]]
* [[Travancore royal family]]
* [[Trần dynasty]]
* [[House of Tudor]]
* [[Uí Ímair]]
* [[Uí Néill]]
* [[House of Vasa]]
* [[House of Windsor]]
** [[Mountbatten-Windsor]]
* [[House of Wittelsbach]]
* [[House of York]]
* [[Zand dynasty]]
* [[House of Zogu]]
* The Senegambia ([[Senegal]] and [[the Gambia]])
** [[Joof family|The Joof family]]
** [[The Royal House of Boureh Gnilane Joof]]
** [[The Royal House of Jogo Siga Joof]]
** [[The Royal House of Semou Njekeh Joof]]
** [[Lamane|The Lamanic Class]]
** [[Guelowar|The Guelowar Dynasty]]
** [[:Category:Serer royalty|Serer royalty]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Royalty}}
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* [[Abolition of monarchy|Abolished monarchy]]
* [[Born in the purple]]
* [[Chief of the Name]]
* [[Crown prince]]
* [[Divine right of kings]]
* [[Dynasty]]
* [[First Family]] (in some republican states)
* [[List of family trees|Family trees of royal families]]
* [[Nobility]]
* [[Palace]]
* [[Prince]]
* [[Prince consort]]
* [[Princeps]]
* [[Princess]]
* [[Raja]]
* [[Rana (title)]]
* [[Rani (disambiguation)]]
* [[Princess Royal]]
* [[Queen consort]]
* [[Regicide]]
* [[Royal and noble styles]]
* [[Royal descent]]
* [[Rao (Indian surname)]]
* [[Royal prerogative]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commonscat-inline|Royal families}}

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