Royal houses

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115587
- info:lc/authorities/sh85115587
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85115587#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Dynasties (Royal houses)
- Royal families
- Royalty
Broader Terms
- Kings and rulers
Narrower Terms
- Families of royal descent
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb11947710m
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4130870-0
Sources
- found: Oxford Dictionary online, Mar. 13, 2006: dynasty (succession of rulers of the same line or family; a line of kings or princes)
- found: Burke's royal families of the world, 1977-.
- found: Royal families worldwide, 1999.
- found: The heirs of the Vikings : scenes from the Norwegian royal family, c1987.
- found: Wikipedia, Dec. 13, 2006 (A royal family is the extended family of a monarch; a royal family typically includes the spouse of the reigning monarch, all surviving spouses of a deceased monarch, the children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and cousins of the reigning monarch, as well as their spouses)
LC Classification
- D226.7
- D352.1
- D412.7
Change Notes
- 2006-05-01: new
- 2007-05-04: revised

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