LISTINGS OF ESSAYS ON THIS SITE

ESSAYS ON ROYAL HOUSES

        The Imperial and Royal House of Habsburg-Lothringen

Austria

The Imperial House of Austria
The Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece 
Die Landes-Erbämter in den österreichischen Kronländern

Tuscany

The Grand Ducal House of Tuscany
The Order of Saint Stephen
The Order of Saint Joseph
The Wedding of the Grand Duke
The History of the Edmonstone family
The Family of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess

        The Royal House of Capet

Genealogy of the Royal House of Bourbon
Brief History of the House of Bourbon 

France

The Legitimist succession
The Treaties of Utrecht, Renunciations and their aftermath and legality
The Order of Saint Michel
The Royal House of Orléans
The Testament of Louis XVI

Spain

The Royal House of Spain Main Page
History of the Royal House of Spain
Genealogy of the Royal House of Spain
Succession to the Crown in 1972
A Recent  History of Carlism
Precedence in Spain
The Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece

Two Sicilies

The Royal House of the Two Sicilies
Genealogy of the Royal House
The Two Sicilies Royal Family
The Disputed Succession
The Pragmatic Decree of 1759
The Act of Cannes of 1900
The Order of Saint Januarius
The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

Parma

History of the Royal House of Parma
Genealogy of the Royal House of Parma 
Pretensions of the Duke of Parma to be Carlist claimant

Luxembourg

History of the Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg
Genealogy of the Royal House of Luxembourg

Brazil

The Imperial and Royal House of Orléans-Braganza

Portugal Capetian through double bastardy)

The     Royal House of Portugal
The History of the Royal House

Genealogy of the Royal House

The Succession to the Headship of the Royal House
The false claimant

Italy

Italy (Savoy) 
Mantua (Gonzaga)
 
Piombino (Boncompagni-Ludovisi)

Bavaria

        History of the Royal House of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) and related links

        Heirs to Napoleonic States      

        Frankfurt (Beauharnais)

        Naples (Murat)

        Former Russian Empire

        History of the Russian Imperial House

        Genealogy of the Russian Imperial House

        Succession to the Imperial Russian Throne

        The Succession Laws Examined (by Brien Horan, Esq)

        The Georgian Royal House

        Other States

        Bouillon (Rohan)

        Courland

        Denmark (Schlesvig-Holstein)

        Yugoslavia (KaraGeorgevich)

        Other Essays -             

        The Royal Prerogative

        Fantasy and Pretended Royalty

 

ESSAYS ON NOBILITY 

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE SUBJECTS

Introduction: The Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire and Germany 1792-1815 Listing of essays by V. Rozn

Immediate Territories of the Holy Roman Empire  

The Imperial Diet

German States and Families in the Imperial Assembly, 1792

The Imperial Circles

The Ten Imperial Circles (Reichskreise) in 1812

The Final Recess of the Imperial Deputation of 1803

The Worms Reichsmatrikei
(federal tax-schedule of the Imperial Assembly), May 1521

The End of the Empire  

The Council of Princes (and Counts)

Appendix - The Council of Princes in 1793 and 1803

Über  Nobilitierungen  Im  Heiligen  Römischen  Reich

Surviving Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in order of creation

Napoleonic Germany, the Congress of Vienna and the German Reich

HRE titles held by British citizens or by persons of British descent

AUSTRIAN SUBJECTS

For an Essay on the Austrian Nobility since World War I

BRITISH SUBJECTS

The Jacobite Peerage and Baronetcy in 1996. This is a compilation of the names of those who still hold titles created by the Stuart Kings in exile.

HRE titles held by British citizens or by persons of British descent

FRENCH SUBJECTS

The French Society of the Cincinnati. A brief survey of the history of the French Society of this American institution.

The genealogy and succession to the titles of the Talleyrand family

ITALIAN SUBJECTS

The Peerage of Sicily. A list of all the Peerages of Sicily created in 1813 and their present heirs where known.

The Laws and regulations on the Nobility of the Two Sicilies

SPANISH SUBJECTS

The Spanish Grandees  lists all the grandees, with the dates of creation, the family names of the first holder of the title, and the present holders, and their other grandeeships where applicable.

The Spanish Maestranzas & Nobiliary Associations lists the officially recognized and the private nobiliary organizations in Spain.

Spanish Nobiliary laws and Regulations

Decision of the Constitutional Tribunal on the succession to Titles

GENERAL

The Royal Prerogative and its use by the heirs to former thrones.The right of the heads of former reigning Royal Houses to award titles of nobility and the Orders of their Dynasty is examined in this article.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES REGARDING THE CONFERRAL OF TITLES OF NOBILITY OR HONOR

Review of the Kennedy Gotha, April 2001

Heraldic Privileges of Order of Knighthood

Noble Families of Jewish Ancestry (incomplete)

ESSAYS ON ORDERS (Listing to be completed)

        Principal Extant Orders of Knighthood of Monarchical and formerly Monarchical States

        The Sovereign Military Order of Malta       

        Self-styled Orders


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