Family trees

Royal dynasties and great families, drawn from recorded parent, child, and spouse relationships.

Chiang family

Chiang Kai-shek's family, traced from his father to his grandsons in Taiwan.

13 members · 1842–2004 · rooted at Chiang Chao-tsung

Descendants of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's descendants, who married into most of Europe's royal houses.

492 members · 1819–2026 · rooted at Queen Victoria

House of Aisin-Gioro

The Qing imperial house, traced from Nurhaci to Puyi.

47 members · 1559–1994 · rooted at Nurhaci

House of Habsburg-Lorraine

The Austrian imperial house, traced from Maria Theresa and Francis I to the present day.

405 members · 1708–2023 · rooted at Maria Theresa

House of Hohenzollern

The Prussian royal and German imperial house, traced from Frederick William I to the present day.

930 members · 1687–2026 · rooted at Frederick William I of Prussia

House of Romanov

The Russian imperial house (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov), traced from Peter III and Catherine the Great to the present-day claimants.

784 members · 1728–2026 · rooted at Peter III of Russia

House of Saud

Rulers of Saudi Arabia, traced from the founder Ibn Saud.

10 members · 1876–2015 · rooted at Ibn Saud

House of Windsor

The British royal house, named by George V in 1917, traced from him to the present day.

79 members · 1865–2025 · rooted at George V

House of Yi

Rulers of Korea's Joseon dynasty and Korean Empire.

194 members · 1335–2020 · rooted at Taejo of Joseon

House of Zhu

The Ming imperial house, traced from the Hongwu Emperor to the last Southern Ming emperor.

44 members · 1328–1662 · rooted at Hongwu Emperor

Imperial House of Japan

The Japanese imperial family, traced from Emperor Kōkaku to Emperor Naruhito and his family.

69 members · 1771–2026 · rooted at Emperor Kōkaku

Kim family of North Korea

The family that has ruled North Korea since 1948: Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un and their relatives.

21 members · 1892–2021 · rooted at Kim Hyong-jik

Ottoman dynasty

The house of the Ottoman sultans, traced from Ahmed III to the heads of the family in exile.

232 members · 1666–2024 · rooted at Ahmed III

Soong family

Charlie Soong's children and their marriages to Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek and H. H. Kung.

23 members · 1861–2008 · rooted at Charlie Soong