List of noble houses explained

A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance, and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch. The concept is comparable with that of an aristocratic clan, and can be used informally to describe non-European ruling families.[1]

When a reigning monarch is a member of a noble house, such as the House of Windsor, that house can also be considered a royal house. Many noble houses (such as the Houses of York and Lancaster) have birthed dynasties and have historically been considered royal houses, but in a contemporary sense, these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded. A royal house is a type of noble house, and they are not separate or mutually exclusive entities.

Many of these houses are in several countries such as House of Butler which has held power and lands in countries such as France, Ireland, Germany and the UK.

Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

China

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Japan

See also: List of kuge families and Japanese clans.

Korea

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Philippines

Laos

Vietnam

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Timor Leste

List House of Monarchs in West Timor Leste :

List House of Monarchs in East Timor Leste :

Europe

Western Balkan states (Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia)

Serbian

European Jewish

See main article: List of European Jewish nobility.

The Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Colombia

Ecuador

Honduras

Cuba

List of noble titles by Spanish Monarchs in Cuba :

Nicaragua

Peru

List Viceroy of Peru :

United States of America

Africa

Zanzibar

Oceania

Fiji

Tahiti

Wallis and Futuna

Notes and References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, "house, n.¹ and int, " Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.

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