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Henry VII of England
1457 - 1509
Henry VII was King of England from 1485 to 1509 and the first monarch of the house of Tudor. Born at Pembroke Castle in 1457, the posthumous son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort, he drew his claim to the throne from his mother's Beaufort descent from John of Gaunt. Fourteen years of exile in Brittany and France ended when he landed in Wales in 1485 and defeated Richard III at Bosworth, the battle that ended Plan…
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Gen 1 · 1133 - 1189
Henry II was King of England from 1154 to 1189 and the first monarch of the House of Plantagenet. Born at Le Mans in 1133 to Geoffrey V of Anjou and Empress Matilda, he inherited Anjou and Normandy, gained Aquitaine through his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152, and took the English crown two years later, ruling lands that stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. He rebuilt royal government after the civil war called the Anarchy, and his legal reforms, among them itinerant justices and sworn juries, laid the foundations of English common law. His reign was marked by his quarrel with Archbishop Thomas Becket and by rebellions led by his own sons. He died at Chinon in 1189 and was succeeded by Richard I.
Gen 2 · 1157 - 1199
Richard I, known as Richard the Lionheart, was King of England from 1189 to 1199 and one of the leading commanders of the Third Crusade. Born at Oxford in 1157, a son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, he was brought up in his mother's duchy of Aquitaine and became its duke, rebelling against his father more than once before succeeding him. He spent almost his entire reign abroad, campaigning in the Holy Land against Saladin, where he took Acre and Jaffa but never recovered Jerusalem. Returning overland, he was held for a vast ransom in Germany while England was governed by his officials and his mother. He died in the Limousin in 1199 and was succeeded by his brother John.
Gen 2 · 1166 - 1216
John was King of England from 1199 to 1216, the youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Born at Oxford in 1166, he succeeded his brother Richard I and by 1204 had lost Normandy, Anjou and most of the family's continental lands to Philip II of France. Heavy taxation to fund attempts at their recovery, together with quarrels with the church and with his barons, provoked a rebellion that forced him to accept Magna Carta at Runnymede in June 1215, the charter that first set down in writing that the king was subject to law. War resumed almost at once, and he died at Newark in October 1216, leaving the throne to his nine-year-old son Henry III.
Gen 3 · 1207 - 1272
Henry III was King of England from 1216 to 1272, one of the longest reigns in English history. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, he was born at Winchester in 1207 and crowned at the age of nine while much of the country was still in rebel hands, ruling through regents until 1234. A devout and artistically minded king, he rebuilt Westminster Abbey in the Gothic style as a shrine for Edward the Confessor and as the burial church of his dynasty. His reliance on foreign relatives and his costly foreign schemes provoked the baronial reform movement of 1258 and the Second Barons' War, in which Simon de Montfort briefly controlled the government before being defeated by the king's son, the future Edward I.
Gen 4 · 1239 - 1307
Edward I, called Longshanks, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Born at Westminster in 1239, the eldest son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, he defeated Simon de Montfort at Evesham in 1265 and was away on crusade when he succeeded his father. As king he issued a great series of statutes that reshaped English land law and justice, summoned the Model Parliament of 1295, and completed the conquest of Wales, ringing it with castles such as Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech. His later years were consumed by war in Scotland against William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. He married Eleanor of Castile, whose death in 1290 he marked with the Eleanor crosses, and died at Burgh by Sands in 1307.
Gen 5 · 1284 - 1327
Edward II was King of England from 1307 to 1327. Born at Caernarfon in 1284, the son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, he was the first English heir to hold the title Prince of Wales. His reign was dominated by conflict with his barons over his reliance on favourites, above all Piers Gaveston and later Hugh Despenser the Younger, and by military failure in Scotland, where Robert the Bruce destroyed an English army at Bannockburn in 1314. In 1326 his wife Isabella of France and the exiled baron Roger Mortimer invaded England, and in January 1327 Edward became the first English king to be deposed by parliament, in favour of his teenage son Edward III. He died later that year at Berkeley Castle.
Gen 6 · 1312 - 1377
Edward III was King of England from 1327 to 1377, one of the longest and most celebrated reigns of the Middle Ages. Born at Windsor in 1312 to Edward II and Isabella of France, he came to the throne as a boy after his father's deposition and took power into his own hands in 1330. Claiming the French crown through his mother, he opened the Hundred Years' War, winning at Sluys in 1340 and Crécy in 1346 and taking Calais, while his eldest son, the Black Prince, triumphed at Poitiers. He founded the Order of the Garter in 1348 and presided over the arrival of the Black Death and the steady growth of parliament. His many sons, and the rivalry of their descendants, shaped English politics for a century.
Gen 7 · 1330 - 1376
Edward of Woodstock, known to later ages as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault and the most admired English soldier of his age. Born in 1330, he was created Prince of Wales in 1343 and commanded a division at Crécy in 1346 at the age of sixteen. Ten years later at Poitiers he captured John II of France, and from 1362 he ruled the principality of Aquitaine for his father. His later campaign in Castile drained his resources and his health, and he returned to England in 1371. He married his cousin Joan of Kent and died in 1376, a year before his father, so the crown passed instead to his young son Richard II.
Gen 7 · 1338 - 1368
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, was the second surviving son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, born at Antwerp in 1338 while his parents were in the Low Countries. Through his marriage as a boy to Elizabeth de Burgh he became Earl of Ulster and one of the greatest landholders in Ireland, and in 1361 Edward III sent him there as lieutenant; the parliament he held at Kilkenny in 1366 produced the Statutes of Kilkenny. Created Duke of Clarence in 1362, he travelled to Italy in 1368 for a second marriage and died at Alba a few months later. His only child, Philippa, carried his line to the Mortimer earls of March and, through them, to the house of York.
Gen 8 · 1367 - 1413
Henry IV was King of England from 1399 to 1413 and the first monarch of the house of Lancaster. Born at Bolingbroke Castle in 1367, the son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, he was one of the Lords Appellant who curbed Richard II in 1388 and was later exiled, his inheritance seized. He returned in 1399, deposed his cousin Richard and was accepted as king by parliament. His reign was spent defending that title against the revolt of Owain Glyndwr in Wales, the Percy risings in the north and repeated conspiracies, and against a persistent shortage of money. He was the first king since the Norman Conquest whose first language was English. He died at Westminster in 1413.
Gen 8 · 1367 - 1400
Richard II was King of England from 1377 to 1399, the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. Born at Bordeaux in 1367, he succeeded his grandfather Edward III at the age of ten and faced the Peasants' Revolt at fourteen, riding out to meet the rebels at Smithfield. His adult rule was marked by struggles with the Lords Appellant, who curbed his power in 1388, and by a later reassertion of royal authority that his opponents called tyranny. A notable patron of art and architecture, he rebuilt the roof of Westminster Hall. In 1399 he was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, who took the throne as Henry IV, and he died at Pontefract Castle early in 1400.
The Bachchan family is an Indian family of poets, film actors and industrialists, descended from the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan of Allahabad and known above all for his elder son, the actor Amitabh Bachchan, whose own marriage and children have kept the family at the centre of Hindi cinema for more than half a century. ## Origins in Allahabad The family's documented line begins with Pratap Narayan Shrivastava, a Srivastava Kayastha from Babupatti in the Raniganj area of Pratapgarh district, in what is now Uttar Pradesh, who settled in Allahabad and worked in the city's paper trade. He and his wife Saraswati Devi had a son, Harivansh Rai, born in 1907. The boy was called "Bachchan" at home, a Hindi word meaning child, and he later took the nickname as his pen name. It has been the family surname ever since, which is why the Bachchans carry a name that began as a term of endearment rather than a caste or clan title. ## Poet, star and the generations after Harivansh Rai Bachchan became one of the most widely read Hindi poets of the twentieth century. His 1935 collection Madhushala is still recited across north India, and he combined writing with teaching English at Allahabad University, a Cambridge doctorate on W. B. Yeats, and service in the Ministry of External Affairs. His first wife, Shyama, died in 1936; his second, Teji Suri, was a Punjabi social activist who became a well-known figure in Delhi's cultural life. Their sons were Amitabh, born in 1942, and the businessman Ajitabh, born in 1947. Amitabh Bachchan's career, from Saat Hindustani in 1969 through Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay to Kaun Banega Crorepati, made him the single most recognisable figure in Indian popular culture. He married the actress Jaya Bhaduri in 1973, joining the family to the Bhaduris of Bhopal, whose head was the journalist and author Taroon Kumar Bhaduri. Their daughter Shweta became an author and columnist, and their son Abhishek an actor. ## The Nanda and Rai branches Two marriages widened the family considerably. In 1997 Shweta married Nikhil Nanda of Delhi, chairman of the Escorts Kubota engineering group, the son of the industrialist Rajan Nanda and of Ritu Nanda, herself a daughter of the film-maker Raj Kapoor. Their children are the entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda and the actor Agastya Nanda. In 2007 Abhishek married Aishwarya Rai, Miss World 1994 and one of Indian cinema's most internationally recognised stars, bringing in the Rai family of coastal Karnataka: her father Krishnaraj Rai, a biologist with the Indian Army, her mother Brindya, and her brother Aditya. ## Significance Few Indian families span so many fields in four generations: Hindi literature, mainstream cinema, heavy engineering and parliamentary politics, with Jaya Bachchan serving several terms in the Rajya Sabha. The Bachchan house in Mumbai has been a fixed point of Indian public life for decades, and the family's marriages have tied it to the Bhaduris, the Nandas and, through Ritu Nanda, to the Kapoor film dynasty. | Fact | Details | | --- | --- | | Founding figure | Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907-2003), Hindi poet | | Surname origin | "Bachchan", a childhood nickname meaning "child", adopted as a pen name | | Native place | Babupatti, Pratapgarh district, and Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh | | Best known member | Amitabh Bachchan (born 1942), actor | | Generations covered | Four, from Pratap Narayan Shrivastava to Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda | | Families married in | Bhaduri of Bhopal, Nanda of Delhi, Rai of Mangalore | | Fields | Hindi poetry, cinema, business, politics |
The House of Habsburg was one of the most powerful royal dynasties in European history, ruling Austria from 1282, supplying almost every Holy Roman Emperor between 1438 and the empire's dissolution in 1806, and reigning over Spain and its overseas empire from 1516 to 1700. Named for a castle in what is now Switzerland, the family rose from modest Swabian counts to sovereigns of lands stretching from the Danube to the Andes, and its senior line ended only in 1918 with the fall of Austria-Hungary. ## Origins The dynasty takes its name from Habsburg Castle in the Aargau, in present-day Switzerland, held by a family of counts with scattered lands in Swabia and Alsace. Its fortunes changed in 1273, when the prince-electors chose Rudolf I as King of the Romans after a long interregnum. Rudolf defeated Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1278, took the duchies of Austria and Styria, and granted them to his sons, moving the family's centre of gravity permanently to Vienna. Two centuries later the marriage of Maximilian I to Mary of Burgundy, and of their son Philip the Handsome to Joanna of Castile, converted a regional Alpine power into a continental one within a single generation. ## Notable members Charles V inherited Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Naples and the Spanish Americas, and on his abdication in 1556 divided them: Spain and the Low Countries to his son Philip II, the Austrian lands and the imperial title to his brother Ferdinand I. The Spanish branch ran from Philip II through Philip III and Philip IV to Charles II, whose death in 1700 without an heir set off the War of the Spanish Succession. The Austrian branch ran from Ferdinand I through Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III to Charles VI, whose daughter Maria Theresa became the only woman to rule the Habsburg lands in her own right. Her marriage to Francis I Stephen of Lorraine founded the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, which produced Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette, Francis II, and the long-reigning Franz Joseph I. ## Significance For six centuries the Habsburgs shaped the map of Europe less by conquest than by marriage, holding together a multilingual realm of Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Poles, Italians, Croats and others under a single crown. They led the Counter-Reformation, halted Ottoman expansion at Vienna in 1683, and gave Europe both the Thirty Years' War and the Congress system that followed Napoleon. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 triggered the First World War, and the abdication of Charles I in 1918 ended Habsburg rule. | Fact | Details | | --- | --- | | Founder of the royal line | Rudolf I of Habsburg, King of the Romans from 1273 | | Family seat | Habsburg Castle, Aargau; later Vienna, Graz and Madrid | | Height of power | Charles V (1500 to 1558), ruler of Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Naples and Spanish America | | Spanish line | Philip II to Charles II, 1556 to 1700 | | Austrian line | Ferdinand I to Charles VI, 1521 to 1740 | | Habsburg-Lorraine | From Maria Theresa and Francis I Stephen, 1736 onward | | Last reigning monarch | Charles I of Austria, who left government in 1918 | | Principal titles | Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of Austria, King of Spain, Hungary and Bohemia |
The **Alaouite Dynasty** is the current ruling royal family of Morocco and one of the world's oldest surviving monarchies. For nearly **400 years**, the dynasty has shaped Morocco's political, religious, military, and cultural identity while maintaining an unbroken line of succession from its founder, **Moulay Ali Sharif**, in the 17th century to the present monarch, **King Mohammed VI**. Unlike many royal houses that disappeared through revolutions or colonial rule, the Alaouite dynasty survived tribal conflicts, European colonization, the French Protectorate, independence, constitutional reforms, and the modern democratic era. Today, it remains a symbol of Morocco's unity and continuity, with the king serving as both the country's head of state and the religious leader known as the **Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin)**. This guide explores the complete Alaouite family tree, the dynasty's origins, its most influential rulers, and the modern royal family that continues to lead Morocco. --- ## Origins of the Alaouite Dynasty The Alaouite dynasty traces its ancestry to **Hasan ibn Ali**, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Because of this lineage, the family is regarded as **Sharifs**, descendants of the Prophet, giving them both religious legitimacy and political authority within Morocco. The dynasty began in **Tafilalt**, an oasis region in southeastern Morocco that became an important center of trade connecting North Africa with the Sahara. During the early 1600s, Morocco was politically fragmented after the decline of the Saadi dynasty, with regional tribes competing for power. In **1631**, **Moulay Ali Sharif** emerged as the ruler of Tafilalt. Although he governed only a regional territory, he established the Sharifian dynasty that would later unite Morocco under his descendants. His sons transformed a local ruling family into Morocco's royal house. --- ## The Founder: Moulay Ali Sharif Moulay Ali Sharif is remembered as the founder of Morocco's Alaouite dynasty. His leadership in Tafilalt provided stability during a period of political fragmentation, and his descendants inherited both his religious status and regional influence. Rather than conquering Morocco himself, he built the foundation that allowed his sons to establish a unified Moroccan state. His legacy continues through every Moroccan monarch today. --- ## Moulay Rashid and the Unification of Morocco The dynasty's first great ruler was **Moulay Rashid**, who became Sultan in **1666**. At the time, Morocco was divided among regional rulers, tribal confederations, and remnants of previous dynasties. Moulay Rashid defeated rival powers and successfully reunited the country under Alaouite rule. ### Major Contributions * Unified Morocco under one monarchy. * Established the Alaouite Sultanate. * Created a centralized government. * Strengthened royal authority across tribal regions. Although he ruled for only a few years, Moulay Rashid transformed the Alaouite family into Morocco's legitimate royal dynasty. --- ## Moulay Ismail: The Warrior Sultan After Moulay Rashid's death, his half-brother **Moulay Ismail** ruled from **1672 to 1727**, one of the longest reigns in Moroccan history. He is considered one of Morocco's greatest rulers because he transformed the monarchy into a powerful centralized state. ### Why Moulay Ismail is Famous * Built **Meknes** as an imperial capital. * Created the elite **Black Guard Army (Abid al-Bukhari)**. * Expanded Morocco's military power. * Strengthened diplomacy with European kingdoms. * Built hundreds of forts, palaces, and mosques. His reign brought political stability and expanded Morocco's influence across North Africa and Europe. --- ## The Succession Crisis After Moulay Ismail Moulay Ismail reportedly had dozens of wives and hundreds of children, leading to one of Morocco's most complicated royal succession periods. Several sons—including **Ahmad ad-Dhahabi**, **Abdelmalek**, and **Moulay Abdallah**—briefly occupied the throne during decades of internal conflict. Although these reigns were unstable, the Alaouite dynasty itself survived because royal legitimacy remained within the Sharifian family line. This period demonstrated the resilience of the dynasty despite intense rivalry among royal heirs. --- ## Mohammed III and Morocco's Global Diplomacy **Mohammed III ibn Abdallah** restored stability after years of succession struggles. He ruled from **1757 to 1790** and modernized Morocco's economy and diplomacy. ### Major Achievements * Founded the port city of **Essaouira (Mogador)**. * Expanded international trade. * Developed Morocco's navy. * Recognized the **United States** in 1777, making Morocco one of the first countries to acknowledge American independence. * Improved diplomatic relations with Europe and the Middle East. His reign positioned Morocco as an important trading nation between Africa and Europe. --- ## The Last Independent Sultans The nineteenth century brought increasing European influence over Morocco. ### Moulay Slimane Moulay Slimane emphasized religious scholarship, administrative reforms, and political stability while limiting foreign influence. ### Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Rahman modernized the military and attempted to protect Morocco from French expansion following the French conquest of neighboring Algeria. ### Mohammed IV After Morocco's defeat in the Hispano-Moroccan War, Mohammed IV introduced military and governmental reforms to strengthen the kingdom. ### Hassan I Hassan I became one of Morocco's last strong independent sultans. He traveled throughout Morocco to reinforce royal authority, modernized the army, improved taxation, and expanded state administration into remote tribal regions. His reign delayed colonial domination through diplomacy and modernization. --- ## The French Protectorate Era The Alaouite dynasty entered a new chapter during the early twentieth century. ### Abdelaziz Young Sultan Abdelaziz introduced modern inventions including telegraphs, photography, electricity, and bicycles. However, financial debt and political unrest weakened his rule. ### Abdelhafid His brother Abdelhafid overthrew him and signed the **Treaty of Fez** in **1912**, establishing the **French Protectorate** over Morocco. Although sovereignty became limited, the Alaouite monarchy continued to exist. ### Moulay Youssef Moulay Youssef ruled under French administration while preserving the monarchy's religious authority and preparing the way for his son, Mohammed V. --- ## Mohammed V: Father of Independent Morocco Few members of the Alaouite dynasty are as respected as **Mohammed V**. Ascending the throne in 1927, he became the symbol of Morocco's independence movement. ### His Historic Role * Supported Moroccan nationalism. * Opposed colonial rule. * Exiled by France in 1953. * Returned in 1955 after massive public protests. * Became Morocco's first **King** in 1957. His return united Moroccans across political, ethnic, and religious communities. Mohammed V is widely remembered as the **Father of Modern Morocco**. --- ## Hassan II and the Modern Kingdom King **Hassan II** ruled Morocco from **1961 to 1999**. His nearly four-decade reign transformed Morocco politically and economically. ### Major Contributions * Led the **Green March** in 1975. * Expanded Morocco's infrastructure. * Introduced constitutional reforms. * Strengthened diplomatic relations with Africa, Europe, and the Arab world. * Expanded education and healthcare institutions. His reign also faced political challenges known as the "Years of Lead," making him one of Morocco's most influential and debated monarchs. --- ## King Mohammed VI and the Contemporary Royal Family Since **1999**, **King Mohammed VI** has led Morocco through a period of modernization and economic development. ### Major Achievements * Launched the **Tangier Med Port**, one of Africa's largest ports. * Built **Al Boraq**, Africa's first high-speed railway. * Invested heavily in renewable energy through the **Noor Solar Complex**. * Expanded Morocco's economic partnerships across Africa. * Approved constitutional reforms during the 2011 Arab Spring. His reign focuses on balancing tradition with modernization while preserving the monarchy's constitutional role. --- ## The Current Moroccan Royal Family The present Alaouite royal family represents multiple generations of Moroccan leadership. ### Crown Prince Moulay Hassan Born in 2003, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan is the heir apparent to Morocco's throne. He regularly accompanies King Mohammed VI during official ceremonies, military events, diplomatic visits, and national celebrations, preparing for future leadership. ### Princess Lalla Khadija Princess Lalla Khadija represents the youngest generation of the royal family and participates in educational and cultural events across Morocco. ### Prince Moulay Rachid The king's younger brother serves as an important diplomatic representative and promotes sports, culture, education, and international cooperation. ### Princesses Lalla Meryem, Lalla Asma, and Lalla Hasna These royal princesses lead numerous charitable foundations supporting children's rights, education, healthcare, disability inclusion, environmental protection, and sustainable development. Together, they represent the humanitarian face of Morocco's monarchy. --- ## Religion and the Alaouite Monarchy A defining characteristic of the Alaouite dynasty is its religious authority. The Moroccan king carries the title **Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin)**, making him both a political leader and protector of Islam in Morocco. This role allows the monarchy to oversee religious institutions, promote moderate Islamic traditions, preserve Morocco's historic mosques and shrines, and maintain religious unity throughout the country. The combination of religious legitimacy and constitutional monarchy is unique among many modern monarchies. --- ## Why the Alaouite Dynasty Matters Today The Alaouite dynasty is one of the few royal families that has continuously ruled the same country for nearly four centuries. Its survival through civil wars, succession crises, colonial occupation, independence movements, and constitutional reforms reflects remarkable political continuity. Today, the dynasty symbolizes Morocco's national identity, historical heritage, and institutional stability. From **Moulay Ali Sharif** in Tafilalt to **King Mohammed VI** in Rabat, the Alaouite family has guided Morocco through some of the most significant transformations in North African history while preserving one of the world's oldest living monarchies. --- ## Alaouite Dynasty Timeline | Period | Key Monarch | Historical Significance | | ---------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **1631–1636** | Moulay Ali Sharif | Founded the Alaouite dynasty in Tafilalt. | | **1666–1672** | Moulay Rashid | Unified Morocco under Alaouite rule. | | **1672–1727** | Moulay Ismail | Built the modern Alaouite state and Meknes. | | **1757–1790** | Mohammed III ibn Abdallah | Expanded diplomacy and international trade. | | **1873–1894** | Hassan I | Modernized Morocco before colonial rule. | | **1912–1927** | Moulay Youssef | Maintained the monarchy during the French Protectorate. | | **1927–1961** | Mohammed V | Led Morocco to independence and became the first King of Morocco. | | **1961–1999** | Hassan II | Strengthened the constitutional monarchy and led the Green March. | | **1999–Present** | Mohammed VI | Modernized Morocco through economic, infrastructure, and constitutional reforms. | --- ## Complete Alaouite Family Tree Overview The complete Moroccan royal family tree spans **32 documented members** in the direct Alaouite lineage featured in this genealogy. ### Founding Generation * Moulay Ali Sharif * Sidi Mohammed I ibn Sharif * Moulay Rashid ### Imperial Alaouite Sultans * Moulay Ismail * Ahmad ad-Dhahabi * Moulay Abdelmalek * Moulay Abdallah * Mohammed III ibn Abdallah * Moulay Yazid * Moulay Slimane * Moulay Abd al-Rahman * Mohammed IV * Hassan I ### Protectorate Era Rulers * Moulay Abdelaziz * Moulay Abdelhafid * Moulay Youssef ### Independent Morocco * Mohammed V * Lalla Abla bint Tahar * Hassan II * Lalla Latifa Amahzoune ### Modern Royal Family * King Mohammed VI * Princess Lalla Salma * Crown Prince Moulay Hassan * Princess Lalla Khadija * Prince Moulay Rachid * Princess Lalla Meryem * Princess Lalla Asma * Princess Lalla Hasna * Prince Moulay Abdallah * Princess Lalla Amina * Princess Lalla Zineb * Princess Lalla Nezha The Alaouite dynasty remains the **longest-ruling royal family in Morocco's history** and continues to play a central role in the country's government, culture, religion, diplomacy, and national identity. From its origins in Tafilalt in **1631** to the reign of **King Mohammed VI**, the dynasty represents nearly four centuries of uninterrupted royal leadership and remains one of the world's oldest living monarchies. --- ## Quick Facts About the Alaouite Dynasty | **Fact** | **Details** | | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | | **Dynasty Name** | Alaouite Dynasty (Alawite Dynasty) | | **Country** | Morocco | | **Founded** | 1631 CE | | **Founder** | Moulay Ali Sharif | | **Current Monarch** | King Mohammed VI | | **Heir Apparent** | Crown Prince Moulay Hassan | | **Royal Capital** | Rabat, Morocco | | **Historic Imperial Capitals** | Meknes, Fez, Marrakesh, Rabat | | **Royal House Religion** | Sunni Islam | | **Royal Title** | Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin) | | **Years in Power** | Nearly 400 years (1631–Present) | --- **Moroccan Royal Family – Alaouite Dynasty Complete Family Tree** is one of the world's longest continuous royal lineages, connecting more than three centuries of Moroccan history through sultans, kings, queens, princes, and princesses who shaped the nation's identity from the Tafilalt oasis to modern-day Rabat.
The House of Tudor was the royal family that ruled England and Wales from 1485 to 1603, founded by Henry VII after his victory at Bosworth Field and ending with the death of his granddaughter Elizabeth I. In five reigns the dynasty took England out of the Roman Catholic church, made the monarch the head of a national religion, and turned a peripheral kingdom into a naval and literary power. This tree follows the line from the Welsh courtier Owen Tudor and the dowager queen Catherine of Valois down to Elizabeth I, together with the Brandon, Grey and Clifford cousins and the Scottish line that ended in James VI and I. ## Origins The family name comes from Penmynydd in Anglesey, north Wales, where the Tudors were landed gentry in the service of the princes of Gwynedd. Owen Tudor came to the English court in the 1420s and married Catherine of Valois, the widow of Henry V. Their sons Edmund and Jasper Tudor were half-brothers of Henry VI, who raised them to earldoms in 1452. Edmund's marriage to Lady Margaret Beaufort, a great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, added the senior Lancastrian claim to the throne, and their only child, born after his father's death, became Henry VII. His marriage to Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV, joined the two houses whose rivalry had driven the Wars of the Roses and gave the dynasty its red and white rose. ## Notable members Henry VII rebuilt the crown's finances and secured the new dynasty through marriage alliances with Spain and Scotland. Henry VIII married six times and broke with Rome, and his three surviving children each reigned in turn: Edward VI as a Protestant boy king, Mary I as the first queen to rule England in her own right, and Elizabeth I for forty-four years. Around them stand the cousins who carried royal blood without the crown, among them Lady Jane Grey, queen for nine days, her sisters Catherine and Mary Grey, and Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, one of the last Plantagenets. ## The Scottish and Suffolk lines Henry VII's daughters carried the blood outward. Margaret Tudor married James IV of Scotland, and her line runs through James V and Mary, Queen of Scots, to James VI and I, who inherited England in 1603. Mary Tudor married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and their daughters Frances and Eleanor Brandon produced the Grey and Clifford claimants whom Henry VIII's will preferred over the Scottish descendants of his elder sister. ## Significance No English dynasty changed the country more in so few generations. The Tudors created the Church of England, absorbed the wealth of the monasteries into the crown, brought Wales formally into the English legal and parliamentary system, and built the navy that met the Spanish Armada. The Elizabethan settlement shaped English religion for centuries, and the Elizabethan decades produced Shakespeare, Spenser and the first English voyages to the Americas. When Elizabeth I died unmarried in 1603, the throne passed peacefully to her Scottish cousin, and the two crowns were joined in one person for the first time. | Fact | Details | |---|---| | Origin | Penmynydd, Anglesey, Wales | | Ruled | England, Wales and Ireland, 1485 to 1603 | | Founder | Owen Tudor, through his son Edmund Tudor | | Monarchs | Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I | | Emblem | The Tudor rose, red and white combined | | Principal seats | Richmond, Greenwich, Hampton Court and Whitehall palaces | | Ended | Death of Elizabeth I in 1603, succeeded by James VI of Scotland |
Henry VII of England's recorded parent is Margaret Beaufort.
Henry VII of England married Elizabeth of York.
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Henry VII of England's recorded native place is Pembroke, Wales.
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