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His aide-de-camp, General Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall, bought the house to rescue the Duchess from creditors following the Duke of Kent's death. The house was demolished in 1845 by General Sir George Augustus Wetherall. Chelsea Manor: Chelsea: Princess Elizabeth; Anne of Cleves (1536–1547, c. 1547–1557) Chesterfield House: Westminster
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these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded.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 ...
The House of Plantagenet takes its name from Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, husband of Empress Matilda and father of Henry II. The name Plantagenet itself was unknown as a family name per se until Richard of York adopted it as his family name in the 15th century. It has since been retroactively applied to English monarchs from Henry II ...
Rebuilt as a house after falling into ruin, it was later used by the Army and is now a museum. Apethorpe Palace; Holdenby Palace – largely demolished; Richmond Palace – a royal residence from 1497 until 1649, now ruined; Bridewell Palace – a royal residence from 1515 until 1523, now demolished. [2]
This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region. Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.
Royalty portal; See also Category:British royal houses. ... Pages in category "English royal houses" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
These monarchs reign as head of state in their respective sovereign states. Monarchs reigning over a constituent division, cultural or traditional polity are listed under constituent monarchs. For a list of former ruling families or abolished thrones, see: former ruling families.
The Monarchs of Norway by virtue of descent from Harald I Fairhair, who united the realm in 872. Harald as a member of the House of Yngling is given a partly legendary line of succession from earlier petty kings in historiographical tradition. Far from all Monarchs of Norway since the 930s have been descendants of Harald Fairhair: at least ...