A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group usually associated with hereditary titles. The most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/patriarch The concept is comparable with that of an aristocratic clan, and can be used informally to describe non-European ruling families.Oxford English Dictionary, "house, n.¹ and int, " Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.
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these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded.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 Arabia and the Levant
Bangladesh House of Prithimpassa House of Singranatore
Bhutan Druk Desis of Bhutan Wangchuck dynasty
Brunei House of Bolkiah
Cambodia House of Ang Chan House of Ang Duong House of Ang Eng House of Ang Mey House of Ang Non/Varman dynasty House of Norodom House of Sisowath
China House of Aisin-Gioro House of Ak-Kebek House of Cao Wei House of Chen House of Eastern Wu House of Han House of Liang House of Liao House of Liu Song House of Min House of Nanyue House of Gao Qi House of Qi House of Sui House of Pinyin House of Qin House of Shang House of Shu Han House of Tang House of Wang Shu House of Jin House of Liang House of Wei House of Wuyue House of Yu/Xia House of Yan House of Yang Wu House of Zhao House of Zhou House of Zhu Liang
India Ahom dynasty Anga/Bali/Lunar dynasty Avanti/Haihaya dynasty Awadh dynasty Ay dynasty House of Bourbon-Bhopal Brihadratha dynasty Chalukya dynasty Chera dynasty Chola dynasty Dogra dynasty Gandhara dynasty Haryanka dynasty Kadamba dynasty Kalinga dynasty Kanva dynasty Kuru dynasty Kosala dynasty Mahameghavahana dynasty Mauryan dynasty Mughal dynasty Nanda dynasty Panchala dynasty Pandalam dynasty Pandya dynasty Pallava dynasty Tambapanni dynasty Tenkasi Pandyas dynasty Wadiyar dynasty Velir dynasty Videha dynasty Vishnukundina dynasty Satavahana dynasty Shaishunaga dynasty Shunga dynasty
Indonesia Surakarta Sunanate Yogyakarta Sultanate
Iran Historical landmark in Neyasar House of Nishapur Persepolis Takht-e Jamshīd Ctesiphon House of Pahlavi House of Qajar House of Keyhanian House of Afrasiyab House of Begzada Chalavi
Iraq
House of Tavil House of Noori Aghal
Israel House of Saul House of David House of Jeroboam House of Baasha House of Zimri House of Tibni House of Omri House of Jehu House of Shallum House of Menahem/Gadi House of Pekah House of Hoshea
Japan
Korea Baekje dynasty Balhae dynasty Goguryeo dynasty Goryeo dynasty Joseon dynasty Silla dynasty
Malaysia House of Johor House of Kedah House of Kelantan House of Yamtuan House of Pahang House of Perak House of Perlis House of Selangor House of Terengganu
Mongolia House of Ak-Kebek Chagatai Khanate dynasty Choros dynasty Golden Horde dynasty Ilkhanate dynasty Khagan dynasty Yuan dynasty
Myanmar House of Ahom House of Ava House of Chiang Mai House of Early Bagan House of Hanthawaddy House of Konbaung House of Mrauk U House of Myinsaing House of Pagan (Bagan) House of Pinya House of Prome House of Rattanakosin House of Sagaing House of Soe Win (Restored Konbaung dynasty) House of Tagaung House of Toungoo
Nepal
Philippines House of Visayans House of Tagalog
Laos Lan Xang Hom Khao dynasty Khun Lo dynasty House of Champassak
Vietnam Lê dynasty Nguyễn Phúc dynasty Tây Sơn dynasty House of Trịnh
Sri Lanka Royal Houses
Kingdom of Gampola
Kingdom of Kotte
Kingdom of Kandy
Thailand Phra Ruang dynasty Uthong dynasty Suphannaphum dynasty Sukhothai dynasty Prasat Thong dynasty Ban Phlu Luang dynasty Thonburi dynasty Chakri dynasty House of Abhaiwongse
Timor Leste List House of Monarchs in West Timor Leste : House of Amabi House of Amakono House of Amanatun House of Amanuban House of Amarasi House of Amfoan House of Amfoan-Sorbian House of Belu Tadi Feto House of Biboki House of Dirma House of Fatuleu House of Fialaran House of Funai House of Insana House of Jenilu House of Kupang House of Lakekun House of Lamaknen (Maere) House of Makir House of Lamassane House of Lanquiero House of Lansiolat House of Lidak House of Manubait House of Mollo House of Naitimu House of Noimuti House of Seisal House of Silawan House of Sonbai Besar House of Sonbai Kecil House of Taebenu House of Takaip House of Tiris-Mauta House of Tirilolo (Betulale) House of Wehali House of Wewiku
List House of Monarchs in East Timor Leste : House of Aileu House of Ainaro House of Alas House of Ambeno House of Atabae House of Atsabe House of Balibo House of Barique House of Baucau House of Bebico House of Bercoly (Fatumarto) House of Bibiluto House of Bibissuço House of Bobonaro House of Cailaco House of Caimau House of Cairui House of Camenaça House of Claco House of Cotubaba House of Cova House of Dailor House of Deribate House of Dote House of Ermera House of Failacor House of Fatuboro House of Fatumean House of Faturó House of Funar House of Hera House of Laclo House of Laclubar House of Lacluta House of Lacore House of Laga House of Laleia House of Leimeia House of Liquiçá House of Lolotoe House of Luca House of Mahubo House of Malaka-Belu House of Manatuto House of Manufahi House of Manumera House of Maubara House of Maucatar House of Motael House of Nusadila House of Oecussi House of Ossoroa House of Ossu House of Raimean House of Samoro House of Saniri House of Sarau House of Souro-Lospalos House of Suai House of Turiscai House of Tutuluru House of Ulmera House of Vemasse (Ade) House of Venilale House of Vessoro House of Viqueque
Europe
England, Great Britain, United Kingdom
Ireland
France
Holy Roman Empire and Germany
The Low Countries of the Habsburg Netherlands
Italy and the Papal States
Spain and Portugal
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Holy Crown Lands of Hungary (Contemporary Hungary, Transylvania, Czechia and Slovakia)
Carpathian states (Wallachia Romania and Moldavia)
Nordic countries
Russia, Georgia, Armenia
Albania
Western Balkan states (Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia)
Bosnian
Croatian
Montenegrin
Serbian
The Byzantine Empire, Greece and Crusader States of the Levant
European Jewish
The Americas Argentina House of Araucanía-Patagonia
Brazil
Bolivia House of Pinedo
Canada
Colombia House of Arboleda House of Caicedo House of Holguín House of Mosquera House of Vergara
Ecuador House of Luzárraga
Haiti
Honduras House of Miskito
Cuba List of noble titles by Spanish Monarchs in Cuba : Duke of Mola Duke of La Torre Duke of La Union of Cuba Marquess of Casa Calvo Marquess of Havana Count of Santa Clara Count of Venadito Barón of Maials Viscount of Cuba
Mexico
Nicaragua House of Miskito
Peru List Viceroy of Peru : Blasco Núñez Vela Pedro de la Gasca Antonio de Mendoza, Marquis of Mondéjar, Count of Tendilla Melchor Bravo de Saravia Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva Juan de Saavedra Lope García de Castro Francisco de Toledo Martín Enríquez de Almanza Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía, 1st Count of Villadompardo García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas del Río Pisuerga Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros Francisco de Borja y Aragón, Count of Rebolledo, Prince of Esquilache Juan Jiménez de Montalvo Diego Fernández de Córdoba, 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, 2nd Count of Salvatierra Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste Diego de Benavidez, 8th Count of Santisteban Bernardo de Iturriaza Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, 10th Count of Lemos Bernardo de Iturriaza Baltasar de la Cueva, Count of Castellar, Marquis of Malagon Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros, Archbishop of Lima Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata, Prince of Massalubrense Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova Juan Peñalosa dan Benavides Manuel de Oms, 1st Marquess of Castelldosrious, Grandee of Spain Miguel Núñez de Sanabria Diego Ladrón de Guevara, Bishop of Quito Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, Archbishop of Lima Carmine Caracciolo, 5th Prince of Santo Buono José de Armendáriz, 1st Marquis of Castelfuerte José Antonio de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Villagarcía José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda The Most Excellent Manuel de Amat y Junyent Manuel de Guirior, Marquess of Guirior Don Agustín de Jáuregui, Order of Santiago Teodoro de Croix,34th Viceroy of Peru Francisco Gil de Taboada Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno Manuel Arredondo Pelegrín Gabriel de Avilés, 4th Marquis of Avilés José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, 1st Marquess of Concordia Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquess of Viluma José de la Serna, 1st Count of the Andes Pío de Tristán, the last Viceroy of Peru
United States of America
Africa
The Maghreb Region
Benin
Burundi
Cameroon
The Congo
Ghana
Egypt and Sudan
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegambia
South Africa
Zanzibar
Oceania Fiji House of Cakobau
Hawaii
New Zealand
Samoa
Tahiti Pōmare dynasty
Tonga
Wallis and Futuna House of Uvea House of Sigave House of Alo
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