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Roman Catholic families
- Howard familyThe Howard family traces its documented roots to Great Howarth Hall in Rochdale, Lancashire. Sir William Dugdale compiled a pedigree on the 8th of April 1665…
- House of BonaparteGianfaldo Buonaparte appeared as the first known member of the family in Sarzana around 1200. His descendant Giovanni Buonaparte married Isabella Calandrini…
- House of HabsburgIn the 1020s, a fortress rose from the hills of present-day Switzerland. Radbot of Klettgau built this stronghold and named it Habsburg Castle.
- House of BorgiaThe town of Borja in the Kingdom of Aragon served as the ancestral home for a noble family that would eventually reshape European history.
- RecusancyThe year 1558 marked the passing of the Recusancy Acts during the reign of Elizabeth I. These laws remained on the statute books until 1888, spanning over…
- House of BourbonIn 1272, Robert, Count of Clermont, youngest son of King Louis IX of France, married Beatrix of Bourbon. This union created the House of Bourbon as a cadet…
- House of MediciIn 1230, a document first mentioned the Medici family in the Mugello region north of Florence. They began as farmers before entering the wool trade with…