Template:Infobox royalty/doc

This template may be used for anyone having royal connections. This template is only for historic biographies and must not be used for mythical / legendary characters or creatures. You can use other templates like {{Infobox character}} for them.

Blank syntax

{{{name}}}
{{{title}}} {{{titletext}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}} |alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1.0]] {{{caption}}}
{{{succession}}} {{{moretext}}}
{{{reign-type}}}	{{{reign}}}
{{{cor-type}}}	{{{coronation}}}
{{{pre-type}}}	{{{predecessor}}}
{{{suc-type}}}	{{{successor}}}
{{{reg-type}}}	{{{regent}}}
{{{succession1}}} {{{moretext1}}}
{{{reign-type1}}}	{{{reign1}}}
{{{cor-type1}}}	{{{coronation1}}}
{{{pre-type1}}}	{{{predecessor1}}}
{{{suc-type1}}}	{{{successor1}}}
{{{reg-type1}}}	{{{regent1}}}
{{{succession2}}} {{{moretext2}}}
{{{reign-type2}}}	{{{reign2}}}
{{{cor-type2}}}	{{{coronation2}}}
{{{pre-type2}}}	{{{predecessor2}}}
{{{suc-type2}}}	{{{successor2}}}
{{{reg-type2}}}	{{{regent2}}}
{{{succession3}}} {{{moretext3}}}
{{{reign-type3}}}	{{{reign3}}}
{{{cor-type3}}}	{{{coronation3}}}
{{{pre-type3}}}	{{{predecessor3}}}
{{{suc-type3}}}	{{{successor3}}}
{{{reg-type3}}}	{{{regent3}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Burial	{{{burial_date}}} {{{burial_place}}}
{{{spouse-type}}}	{{{spouse}}}
{{{issue-type}}} [[{{{issue-link}}}|{{{issue-pipe}}}]]	{{{issue}}}
Full name {{{full name}}} Era name and dates {{{era name}}}: {{{era dates}}} Regnal name {{{regnal name}}} Posthumous name {{{posthumous name}}} Temple name {{{temple name}}}
{{{house-type}}}	{{{house}}}
Father	{{{father}}}
Mother	{{{mother}}}
Religion	{{{religion}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
{{{signature_type}}}	[[File:{{{signature}}} |125px|{{{name}}}'s signature]]
{{{module}}}

{{Infobox royalty
| embed          = 
| name           = 
| title          = 
| titletext      = 
| more           = 
| type           = 
| image          = 
| image_size     = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 

| succession     = 
| moretext       = 
| reign          = 
| reign-type     = 
| coronation     = 
| cor-type       = 
| predecessor    = 
| pre-type       = 
| successor      = 
| suc-type       = 
| regent         = 
| reg-type       = 

| succession1    = 
| moretext1      = 
| reign1         = 
| reign-type1    = 
| coronation1    = 
| cor-type1      = 
| predecessor1   = 
| pre-type1      = 
| successor1     = 
| suc-type1      = 
| regent1        = 
| reg-type1      = 

| succession2    = 
| moretext2      = 
| reign2         = 
| reign-type2    = 
| coronation2    = 
| cor-type2      = 
| predecessor2   = 
| pre-type2      = 
| successor2     = 
| suc-type2      = 
| regent2        = 
| reg-type2      = 

| succession3    = 
| moretext3      = 
| reign3         = 
| reign-type3    = 
| coronation3    = 
| cor-type3      = 
| predecessor3   = 
| pre-type3      = 
| successor3     = 
| suc-type3      = 
| regent3        = 
| reg-type3      = 

<!-- succession4 to succession9 are also available -->   

| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = <!-- For Gregorian dates: {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| birth_place    = 
| death_date     = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| death_place    = 
| burial_date    = 
| burial_place   = 
| spouse         = 
| spouse-type    = 
| consort        = <!-- yes or no -->
| issue          = <!--list children in order of birth. Use {{plainlist}} or {{unbulleted list}} -->
| issue-link     = 
| issue-pipe     = 
| issue-type     = 
| full name      = 
| era name       = 
| era dates      = 
| regnal name    = 
| posthumous name= 
| temple name    = 
| house          = 
| house-type     = 
| father         = 
| mother         = 

| religion       =
| occupation     = 
| signature_type = 
| signature      = 

| module         = 
}}

Example

Henry VIII
Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool).
King of England Lord/King of Ireland (more...)
Reign	21 April 1509 – 28 January 1547
Coronation	24 June 1509
Predecessor	Henry VII
Successor	Edward VI
Born	28 June 1491 Greenwich Palace, Greenwich
Died	28 January 1547(1547-01-28) (aged 55) Palace of Whitehall, London
Burial	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Spouse	Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr
Issue (among others)	Mary I of England Henry Fitzroy (illegitimate) Elizabeth I of England Edward VI of England
House	Tudor
Father	Henry VII of England
Mother	Elizabeth of York
Religion	Christian (Roman Catholic then Anglican)
Signature

{{Infobox royalty
| name = Henry VIII
| image = Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger - Portrait of Henry VIII - Google Art Project.jpg
| caption = {{longitem|Portrait by [[Hans Holbein the Younger]]<br/>(Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool).}}
| succession = {{hlist |[[List of English monarchs|King of England]] |[[List of Irish monarchs|Lord/King of Ireland]]}}
| moretext = ([[Style of the English sovereigns|more...]])
| reign = {{nowrap|21 April 1509 – 28 January 1547}}
| coronation = 24 June 1509
| predecessor = [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]]
| successor = [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]]
| spouses = {{plainlist|
* [[Catherine of Aragon]]
* [[Anne Boleyn]]
* [[Jane Seymour]]
* [[Anne of Cleves]]
* [[Catherine Howard]]
* [[Catherine Parr]]
}}
| issue = {{plainlist|
* [[Mary I of England]]
* [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset|Henry Fitzroy]] ''(illegitimate)''
* [[Elizabeth I of England]]
* [[Edward VI of England]]
}}
| issue-link = #Marriages and issue
| issue-pipe = (among others)
| house = [[House of Tudor|Tudor]]
| father = [[Henry VII of England]]
| mother = [[Elizabeth of York]]
| birth_date = 28 June 1491
| birth_place = [[Palace of Placentia|Greenwich Palace]], [[Greenwich]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1547|1|28|1491|6|28|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Palace of Whitehall]], London
| burial_place = {{nowrap|[[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]]}}
| signature = HenryVIIISig.svg
| religion = {{longitem|Christian ([[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] then [[Anglo-Catholicism#History|Anglican]])}}
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional (even "name" can be taken from PAGENAME).

name / title / type / image
name =	Most common name in English-language sources (e.g. George III; Prince William (not William, Duke of Cumberland); Sophie (neither Princess Edward nor Princess Sophie); Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (rather than Queen Elizabeth); Prince William (rather than Prince William of Wales) etc.)
title =	Principal substantive title(s) in use (e.g. King of England; prev. Duke of Edinburgh) (omit this field if any one "succession(X)" field would be identical to it)
titletext =	An explanatory note about "title", already in small text — such as a link to full titles (dependent upon "title")
more =	Automatically-generated alternative to "titletext"; only appears if "titletext" is undefined/empty and "realm" is defined austria belgium britain china cyprus denmark en-sco england ethiopia france hre hungary italy jerusalem luxembourg malaysia monaco netherlands norway parma portugal russia scotland sicilies spain-crown spain-heir sweden
image =	i.e. X.jpg, that is to say no [[Image:
image_size =	Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
alt =	Alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers see WP:ALT
caption =	Details of artist and year, for instance see WP:CAP
succession fields
succession =	Primary substantive hereditary title (regarding the following fields, "reign" 'til "suc-type"; omit the "title" field if the two would be identical)
moretext =	An explanatory note about the "succession", already in small text — such as a link to full titles (dependent upon "succession")
reign =	D Month YYYY – D Month YYYY (or other appropriate format per MOS:DATE#Dates; for monarchs and their consorts (although dates may differ between the two))
reign-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Reign' (dependent upon "reign")
coronation =	D Month YYYY (or other appropriate format per MOS:DATE#Dates; for monarchs and their consorts)
cor-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Coronation', such as 'Investiture' (dependent upon "coronation"). Automatically links to country-specific article if one of the following values is entered: britain france hre hungary japan malaysia norway ottoman poland russia
predecessor =	For use in succession whose titles are entirely and directly hereditary. Link should be piped as appropriate — when it is reasonably clear that the person in context is a (e.g.) King of Scots, he may be linked as "James II" rather than "James II of Scotland".
pre-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Predecessor' (dependent upon "predecessor")
regent =	Any regents of the monarch in their role in this succession only; listed by most common name/title, most recent first, using {{unbulleted list}}.
reg-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Regent' (dependent upon "regent")
successor =	As predecessor, mutatis mutandis
suc-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Successor'. e.g. 'Heir apparent' or 'Heir presumptive' (dependent upon "successor")
"succession" to "suc-type" repeated as "successionX" to "suc-typeX" for 1–9
birth_name =	If different from name or full name
birth_date =	for dead people with dates in the Gregorian calendar, {{birth date|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates and Template:Birth date) for living persons, {{birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates and Template:Birth date and age)
birth_place =	Residence, Town/City/County/Region/Country (although almost invariably Country is obvious) HOWEVER, TAKE CARE TO AVOID FLAGCRUFT (dependent upon "date of birth")
death_date =	for those who died aged 3 years old or over, {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB; m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates and Template:Death date and age) for those who died aged under 3 years old, {{death date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} (aged {{age for infant|abbr=yes|yyyy|mm|dd|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}}) (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB; m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates, Template:Death date and Template:age for infant)
death_place =	See "birth_place", m.m. (dependent upon "death_date")
burial_date =	See "death_date"
burial_place =	See "birth_place"
spouse fields
consort =	yes, if the subject is the consort of any monarch — affects "reign" no, which is the default if the field is omitted
spouse =	Husbands/wives only; listed by most common name/title, in chronological order, using {{unbulleted list}}, and dates if needed, e.g. (m. 2004; div. 2006). Break dates onto a new line if more visually appropriate
spouse-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Spouse' (no plurals needed)
repeated as "spouseX" and "spouseX-type" for 1–9
issue =	Children in order of birth, using {{unbulleted list}}; listed by name and highest shorthand title (e.g. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex), do not use preceding styles (e.g. HM). Individuals without articles and/or who died as infants may be omitted from the list on an arbitrary basis. See also note for 'predecessor'.
issue-link =	Creates small link to a section in the article for further details on offspring (dependent upon "issue")
issue-pipe =	Changes the output text of the above link (dependent upon "issue-link")
full name =	English/Anglicised full legal non-titular name (current/most recent), with maiden name '(née Whatever)' and translation in their native/official tongue(s) on a new line (each) underneath (use a ''{{lang-XX|}}'' multilingual support template)
era name =	For Asian era names, wikilinked if appropriate (dependent upon "era dates")
era dates =	The dates of the monarch's era (per the above)
regnal name =	The monarch's regnal name
posthumous name =	The posthumous name given to monarchs in certain traditions
temple name =	As "posthumous name" m.m.
house =	The houses, dynasties, or families to which the subject belonged/s (by birth, marriage or otherwise), listed chronologically first to last, using {{unbulleted list}} (e.g. {{unbulleted list|[[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] | [[House of Windsor|Windsor]] }}) (formerly called "house name" and listed last to first — it is strongly recommended that, for clarity, (by birth/marriage) or similar be included after each House's link)
house-type =	Optional alternative text for 'Royal house', such as 'Dynasty' or 'Family' (dependent upon "house")
father =	Most common shorthand name, do not use preceding styles (e.g. HM). May include multiple individuals, such as (biological), (adoptive) or (hānai). See also note for 'predecessor'.
mother =	Most common maiden name or highest title held in her own right
occupation =	Primary non-royal occupations, listed most recent first (if the subject is deceased there's no need for 'prev.') e.g. 'Theatre; prev. Broadcasting' (alive), or 'Military; Author' (dead)
signature =	X.jpg, being an image of the subject's personal signature
signature_type =	A label to replace the default 'Signature', e.g. Tughra for Ottoman sultans
signature_alt =	Alt text for signature
religion =	The subject's religion(s) may be listed with dates (in chronological order) if relevant, sourced and uncontroversial

Use as a child template

The embed parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox royalty | embed=yes
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Embedding other templates

The module parameter is used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules).

{{Infobox royalty
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox military person | embed=yes
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Notes

Peer wikilinks

The wikilinks of substantive peers (or those in another kind of numbered succession) should always show that number (eg Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall rather than Richard, Earl of Cornwall), unless other conventions say otherwise (such as that one should always see Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, never Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent). Generally, use the article's title, omitting surplus fore- and surnames or disambiguation.

Microformats

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox royalty in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox royalty An infobox for royalty. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Name name Most common name in English-language sources. Default String optional Title title Principal substantive title(s) in use. Default String optional Titletext titletext An explanatory note about 'title', already in small text — such as a link to full titles (dependent upon 'title'). Default String optional More more Automatically-generated alternative to 'titletext', only appears if 'titletext' is undefined/empty and 'realm' is defined. Default String optional Image image i.e. X.jpg, that is to say no [[Image: Default String optional Image size image_size Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). Default 220px String optional Alt alt Alt text for the image. Default String optional Caption caption Details of artist and year. Default String optional Succession succession Primary substantive hereditary title (regarding the following fields, 'reign' 'til 'suc-type'; omit the 'title' field if the two would be identical) Default String optional moretext moretext An explanatory note about the 'succession', already in small text — such as a link to full titles (dependent upon 'succession') Default String optional Reign reign D Month YYYY – D Month YYYY (or other appropriate format per MOS:DATE#Dates; for monarchs and their consorts (although dates may differ between the two)) Default String optional Reign-type reign-type Optional alternative text for 'Reign' (dependent upon 'reign') Default String optional Coronation coronation D Month YYYY (or other appropriate format per MOS:DATE#Dates; for monarchs and their consorts) Default String optional Coronation-type cor-type Optional alternative text for 'Coronation', such as 'Investiture' (dependent upon 'coronation'). Automatically links to country-specific article if one of the following values is entered:britain,france,hre,hungary,japan,malaysia,norway,ottoman,poland,russia. Default String optional Predecessor predecessor For use in succession whose titles are entirely and directly hereditary. Link should be piped as appropriate — when it is reasonably clear that the person in context is a (e.g.) King of Scots, he may be linked as 'James II' rather than 'James II of Scotland'. Default String optional Predecessor-type pre-type Optional alternative text for 'Predecessor' (dependent upon 'predecessor') Default String optional Regent regent Any regents of the monarch in their role in this succession only; listed by most common name/title, most recent first, using <nowiki>{{unbulleted list}}</nowiki> Default String optional Regent-type reg-type Optional alternative text for 'Regent' (dependent upon 'regent') Default String optional Successor successor As predecessor, mutatis mutandis Default String optional Successor-type suc-type Optional alternative text for 'Successor'. e.g. 'Heir apparent' or 'Heir presumptive' (dependent upon 'successor') Default String optional Birth name birth_name If different from name or full name. Default String optional Birth date birth_date for dead people with dates in the Gregorian calendar, {{birth date|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates and Template:Birth date), for living persons, {{birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates and Template:Birth date and age) Default String optional Birth place birth_place Residence, Town/City/County/Region/Country (although almost invariably Country is obvious) HOWEVER, TAKE CARE TO AVOID FLAGCRUFT (dependent upon 'date of birth') Default String optional Death date death_date for those who died aged 3 years old or over, {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB; m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates and Template:Death date and age), for those who died aged under 3 years old, {{death date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} (aged {{age for infant|abbr=yes|yyyy|mm|dd|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}}) (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB; m.m. per MOS:DATE#Dates, Template:Death date and Template:age for infant) Default String optional Death place death_place See 'birth_place', m.m. (dependent upon 'death_date') Default String optional Burial date burial_date See 'death_date' Default String optional Burial place burial_place See 'birth_place' Default String optional Consort consort yes, if the subject is the consort of any monarch — affects 'reign' no, which is the default if the field is omitted Default String optional Spouse spouse Husbands/wives only; listed by most common name/title, in chronological order, using <nowiki>{{unbulleted list}}</nowiki>, and dates if needed, e.g. (m. 2004; div. 2006). Break dates onto a new line if more visually appropriate. Default String optional Spouse-type spouse-type Optional alternative text for 'Spouse' (no plurals needed). Default String optional Issue issue Children in order of birth, separated using <nowiki>{{unbulleted list}}</nowiki>; listed by name and highest shorthand title (e.g. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex), do not use preceding styles (e.g. HM). Individuals without articles and/or who died as infants may be omitted from the list on an arbitrary basis. See also note for 'predecessor'. Default String optional Issue-link issue-link Creates small link to a section in the article for further details on offspring (dependent upon 'issue') Default String optional Issue-pipe issue-pipe Changes the output text of the above link (dependent upon 'issue-link') Default String optional Full name full name English/Anglicised full legal non-titular name (current/most recent), with maiden name '(née Whatever)' and translation in their native/official tongue(s) on a new line (each) underneath (use a ''{{lang-XX|}}'' Multilingual support template) Default String optional Era name era name For Asian era names, wikilinked if appropriate (dependent upon 'era dates') Default String optional Era dates era dates The dates of the monarch's era (per the above) Default String optional Regnal name regnal name The monarch's regnal name Default String optional Posthumous name posthumous name The posthumous name given to monarchs in certain traditions Default String optional Temple name temple name As 'posthumous name' m.m. Default String optional House house The houses, dynasties, or families to which the subject belonged/s (by birth, marriage or otherwise), listed chronologically first to last, using <nowiki>{{unbulleted list}}</nowiki> (e.g. <nowiki>{{unbulleted list|[[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] | [[House of Windsor]] }}</nowiki>) (formerly called 'house name' and listed last to first — it is strongly recommended that, for clarity, (by birth/marriage) or similar be included after each House's link) Default String optional House-type house-type Optional alternative text for 'Royal house', such as 'Dynasty' or 'Family' (dependent upon 'house') Default String optional Father father Most common shorthand title, do not use preceding styles (e.g. HM). May include multiple individuals, such as (biological), (adoptive) or (''hānai''). See also note for 'predecessor'. Default String optional Mother mother Most common maiden name or highest title held in her own right Default String optional Occupation occupation Primary non-royal occupations, listed most recent first (if the subject is deceased there's no need for 'prev.') e.g. 'Theatre; prev. Broadcasting' (alive), or 'Military; Author' (dead). Default String optional Signature signature X.jpg, being an image of the subject's personal signature Default String optional Signature type signature_type A label to replace the default 'Signature', e.g. 'Tughra' for Ottoman sultans Default String optional Signature alt signature_alt Alt text for signature Default String optional Religion religion The subject's religion(s) may be listed with dates (in chronological order) if relevant, sourced and uncontroversial Default String optional

Tracking categories

• Category:Biography template using pronunciation (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox royalty with unknown parameters (4)

See also

• List of articles using Template:Infobox royalty