Template:Succession table monarch

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image

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This template is intended to standardise monarchical succession tables.

A full listing of parameters follows, with X being replaced by the appropriate row number.

{{Succession table monarch
| nameX       = <!-- Mandatory otherwise entire row will not display. -->
| nicknameX   = 
| nativeX     = 
| lifeX       = 
| reignstartX = 
| reignendX   = 
| notesX      = 
| familyX     = 
| imageX      = Example.jpg
| altX        = 
| refX        =
}}

Name

The name parameter is mandatory when adding a new row otherwise the entire row will not display. If the name is unknown but other information is, simply enter "Unknown" as the name. It is recommended that the name by which the monarch is generally known be bolded.

East Asian monarchs

For East Asian monarchies, where sovereigns customarily had several names, use the sub-template {{Succession table monarch/Orient}} in the name parameter.

Parameters in this sub-template follow:

{{Succession table monarch/Orient
| ReignName    = <!-- Reign name -->
| ReignNameNa  = <!-- Reign name in native language -->
| TempleName   = <!-- Temple name -->
| TempleNameNa = <!-- Temple name in native language -->
| KhanName     = <!-- Khan name -->
| KhanNameNa   = <!-- Khan name in native language -->
| CourtName    = <!-- Courtesy name -->
| CourtNameNa  = <!-- Courtesy name in native language -->
| EraName      = <!-- Era name -->
| EraNameNa    = <!-- Era name in native language -->
| PostName     = <!-- Posthumous name -->
| PostNameNa   = <!-- Posthumous name in native language -->
| GivenName    = <!-- Personal name -->
| GivenNameNa  = <!-- Personal name in native language -->
| PsName       = <!-- Pseudonym -->
| PsNameNa     = <!-- Pseudonym in native language -->
}}

Egypt

For Egypt and related states, use the sub-template {{Succession table monarch/Egypt}} in the name parameter.

Parameters in this sub-template follow.

{{Succession table monarch/Egypt
| Common       = <!-- Name in general usage -->
| Horus        = <!-- Horus name -->
| Nebty        = <!-- Nebty (Two Ladies) name -->
| GoldHorus    = <!-- Golden Horus name -->
| Praenomen    = <!-- Praenomen or Throne name -->
| Nomen        = <!-- Nomen or Personal name -->
}}

Optional parameters

nicknameX

The person's main nickname. It is automatically italicised.

nativeX

The person's name in their native language or languages. Where appropriate, use a multilingual support template such as {{Lang-no}} or {{Lang-uz}}.

lifeX

For preference, use an age calculation template here rather than bare dates.

reignstartX

Date or year the person's reign commenced. Otherwise enter "unknown".

reignendX

Date or year the person's reign ended. Otherwise, enter "unknown" or "incumbent", as applicable.

notesX

This space is mainly for succession information, but other significant data can be added as long as it is succinct. For longer notes, either use ref tags to create a Notes section later in the article, or add it to the appropriate article rather than here.

Examples of information that can be added:

"Son of..."

"Elected after disputed succession"

"Second reign"

"First female sovereign"

familyX

Name of dynasty/house/family. Can be used in cases of elective succession as well as the commoner dynastic succession.

imageX

Image size is set at 80px. Square brackets are not needed.

altX

Alternative text for image.

All parameters

The template with all parameters numbered

{{Succession table monarch | name1 = | nickname1 = | native1 = | life1 = | reignstart1 = | reignend1 = | notes1 = | family1 = | image1 = | alt1 = | name2 = | nickname2 = | native2 = | life2 = | reignstart2 = | reignend2 = | notes2 = | family2 = | image2 = | alt2 = | name3 = | nickname3 = | native3 = | life3 = | reignstart3 = | reignend3 = | notes3 = | family3 = | image3 = | alt3 = | name4 = | nickname4 = | native4 = | life4 = | reignstart4 = | reignend4 = | notes4 = | family4 = | image4 = | alt4 = | name5 = | nickname5 = | native5 = | life5 = | reignstart5 = | reignend5 = | notes5 = | family5 = | image5 = | alt5 = | name6 = | nickname6 = | native6 = | life6 = | reignstart6 = | reignend6 = | notes6 = | family6 = | image6 = | alt6 = | name7 = | nickname7 = | native7 = | life7 = | reignstart7 = | reignend7 = | notes7 = | family7 = | image7 = | alt7 = | name8 = | nickname8 = | native8 = | life8 = | reignstart8 = | reignend8 = | notes8 = | family8 = | image8 = | alt8 = | name9 = | nickname9 = | native9 = | life9 = | reignstart9 = | reignend9 = | notes9 = | family9 = | image9 = | alt9 = | name10 = | nickname10 = | native10 = | life10 = | reignstart10 = | reignend10 = | notes10 = | family10 = | image10 = | alt10 = | name11 = | nickname11 = | native11 = | life11 = | reignstart11 = | reignend11 = | notes11 = | family11 = | image11 = | alt11 = | name12 = | nickname12 = | native12 = | life12 = | reignstart12 = | reignend12 = | notes12 = | family12 = | image12 = | alt12 = | name13 = | nickname13 = | native13 = | life13 = | reignstart13 = | reignend13 = | notes13 = | family13 = | image13 = | alt13 = | name14 = | nickname14 = | native14 = | life14 = | reignstart14 = | reignend14 = | notes14 = | family14 = | image14 = | alt14 = | name15 = | nickname15 = | native15 = | life15 = | reignstart15 = | reignend15 = | notes15 = | family15 = | image15 = | alt15 = | name16 = | nickname16 = | native16 = | life16 = | reignstart16 = | reignend16 = | notes16 = | family16 = | image16 = | alt16 = | name17 = | nickname17 = | native17 = | life17 = | reignstart17 = | reignend17 = | notes17 = | family17 = | image17 = | alt17 = | name18 = | nickname18 = | native18 = | life18 = | reignstart18 = | reignend18 = | notes18 = | family18 = | image18 = | alt18 = | name19 = | nickname19 = | native19 = | life19 = | reignstart19 = | reignend19 = | notes19 = | family19 = | image19 = | alt19 = | name20 = | nickname20 = | native20 = | life20 = | reignstart20 = | reignend20 = | notes20 = | family20 = | image20 = | alt20 = | name21 = | nickname21 = | native21 = | life21 = | reignstart21 = | reignend21 = | notes21 = | family21 = | image21 = | alt21 = | name22 = | nickname22 = | native22 = | life22 = | reignstart22 = | reignend22 = | notes22 = | family22 = | image22 = | alt22 = | name23 = | nickname23 = | native23 = | life23 = | reignstart23 = | reignend23 = | notes23 = | family23 = | image23 = | alt23 = | name24 = | nickname24 = | native24 = | life24 = | reignstart24 = | reignend24 = | notes24 = | family24 = | image24 = | alt24 = | name25 = | nickname25 = | native25 = | life25 = | reignstart25 = | reignend25 = | notes25 = | family25 = | image25 = | alt25 = | name26 = | nickname26 = | native26 = | life26 = | reignstart26 = | reignend26 = | notes26 = | family26 = | image26 = | alt26 = | name27 = | nickname27 = | native27 = | life27 = | reignstart27 = | reignend27 = | notes27 = | family27 = | image27 = | alt27 = | name28 = | nickname28 = | native28 = | life28 = | reignstart28 = | reignend28 = | notes28 = | family28 = | image28 = | alt28 = | name29 = | nickname29 = | native29 = | life29 = | reignstart29 = | reignend29 = | notes29 = | family29 = | image29 = | alt29 = | name30 = | nickname30 = | native30 = | life30 = | reignstart30 = | reignend30 = | notes30 = | family30 = | image30 = | alt30 = }}

Examples

Basic examples of this template's usage follow. Note the use of the nickname and native parameters.

{{Succession table monarch
| name1       = '''[[Elizabeth I]]'''
| nickname1   = The Virgin Queen
| life1       = {{Birth date|1533|9|7|df=y}} - {{Death date and age|1603|3|24|1533|9|7|df=y}}
| reignstart1 = 17 November 1558
| reignend1   = 1603
| notes1      = Daughter of [[Henry VIII]] and [[Anne Boleyn]]
| family1     = [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor]]
| image1      = Elizabeth I in coronation robes.jpg
| alt1        = Elizabeth I
| name2       = '''[[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck|Jigme Khesar Namgyel]]'''
| native2     = {{lang-dz|འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་}}
| life2       = b. 21 February 1980
| reignstart2 = 14 December 2006
| reignend2   = ''incumbent''
| notes2      = Son of [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck|Jigme Singye]]
| family2     = [[Wangchuck dynasty|Wangchuck]]
| image2      = 
| alt2        = 
}}

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Elizabeth I The Virgin Queen	(1533-09-07)7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603(1603-03-24) (aged 69)	17 November 1558	1603	Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn	Tudor
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་	b. 21 February 1980	14 December 2006	incumbent	Son of Jigme Singye	Wangchuck

The following examples demonstrate the use of {{Succession table monarch/Orient}}.

{{Succession table monarch
| name1       = {{Succession table monarch/Orient
 | ReignName    = '''[[Guangxu Emperor|Guāngxù]]'''
 | ReignNameNa  = 光緒
 | TempleName   = Dézōng
 | TempleNameNa = 德宗
 | PostName     = Jǐngdì
 | PostNameNa   = 景帝
 | GivenName    = Zǎitián
 | GivenNameNa  = 載湉
 }}
| life1       = {{Birth date|1871|8|14|df=y}} - {{Death date and age|1908|11|14|1871|8|14|df=y}}
| reignstart1 = 25 February, 1875
| reignend1   = 14 November, 1908
| notes1      = Nephew of [[Empress Dowager Cixi]]
| family1     = [[Aisin Gioro]]
| image1      = Emperor Guangxu.jpg
| alt1        = The Guangxu Emperor
| name2       = {{Succession table monarch/Orient
 | PostName     = '''[[Empress Genmei|Genmei]]'''
 | PostNameNa   = 元明天皇
 | GivenName    = Abe-hime
 }}
| life2       = 660 – {{Death date and age|721|12|29|660|2|4|df=y}}
| reignstart2 = 707
| reignend2   = 715
| notes2      = Daughter of [[Emperor Tenmu]]
| family2     = [[Imperial House of Japan|Yamato]]
| image2      = 
| alt2        = 
| name3       = {{Succession table monarch/Orient
 | TempleName   = '''[[Sejong the Great]]'''
 | TempleNameNa = 세종
 | GivenName    = Yi Do
 | GivenNameNa  = 이도
 }}
| life3       = {{Birth date|1397|5|7|df=y}} - {{death date and age|1450|5|18|1397|5|6|df=y}}
| reignstart3 = 18 September 1418
| reignend3   = 18 May 1450
| notes3      = Son of [[Taejong of Joseon|Taejong]].
| family3     = [[House of Yi|Yi]]
| image3      = 
| alt3        = 
| name4       = {{Succession table monarch/Orient
 | EraName      = '''[[Gia Long]]'''
 | PostName     = Thế Tổ Cao Hoàng đế
 | TempleName   = Nguyễn Thế Tổ
 | GivenName    = Nguyễn Phúc Ánh
 }}
| life4       = {{Birth date|1762|2|8|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1820|2|3|1762|2|8|df=y}}
| reignstart4 = 1802
| reignend4   = 3 February, 1820
| notes4      = Established Nguyễn dynasty
| family4     = [[Nguyễn dynasty|Nguyễn]]
| image4      = GiaLong.jpg
| alt4        = Gia Long
}}

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Guāngxù 光緒 Reign name Dézōng 德宗 Temple name Jǐngdì 景帝 Posthumous name Zǎitián 載湉 Given name	(1871-08-14)14 August 1871 - 14 November 1908(1908-11-14) (aged 37)	25 February 1875	14 November 1908	Nephew of Empress Dowager Cixi	Aisin Gioro
Genmei 元明天皇 Posthumous name Abe-hime Given name	660 – 29 December 721(721-12-29) (aged 61)	707	715	Daughter of Emperor Tenmu	Yamato
Sejong the Great 세종 Temple name Yi Do 이도 Given name	(1397-05-07)7 May 1397 - 18 May 1450(1450-05-18) (aged 53)	18 September 1418	18 May 1450	Son of Taejong.	Yi
Nguyễn Thế Tổ Temple name Gia Long Era name Thế Tổ Cao Hoàng đế Posthumous name Nguyễn Phúc Ánh Given name	(1762-02-08)8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820(1820-02-03) (aged 57)	1802	3 February 1820	Established Nguyễn dynasty	Nguyễn

The following example demonstrates the use of {{Succession table monarch/Egypt}}.

{{Succession table monarch
| name1       = {{Succession table monarch/Egypt
 | Common       = '''[[Thutmose III]]'''
 | Horus        = Kanakht Khaemwaset
 | Nebty        = Wahnesytmireempet
 | GoldHorus    = Sekhempahtydsejerkhaw
 | Praenomen    = Menkheperre
 | Nomen        = Thutmose Neferkheperu
 }}
| life1       = d. 1425 BC
| reignstart1 = 1479 BC
| reignend1   = 1425 BC
| notes1      = Son of Thutmose II
| family1     = [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Thutmosid dynasty]]
| image1      = TuthmosisIII-2.JPG
| alt1        = Thutmose III
}}

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Thutmose III Kanakht Khaemwaset Horus Wahnesytmireempet Nebty Sekhempahtydsejerkhaw Golden Horus Menkheperre Throne Thutmose Neferkheperu Personal	d. 1425 BC	1479 BC	1425 BC	Son of Thutmose II	Thutmosid dynasty

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	Name	no description	Unknown	optional
Lifespan	Lifespan	no description	Unknown	optional
Reign start	Reign start	no description	Unknown	optional
Reign end	Reign end	no description	Unknown	optional
Notes	Notes	no description	Unknown	optional
Family	Family	no description	Unknown	optional
Image	Image	no description	Unknown	optional

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