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Abbreviations and Symbols
 
   
Abbreviations
abd
→
abdicated/relinquished right
ann
→
annulled
att
→
attained
bapt
→
baptised
bef
→
before
ced.
→
ceded
conf.
→
confirmed
cr
→
created
d.y., y
→
died young
dep
→
deposed
depr
→
deprived
div
→
divorced
dism
→
dismissed
dsp
→
died without issue
dvp
→
died in father's lifetime
ext
→
extinct
forf
→
forfeited
inv
→
invested or legally recognised
k
→
killed
m
→
murdered
N
→
name or surname unknown
NNF
→
name unknown - female
NNM
→
name unknown - male
NSI
→
no issue surviving beyond infancy
purch
→
purchased
rem
→
removed
ren
→
renounced
res
→
resigned
ret
→
retired
rev
→
revoked
s
→
suicide
sp
→
(appearing after †) died without issue
tit
→
titular
tr
→
translated to another see
u.
→
und
x
→
slain in battle
y
→
died young, usually, in infancy or early childhood
Symbols
*
→
born
~
→
baptised
†
→
died
ᴥ
→
executed
>
→
on or after
<
→
on or before
‡
→
buried
§
→
event occurred by year shown
→
half-siblings
=
→
married
֍ → engaged

|
N

→
no issue
▒
→
descendants
⸗
→
uncertain if married
≈
→
concubine
≠
→
divorce, annulment
-
→
non-marital relationship
∞
→
uncertain if a relationship existed
≡
→
unknown relationship type
҂
→
died unmarried
¦
→
uncertain parentage
ΘΘ
→
link to person within the same chart
◦
→
joint ruler/title holder
ѧ
→
abdicated, resigned

●

→
deposed, deprived, confiscated, attained, removed

∫

→
held title/honour during a particular year

→
brief family tree for an individual

₸

→
titular title
¥
→
invested

••••

→
Family chart unassigned
Title Abbreviations
Abp
→
archbishop
Abs
→
Abbess
Abt
→
Abbot
AD
→
archduke, erzherzog; archduchess, erzherzogin
AG
→
altgraf, altgrave; altgräfin, altgravine
Arch
→
archon
Azn
→
B
→
baron, barone, barón, baran, báró
Bart, Bt
→
baronet
Bgf
→
burggraf, burgrave; burggräfin, burgravine
Bgfn
→
burggräfin, burgravine
Bl
→
blessed
Bp
→
bishop
Bss
→
baroness, baronesse, baronne, baronessa, baronesa
C
→
count, comte, conte, conde
Card
→
cardinal priest
Cardinal-B
→
cardinal bishop
Cardinal-D
→
cardinald deacon
Cav
→
cavaliere
Chanc
→
chancellor
Chev
→
chevalier
Chf
→
chief
Con
→
consort
Cos
→
consul
CPal
→
count palatine
CPr
→
crown Prince
CPss
→
crown Princess
Css
→
countess, comtesse, contessa, condesa
Csn
→
consignore
D
→
duke, duc, duca, duque
Des
→
despot
Dict
→
dictator
Dg
→
doge
Dm
→
dame
dn
→
don
dna
→
donna, dońa
Dph
→
dauphin
Dss
→
duchess, duchesse, duchessa, duquesa
E
→
earl
Edl
→
edle, edler
Ehr
→
erbherr
El
→
elector, kurfürst
Eldmn
→
ealdorman
Em
→
emir, amir
Emp
→
emperor
Emps
→
empress
Erbp
→
erbprinz
Esq
→
esquire
FDPM
→
first deputy prime minister
Ffr
→
freifrau
Fgf
→
freigraf
Fgfn
→
freigräfin
Fhr
→
freiherr
Fr
→
frau
Frn
→
freiin
Fst
→
fürst
Fstn
→
fürstin
GD, GHzg
→
grand duke; grand duchess, Großherzog
Gen
→
general
Gf
→
graf
Gfn
→
gräfin
GM
→
grand master
GP
→
grand prior
 gt
→
gennant
GVoiv
→
grand voivode
Her
→
hereditary
Hon
→
honourable
Hr
→
herr
HRE
→
holy roman emperor
HRH
→
his, her royal highness
Hzg
→
herzog
Hzn
→
herzogin
Inf
→
infante, infanta
Jhr, Jkvr
→
jonkheer, jonkvrouw
Jrl
→
jarl
K
→
king
Kh
→
khan
L
→
lord
Ld
→
laird
Lg
→
landgraf, landgrave; landgräfin, landgravine
LM
→
lord or lady of the manor
Ly
→
lady
M
→
marquess, marquis, marchese, marqués
Mg
→
markgraf, margrave; markgräfin, margravine
Mhrja
→
maharaja
Mz
→
mirza
Mlla
→
madamigella
Mlle
→
madamoiselle
Mme
→
madame
Mss
→
marchioness, marquise, marchesa, marquesa
Mstr
→
master
Nob
→
noble
Nwb
→
nawab
P
→
prince, prince, principe, principe, prinz
Pal
→
palatine
Patr
→
Patriarch
Pgf
→
pfalzgraf
Pgfn
→
pfalzgräfin
Ph
→
pharaoh
PM
→
prime minister
Pod
→
podestà
Pr
→
prior
Pres
→
president
Pss
→
princess, princesse, principessa, principesa, prinzessin
Prim
→
primate
Q
→
queen
QM
→
queen mother
Rsgf
→
reichsgraf
Rfhr
→
reichsfreiherr
Rhgf
→
rheingraf
Rhgfn
→
rheingräfin
Rl
→
ruler
Rr
→
ritter
Syd
→
sayyid
Syda
→
sayyida
Schk
→
schenk
Sh
→
shah
Shk
→
sheik, shaikh
Shka
→
sheika, shaika
Shz
→
shahzada
Shzi
→
shahzadi
Sr
→
signore, seigneur, señor, sire
SR
→
sri rani
Sra
→
signora, señora
St
→
saint
Sul
→
sultan
Tav
→
Tsr
→
tsar
Tsrn
→
tsarina, czarina
V
→
viscount, vicomte, visconte, visconde
VR
→
Viceroy
Voiv
→
voivode
Vss
→
viscountess, vicomtesse, viscontessa, viscondesa
W-u.R
→
wild- und Rheingraf, Rheingräfin
Country Abbreviations
AFG
→
Afghanistan
ALB
→
Albania
ALG
→
Algeria
AMS
→
American Samoa
AND
→
Andorra
ANG
→
Angola
ANT
→
Antigua and Barbuda
ARG
→
Argentina
ARM
→
Armenia
ARU
→
Aruba
AUS
→
Australia
AUT
→
Austria
AZE
→
Azerbaijan
BAH
→
Bahamas
BAN
→
Bangladesh
BAR
→
Barbados
BDI
→
Burundi
BEL
→
Belgium
BEN
→
Benin
BER
→
Bermuda
BHR
→
Bahrain
BHU
→
Bhutan
BIZ
→
Belize
BLR
→
Belarus
BOL
→
Bolivia
BOT
→
Botswana
BRA
→
Brazil
BRU
→
Brunei
BSH
→
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BUL
→
Bulgaria
BUR
→
Burkina Faso
CAF
→
Central African Republic
CAM
→
Cambodia
CAN
→
Canada
CAY
→
Cayman Islands
CGO
→
Republic of the Congo
CHA
→
Chad
CHI
→
Chile
CHN
→
China
CKI
→
Cook Islands
CMR
→
Cameroon
COD
→
Democratic Republic of the Congo
COL
→
Colombia
COM
→
Comoros
COS
→
Costa Rica
CPV
→
Cape Verde
CRO
→
Croatia
CUB
→
Cuba
CYP
→
Cyprus
CZE
→
Czech Republic
DEN
→
Denmark
DJI
→
Djibouti
DMA
→
Dominica
DOM
→
Dominican Republic
ECU
→
Ecuador
EGy
→
Egypt
ERI
→
Eritrea
ESA
→
El Salvador
EST
→
Estonia
ETH
→
Ethiopia
FIJ
→
Fiji
FIN
→
Finland
FRA
→
France
FSM
→
Federated States of Micronesia
GAB
→
Gabon
GAM
→
The Gambia
GBR
→
Great Britain
GBS
→
Guinea-Bissau
GEO
→
Georgia
GEQ
→
Equatorial Guinea
GER
→
Germany
GHA
→
Ghana
GRE
→
Greece
GRN
→
Grenada
GUA
→
Guatemala
GUI
→
Guinea
GUM
→
Guam
GUY
→
Guyana
HAI
→
Haiti
HKG
→
Hong Kong
HON
→
Honduras
HUN
→
Hungary
ICE
→
Iceland
INA
→
Indonesia
IND
→
India
IRA
→
Iran
IRL
→
Ireland
IRQ
→
Iraq
ISR
→
Israel
ISV
→
Virgin Islands
ITA
→
Italy
IVB
→
British Virgin Islands
IVC
→
Ivory Coast
JAM
→
Jamaica
JOR
→
Jordan
JPN
→
Japan
KAZ
→
Kazakhstan
KEN
→
Kenya
KGZ
→
Kyrgyzstan
KIR
→
Kiribati
KOR
→
South Korea
KOS
→
Kosovo
KUW
→
Kuwait
LAO
→
Laos
LAT
→
Latvia
LBR
→
Liberia
LBY
→
Libya
LCA
→
Saint Lucia
LEB
→
Lebanon
LES
→
Lesotho
LIE
→
Liechtenstein
LIT
→
Lithuania
LUX
→
Luxembourg
MAD
→
Madagascar
MAL
→
Malaysia
MAW
→
Malawi
MDV
→
Maldives
MEX
→
Mexico
MHL
→
Marshall Islands
MKD
→
North Macedonia
MLD
→
Moldova
MLI
→
Mali
MLT
→
Malta
MON
→
Mongolia
MNE
→
Montenegro
MON
→
Monaco
MOZ
→
Mozambique
MRC
→
Morocco
MRI
→
Mauritius
MTN
→
Mauritania
MYA
→
Myanmar
NAM
→
Namibia
NED
→
Netherlands
NEP
→
Nepal
NGA
→
Nigeria
NIC
→
Nicaragua
NIG
→
Niger
NKO
→
North Korea
NOR
→
Norway
NRU
→
Nauru
NZL
→
New Zealand
OMA
→
Oman
PAK
→
Pakistan
PAN
→
Panama
PAR
→
Paraguay
PER
→
Peru
PHI
→
Philippines
PLE
→
Palestine
PLW
→
Palau
PNG
→
Papua New Guinea
POL
→
Poland
POR
→
Portugal
PRI
→
Puerto Rico
QAT
→
Qatar
ROM
→
Romania
RSA
→
South Africa
RUS
→
Russia
RWA
→
Rwanda
SAM
→
Samoa
SAU
→
Saudi Arabia
SEN
→
Senegal
SEY
→
Seychelles
SGP
→
Singapore
SKN
→
Saint Kitts and Nevis
SLE
→
Sierra Leone
SLO
→
Slovenia
SMA
→
San Marino
SOL
→
Solomon Islands
SOM
→
Somalia
SPA
→
Spain
SRB
→
Serbia
SRI
→
Sri Lanka
SSD
→
South Sudan
STP
→
São Tomé and Príncipe
SUD
→
Sudan
SWI
→
Switzerland
SUR
→
Suriname
SKV
→
Slovakia
SWE
→
Sweden
SWZ
→
Eswatini
SYR
→
Syria
TAN
→
Tanzania
THA
→
Thailand
TJK
→
Tajikistan
TKM 
→
Turkmenistan
TLS
→
East Timor
TOG
→
Togo
TON
→
Tonga
TPE
→
Chinese Taipei
TRI
→
Trinidad and Tobago
TUN
→
Tunisia
TUR
→
Turkey
TUV
→
Tuvalu
TWN
→
Taiwan
UAE
→
United Arab Emirates
UGA
→
Uganda
UKR
→
Ukraine
URG
→
Uruguay
USA
→
United States
UZB
→
Uzbekistan
VAN
→
Vanuatu
VEN
→
Venezuela
VIE
→
Vietnam
VIN
→
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
YEM
→
Yemen
ZAM
→
Zambia
ZIM
→
Zimbabwe
 


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