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Originally Posted by Josefine
what kind of book is this?
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The Almanach de Gotha is the chronicle of European genealogy for the detailed membership of the European Royal, Princely and Mediatised families. It has been published since 1763, lost 50-odd years and reappeared in 1998. It has given its name to the general term for European Royal/Princely society: "the Gotha".
It is deliberatley a small size (though thick) so that it can be carried around for easy reference when checking the eligibility of potential marriage partners for oneself or one's children.
More seriously it gives the details of every living member of the various Houses. It is divided into three sections: Part I: Reigning and formerly reigning Royal Houses of Europe and South America; Part II: Mediatised Sovereign Houses of the Holy Roman Empire; Part III: among others, the descendents of unequal or unrecognised marriages (you don't want to be demoted to Part III!).
The Almanach is one of the essential books for any Royal genealogist.
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