Template:Tree list/branching

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"Template:Tree diagram" redirects here. Not to be confused with Template:Tree chart.

This family of templates can be used to create a properly structured and accessible tree. This can be used to display family trees, succession to thrones, etc. They comprise:

• {{Tree list}}
  • {{Tree list/end}}
  • {{Tree list/branching}}

Syntax

Start and finish of the tree

The tree must include a start and finish, using the templates {{Tree list}} and {{Tree list/end}} respectively. The tree is essentially a series of nested lists built with the asterisk *.

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

• Here goes the content of the tree using asterisks.

</syntaxhighlight>

The branches of the tree

Each branch of the tree is built using nested lists: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

• A first level branch
  • A second level branch
    • A third level branch

</syntaxhighlight> produces

• A first level branch
  • A second level branch
    • A third level branch

Unlabelled branches

An unlabelled branch may be formed by using the {{Tree list/branching}} template.

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

• A first level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • Another third level branch
    • The final third level branch
  • A second level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • The final third level branch

</syntaxhighlight>

produces the following:

• A first level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • Another third level branch
    • The final third level branch
  • A second level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • The final third level branch

Collapse

To collapse a tree place {{Hidden begin}} before {{Tree list}} and enclose {{Tree list/end}} with {{Hidden end}}. {{Hidden begin}} default to just a show link on the right, but it takes a number of parameters see the template's documentation. In this case:

|border=1px  #aaa solid—a solid border around the tree
|title=Demonstration tree—a suitable name for the tree
|ta1=center – center the title= name 

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

Demonstration tree

• A first level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • Another third level branch
    • The final third level branch
  • A second level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • The final third level branch

</syntaxhighlight>

Demonstration tree

• A first level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • Another third level branch
    • The final third level branch
  • A second level branch
  • • A third level branch
    • The final third level branch

If the parameter |expanded=on is added to {{hidden begin}} then the box will be drawn expanded rather than the default, which is to collapse the tree.

Examples

A family tree

Code : <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

A family tree (descendants of Henry VII of England)

• (1) Henry VII (1457–1509)
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486–1502)
  • Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
    • James, Duke of Rothesay (1507–1508)
    • Arthur, Duke of Rothesay (1509–1510)
    • James V of Scotland (1512–1542)
      • Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587)
        • (7) James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566–1625)
          • From whom succeeding English, Scottish and British monarchs are descended.
    • Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (1514–1515)
    • Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (1515–1578)
  • (2) Henry VIII of England (1491–1547)
    • Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511–1511)
    • (5) Mary I of England (1516–1558)
    • (6) Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603)
    • (3) Edward VI of England
  • Elizabeth Tudor (1492–1495)
  • Mary, Queen of France (1496–1533)
    • Henry Brandon (1516–1522)
    • Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517–1547)
      • (4) Lady Jane Grey (1536–1553)
      • Catherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (1540–1568)
      • Lady Mary Keyes (1545–1578)
      • Elizabeth Stokes (1555–1556)
    • Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (1519–1547)
      • From whom are descended the Earls of Derby
    • Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1523–1534)
  • Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499–1500)
  • Katherine Tudor (1503–1503)

</syntaxhighlight>

which gives

A family tree (descendants of Henry VII of England)

• (1) Henry VII (1457–1509)
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486–1502)
  • Margaret, Queen of Scots (1489–1541)
    • James, Duke of Rothesay (1507–1508)
    • Arthur, Duke of Rothesay (1509–1510)
    • James V of Scotland (1512–1542)
      • Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587)
        • (7) James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566–1625)
          • From whom succeeding English, Scottish and British monarchs are descended.
    • Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (1514–1515)
    • Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (1515–1578)
  • (2) Henry VIII of England (1491–1547)
    • Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511–1511)
    • (5) Mary I of England (1516–1558)
    • (6) Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603)
    • (3) Edward VI of England
  • Elizabeth Tudor (1492–1495)
  • Mary, Queen of France (1496–1533)
    • Henry Brandon (1516–1522)
    • Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517–1547)
      • (4) Lady Jane Grey (1536–1553)
      • Catherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (1540–1568)
      • Lady Mary Keyes (1545–1578)
      • Elizabeth Stokes (1555–1556)
    • Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (1519–1547)
      • From whom are descended the Earls of Derby
    • Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1523–1534)
  • Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499–1500)
  • Katherine Tudor (1503–1503)

An ancestry tree

Ahnentafel style trees can be can be displayed using this template, but usually for fewer than six generations the customised ahnentafel templates are clearer (see Template:Ahnentafel/doc). There is also an ahnentafel template ({{Ahnentafel-tree}}), that is based on this one, that makes construction this tree simpler.

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Ancestry tree of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

• 1. William, Prince of Wales (born 21 June 1982)
  • 2. Charles III of the United Kingdom (born 14 November 1948)
    • 4. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021)
      • 8. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (20 January 1882 – 3 December 1944)
      • 9. Princess Alice of Battenberg (25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969)
    • 5. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022)
      • 10. George VI of the United Kingdom (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952)
      • 11. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002)
  • 3. Lady Diana Spencer (1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997)
    • 6. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (21 April 1926 – 29 March 1992)
      • 12. Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892 – 9 June 1975)
      • 13. Lady Cynthia Hamilton (16 August 1897 – 4 December 1972)
    • 7. The Honourable Frances Roche (20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004)
      • 14. Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (15 May 1885 – 8 July 1955)
      • 15. Ruth Gill (2 October 1908 – 6 July 1993)

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Ancestry tree of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

• 1. William, Prince of Wales (born 21 June 1982)
  • 2. Charles III of the United Kingdom (born 14 November 1948)
    • 4. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021)
      • 8. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (20 January 1882 – 3 December 1944)
      • 9. Princess Alice of Battenberg (25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969)
    • 5. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022)
      • 10. George VI of the United Kingdom (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952)
      • 11. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002)
  • 3. Lady Diana Spencer (1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997)
    • 6. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (21 April 1926 – 29 March 1992)
      • 12. Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892 – 9 June 1975)
      • 13. Lady Cynthia Hamilton (16 August 1897 – 4 December 1972)
    • 7. The Honourable Frances Roche (20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004)
      • 14. Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (15 May 1885 – 8 July 1955)
      • 15. Ruth Gill (2 October 1908 – 6 July 1993)

A cladogram

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A cladogram

• Tetrapoda
  • • Many extinct groups such as the Eucritta
    • Lissamphibia Whose ancestors of the current amphibians
  • • Many extinct groups reminiscent of amphibians with more or less pronounced reptilian characteristics such as Eoherpetontidae, the Embolomeri, the Tokosauridae, Chroniosuchidae, Gephyrostegidae, Solenodonsauridae, Seymouriamorpha, Westlothiana, Lepospondyli
    • Cotylosauria
      • Amniota, Originally all "Reptilian"
      • Other extinct sibling taxa like Diadectomorpha or Tseajaiidae are close enough to reptiles

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A cladogram

• Tetrapoda
  • • Many extinct groups such as the Eucritta
    • Lissamphibia Whose ancestors of the current amphibians
  • • Many extinct groups reminiscent of amphibians with more or less pronounced reptilian characteristics such as Eoherpetontidae, the Embolomeri, the Tokosauridae, Chroniosuchidae, Gephyrostegidae, Solenodonsauridae, Seymouriamorpha, Westlothiana, Lepospondyli
    • Cotylosauria
      • Amniota, Originally all "Reptilian"
      • Other extinct sibling taxa like Diadectomorpha or Tseajaiidae are close enough to reptiles

See also

• Wikipedia:Family trees
• {{Chart}}—This template produces one row in a "family tree"-like chart consisting of boxes and connecting lines
• {{Ahnentafel}}—This template takes genealogical data in the form of an ahnentafel and presents it as a graphical ancestry tree
• {{ahnentafel-tree}} uses {{Tree list}} and will handle up to an ahnentafel of 511 places (9 generations), but will also display as little as one generation.

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