This template creates a template topper to be used with succession boxes for members of important families or dynasties

The template defaults to PAGENAME and a break if no parameter is given. In the following table, the first column contains the header and the second column shows the template call used to create it.

S-hou

{{s-hou}}

The format is {{s-hou|parameter|parameter|parameter|parameter|parameter|parameter|name}}, where parameter is replaced by one of the parameter names shown in the following table.

1 = Person's family name or regnal house
2 = Person's birth day
3 = Person's birth year
4 = Person's death day
5 = Person's death year
6 = Person's senior family name (if house is a part of a cadet branch)
name = The person's name if it is not the same as the page title (this option is not required if the pagename fits the individual perfectly)

Combinations

Individual's name Royal House Cadet branch of the Senior house Born: birth day birth year Died: death day death year			{{s-hou|Royal House|birth day|birth year|death day|death year|Senior house|name=Individual's name}}
Individual's name Royal House Born: birth day birth year Died: death day death year			{{s-hou|Royal House|birth day|birth year|death day|death year}}
Individual's name Royal House Born: birth year Died: death year			{{s-hou|Royal House||birth year||death year}}
Individual's name Royal House Born: birth day birth year			{{s-hou|Royal House|birth day|birth year|}}
Individual's name Royal House  Died: death day death year			{{s-hou|Royal House|||death day|death year}}
Individual's name Royal house Cadet branch of the Senior house			{{s-hou|Royal house|||||Senior house|name=Individual's name}}
Individual's name Royal house			{{s-hou|Royal house}}

This template should ALWAYS be followed with a succession list and requires the bookend templates, Template:s-start and Template:s-end or Template:s-ref, to work properly.

From the Henry VIII of England article:

{{s-start}}
{{s-hou | [[House of Tudor]]| 28 June | 1491 | 28 January | 1547 }}
{{s-reg}}
{{s-bef | before = [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] }}
{{s-ttl | title = [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] | years = 22 April 1509 – 28 January 1547 }}
{{s-aft | after = [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]] }}
{{s-end}}

Henry VIII of England House of Tudor Born: 28 June 1491  Died: 28 January 1547
Regnal titles
Preceded by Henry VII	King of England 22 April 1509 – 28 January 1547	Succeeded by Edward VI

A template topper to be used with succession boxes for members of important families or dynasties.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Family name/House	1	Person's family name or regnal house	String	optional
Day+Month of birth	2	Person's birth day, eg. 28 June	String	optional
Year of birth	3	Person's birth year	String	optional
Day+Month of death	4	Person's death day, eg 28 January	String	optional
Year of death	5	Person's death year	String	optional
Senior family name	6	Person's senior family name (if house is a part of a cadet branch)	String	optional
name	name	The person's name if it is not the same as the page title.	String	optional
inhibit	inhibit	Suppress using {{PAGENAME}} for the title.	String	optional

Documentation for creating succession boxes can be found at Template:S-start/doc.