Phantomhive

Phantomhive is the name of a prominent noble family based in England. The head of the house is entitled Earl. The current head is Ciel Phantomhive.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 69, page 15
The Phantomhive earldom is in charge of a strictly confidential agency known as "Phantomhive," which has been under the direct control of Queen Victoria for generations. The earls themselves are often called the "Queen's Watchdogs" or the "Aristocrats of Evil."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 15, page 9
==Overview==
The agency Phantomhive covers up any number of criminal acts carried out by the Royal Family and eliminates all who may seek to harm the Royal Family as well as every thread linking to the Royal Family's involvement, no matter how dirty the method.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 15, page 10 Fred Abberline describes Phantomhive as the opposite of Scotland Yard in that it uses the powers of "evil" to carry out Queen Victoria's orders.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 15, page 11
The Phantomhive earldom maintains the division between the "polite society" and the "underworld" of Great Britain. It employs its "monstrous authority" to rule over and police the country's underworld. It makes sure that the underbelly of the East End, and criminals and blackguards of other nations who congregate therein do not disrupt the polite society.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 49, page 37 An interference with the polite society usually prompts the Queen to rely on the Phantomhive earldom to annihilate it, as clearly depicted when the Queen ordered Ciel Phantomhive to investigate and solve a number of cases.
Since Phantomhive is a secret committee that carries out special duties, the funds for its activities and its rewards cannot be included in the nation's budget. Thus, the Scotland Yard members personally deliver the bribe money to the existing head of the Phantomhive family.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 23, pages 29-30
The Phantomhive house has an underworld intelligence network that operates from Europe to Asia, known as the Aristocrats of Evil.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 86, page 13
===Base of Operations===
The Phantomhive earldom's primary base of operations is the Phantomhive Manor. However, when carrying out missions, the Phantomhive head can temporarily relocate to his townhouse in London for convenience and to facilitate his task.
==Identified Members of the Phantomhive House==
* Countess Cloudia PhantomhiveKuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 85, page 22 (1830-1866)Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 103, page 4
* Earl Vincent Phantomhive (1851-1885)
* Countess Rachel Phantomhive (née Dalles) (?-1885)
* Lady Francis Phantomhive (later married into the Midford house and became Marchioness Midford)
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* Earl Ciel Phantomhive (1875-)
==Phantomhive Household==
* Ciel Phantomhive 
* Sebastian Michaelis 
* Finnian 
* Mey-Rin 
* Baldroy 
* Tanaka 
* Snake 
* Snake's snakes Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 202, page 9
* Sebastian the dog 
==Trivia==
* Francis is not included in the Phantomhive family tree because it only shows Ciel's direct lineage, not because she is not related to Ciel; she and Vincent are full siblings.Yana Toboso on Twitter"Come to speak of it, I was asked whether Frances isn't blood-related (to Ciel) since she wasn't mentioned in Ciel's family tree that appeared (in the manga) a while ago, however, it was a family tree that featured 'Ciel's [direct] roots', that's why Frances, his aunt, wasn't mentioned. [Vincent and Frances] are real siblings."
===Out of Universe===
* In the anthology short story "With Father!" by Yana Toboso, Vincent states that female members of the Phantomhive family are often strong-willed.Kuroshitsuji anthology; Rainbow Butler 2: "With Father!", page 4
==See also==
* Watchdog Cases
* Aristocrats of Evil
==References==
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