# வார்ப்புரு:Infobox monarch/doc

## Parameters

All parameters are optional (even "name" can be taken from PAGENAME).  
**name / title / type / image**  
| name = | Most common English/Anglicised name (e.g. George III; Prince William (not William, Duke of Cumberland); Sophie (neither Princess Edward nor Princess Sophie); Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (rather than Queen Elizabeth); Prince William (rather than Prince William of Wales) etc.) |  |  |
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| title = | Principal substantive title(s) in use (e.g. King of England; prev. Duke of Edinburgh) (omit this field if any one "succession(X)" field would be identical to it) |  |  |
| titletext = | An explanatory note about "title", already in &lt;small&gt;s — such as a link to full titles (dependent upon "title") |  |  |
| more = | Automatically-generated alternative to "titletext"; only appears if "titletext" is undefined/empty and "realm" is defined
: **** |  |  |
| image = | i.e. X.jpg, *that is to say no * |  |  |
| caption = | Details of artist and year, for instance *see WP:CAP* |  |  |
| *succession* fields |  |  |  |
| succession = | Primary substantive hereditary title (regarding the following fields, "reign" 'til "suc-type"; omit the "title" field if the two would be identical) |  |  |
| moretext = | An explanatory note about the "succession", already in &lt;small&gt;s — such as a link to full titles (dependent upon "succession") |  |  |
| reign = | D Month YYYY – D Month YYYY (or other appropriate format per ; for monarchs and their consorts (although dates may differ between the two)) |  |  |
| reign-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Reign' (dependent upon "reign") |  |  |
| coronation = | D Month YYYY (or other appropriate format per ; for monarchs and their consorts) |  |  |
| cor-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Coronation', such as 'Investiture' (dependent upon "coronation"). Automatically links to country-specific article if one of the following values is entered:
: **** |  |  |
| predecessor = | For use in succession whose titles are entirely and directly hereditary. Link should be piped as appropriate — when it is reasonably clear that the person in context is a (e.g.) King of Scots, he may be linked as "James II" rather than "James II of Scotland". |  |  |
| pre-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Predecessor' (dependent upon "predecessor") |  |  |
| regent = | Any regents of the monarch in their role in this succession only; listed by most common name/title, most recent first, with line breaks (&lt;br /&gt;) |  |  |
| reg-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Regent' (dependent upon "regent") |  |  |
| successor = | As predecessor, *mutatis mutandis* |  |  |
| suc-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Successor'. e.g. 'Heir-Apparent' or 'Heir-Presumptive' (dependent upon "successor") |  |  |
| "succession" to "suc-type" repeated as "successionX" to "suc-typeX" for 1–3 |  |  |  |
| *spouse* fields |  |  |  |
| consort = | *yes, *if the subject is the consort of any monarch — effects "reign"*
*no, *which is the default if the field is omitted* |  |  |
| spouse = | Husbands/wives only; listed by most common name/title, in chronological order, with line breaks (&lt;br /&gt;), and dates if needed, e.g. (m. 2004; div. 2006; dec. 2007; wid. 2008). Break dates onto a new line if more visually appropriate |  |  |
| spouse-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Spouse' (no plurals needed) |  |  |
| repeated as "spouseX" and "spouseX-type" for 1–4 |  |  |  |
| issue = | Descending in order of birth, separated by line breaks (&lt;br /&gt;); listed by name and highest shorthand title (e.g. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex), no need for preceding styles (e.g. *HM*). Individuals without articles and/or who died as infants may be omitted from the list on an arbitrary basis. See also note for 'predecessor'. |  |  |
| issue-link = | Creates small link to a section in the article for further details on offspring (dependent upon "issue") |  |  |
| issue-pipe = | Changes the output text of the above link (dependent upon "issue-link") |  |  |
| full name = | English/Anglicised full legal non-titular name (current/most recent), with maiden name '(née Whatever)' and translation in their native/official tongue(s) on a new line (each) underneath (use a - | era name = | Asian era names, wikilinked if appropriate (dependent upon "era dates") |
| era dates = | The dates of the monarch's era (per the above) |  |  |
| regnal name = | The monarch's regnal name |  |  |
| posthumous name = | The posthumous name given to monarchs in certain traditions |  |  |
| temple name = | As "posthumous name" *m.m.* |  |  |
| house = | The Houses, Dynasties, or Families to which the subject belonged/s (by birth, marriage or otherwise), listed chronologically first to last, with line breaks (e.g. House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]&lt;br /&gt;[[House of Windsor]) (formerly called "house name" and listed last to first — it is strongly recommended that, for clarity, *(by birth/marriage)* or similar be included after each House's link) |  |  |
| house-type = | Optional alternative text for 'Royal house', such as 'Dynasty' or 'Family' (dependent upon "house") |  |  |
| father = | Most common shorthand title, no need for preceding styles (e.g. *HM*). May include multiple individuals, such as (Biological), (Adoptive) or (Hanai). See also note for 'predecessor'. |  |  |
| mother = | As "father", *m.m.* |  |  |
| birth_name = | If different from name or full name |  |  |
| birth_date = | *for dead persons, (*m.m.* per and :Template:Birth date)
*for living persons aged 3 years or over, (*m.m.* per and :Template:Birth date and age)
*for living persons up to 3 years old, (*m.m.* per , :Template:Birth date and :Template:Age for infant) |  |  |
| birth_place = | Residence, Town/City/County/Region/Country (although almost invariably Country is obvious) HOWEVER, TAKE CARE TO AVOID (dependent upon "date of birth") |  |  |
| death_date = | *for those who died aged 3 years old or over, (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB; *m.m.* per and :Template:Death date and age)
*for those who died aged under 3 years old, (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB; *m.m.* per , :Template:Death date and :Template:age for infant) |  |  |
| death_place = | See "birth_place", *m.m.* (dependent upon "death_date") |  |  |
| burial_date = | See "birth_date", *m.m.* |  |  |
| burial_place = | See "birth_place", *m.m.* (dependent upon "burial_place") |  |  |
| occupation = | Primary non-royal occupations, listed most recent first (if the subject is deceased there's no need for 'prev.') e.g. 'Theatre; prev. Broadcasting' (alive), or 'Military; Author' (dead) |  |  |
| signature_type = | A label to replace the default 'Signature', e.g. Tughra for Ottoman sultans |  |  |
| signature = | X.jpg, being an image of the subject's personal signature |  |  |
| signature_alt = | Alt text for signature |  |  |
| religion = | The subject's religion(s) — may be listed with dates (in chronological order) if applicable | } |  |