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/start}}
  • {{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 *.

{{Tree list}}
* Here goes the content of the tree using asterisks.
{{Tree list/end}}

The branches of the tree

Each branch of the tree is built using nested lists:

{{Tree list}}
* A first level branch
** A second level branch
*** A third level branch
{{Tree list/end}}

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.

{{Tree list}}
* A first level branch
** {{Tree list/branching}}
*** A third level branch
*** Another third level branch
*** The final third level branch
** A second level branch
** {{Tree list/branching}}                 <!--- This branch ends the second level --->
*** A third level branch
*** The final third level branch
{{Tree list/end}}

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}} (however, see MOS:DONTHIDE before hiding content in articles). {{Hidden begin}} defaults 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

{{hidden begin|border=1px #aaa solid|title=Demonstration tree|ta1=center}}
{{Tree list}}
* A first level branch
** {{Tree list/branching}}
*** A third level branch
*** Another third level branch
*** The final third level branch
** A second level branch
** {{Tree list/branching}}                 <!--- This branch ends the second level --->
*** A third level branch
*** The final third level branch
{{Tree list/end}}
{{Hidden end}}

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:

{{hidden begin|border=1px  #aaa solid|title=A family tree (descendants of Henry VII of England)|ta1=center|expanded=on}}
{{Tree list}}
*[[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(1)''' [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] (1457–1509)
**[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] (1486–1502)
**[[Margaret Tudor|Margaret, Queen of Scots]] (1489–1541)
***[[James, Duke of Rothesay]] (1507–1508)
***[[Arthur, Duke of Rothesay]] (1509–1510)
***[[Image:Simple silver crown.svg|15px]] [[James V]] of Scotland (1512–1542)
****[[Image:Simple silver crown.svg|15px]] [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] (1542–1587)
*****[[Image:Simple silver crown.svg|15px]] [[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(7)''' [[James VI and I|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|Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox]] (1515–1578)
**[[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(2)''' [[Henry VIII]] of England (1491–1547)
***[[Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (1511–1511)
***[[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(5)''' [[Mary I]] of England (1516–1558)
***[[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(6)''' [[Elizabeth I]] of England (1533–1603)
***[[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(3)''' [[Edward VI]] of England
**[[Elizabeth Tudor (daughter of Henry VII)|Elizabeth Tudor]] (1492–1495)
**[[Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary, Queen of France]] (1496–1533)
***Henry Brandon (1516–1522)
***[[Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk]] (1517–1547)
****[[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] '''(4)''' [[Lady Jane Grey]] (1536–1553)
****[[Lady Catherine Grey|Catherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford]] (1540–1568)
****[[Lady Mary Grey|Lady Mary Keyes]] (1545–1578)
****Elizabeth Stokes (1555–1556)
***[[Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland]] (1519–1547)
****''From whom are descended the [[Earl of Derby|Earls of Derby]]''
***[[Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln]] (1523–1534)
**[[Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset]] (1499–1500) 
**[[Katherine Tudor (1503)|Katherine Tudor]] (1503–1503)
{{Tree list/end}}
{{hidden end}}

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 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 of this tree simpler.

{{hidden begin|border=1px  #aaa solid|title=Ancestry tree of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|ta1=center|expanded=on}}
{{Tree list}}
*1. '''[[William, Prince of Wales]]''' (born 21 June 1982)
**2. [[Charles III|Charles III of the United Kingdom]] (born 14 November 1948)
***4. [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|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|Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]] (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022)
****10. [[George VI|George VI of the United Kingdom]] (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952)
****11. [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]] (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002)
**3. [[Diana, Princess of Wales|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. [[Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer|Lady Cynthia Hamilton]]  (16 August 1897 – 4 December 1972)
***7. [[Frances Shand Kydd|The Honourable Frances Roche]] (20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004)
****14. [[Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy]] (15 May 1885 – 8 July 1955)
****15. [[Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy|Ruth Gill]] (2 October 1908 – 6 July 1993)
{{Tree list/end}}
{{hidden end}}

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

{{Clade}} should be preferred, {{cladogram}} provides boxed cladograms, and {{cladex}} has extended cladogram parameters. Ask WikiProject Tree of Life/Cladogram requests for assistance.

{{hidden begin|border=1px  #aaa solid|title=A cladogram|ta1=center|expanded=on}}
{{Tree list}}
*[[Tetrapoda]]
** {{Tree list/branching}}
*** Many extinct groups such as the ''[[Eucritta]]''
*** '''[[Lissamphibia]]''' Whose ancestors of the current amphibians
** {{Tree list/branching}}
*** 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
{{Tree list/end}}
{{hidden end}}

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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