Template:Tree list/doc

This family of templates can be used to create a properly structured and accessible tree with each element on its own line. This can be used to display family trees, succession to thrones, etc. They comprise:
 * Tree list
 * Tree list/final branch
 * Tree list/branching
 * Tree list/final branching
 * Tree list/end

Indentation levels are denoted by asterisks.

Start and finish of the tree
The outermost level of the tree is denoted by start and finish markers, using the templates Tree list and Tree list/end respectively. The tree is essentially a series of nested lists built with the asterisks ("*") between these two markers.


 * Content of the tree spanning multiple lines. Each line is preceded by one or more asterisks.

The branches of the tree
Each branch of the tree is built using nested lists: produces
 * A first level branch
 * A second level branch
 * A third level branch


 * A first level branch
 * A second level branch
 * A third level branch

Final branches
It will be noticed that the example above has extraneous links below the last entry. In order to display the final branches properly, it is necessary to use the template Tree list/final branch thus:


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

which produces


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

Unlabelled branches
An unlabelled branch may be formed by using the Tree list/branching template or, if it is the final branch, the Tree list/final branching template. 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
 * A third level branch
 * The final third level branch


 * 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
 * A third level branch
 * The final third level branch

A family tree
Code :
 * [[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] (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)
 * [[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 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)
 * [[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 (1492–1495)
 * 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)
 * 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)

which gives


 * [[Image:Simple gold crown.svg|15px]] (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)
 * [[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 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)
 * [[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 (1492–1495)
 * 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)
 * 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)

A cladogram

 * Tetrapoda
 * Numerous extinct groups such as Eucritta
 * Lissamphibia including the ancestors of living amphibians
 * Numerous extinct groups similar to amphibians but with some reptilian characteristics such as the Eoherpetontidae, les Embolomeri, Tokosaurus, Chroniosuchidae, Gephyrostegidae, Solenodonsaurus, Seymouriamorpha, Westlothiana, Lepospondyli
 * Cotylosaur
 * Amniota, including the ancestors of all the reptiles
 * Other extinct taxa such as the Diadectomorpha or theTseajaiidae, close to the reptiles
 * Amniota, including the ancestors of all the reptiles
 * Other extinct taxa such as the Diadectomorpha or theTseajaiidae, close to the reptiles

which gives


 * Tetrapoda
 * Numerous extinct groups such as Eucritta
 * Lissamphibia including the ancestors of living amphibians
 * Numerous extinct groups similar to amphibians but with some reptilian characteristics such as the Eoherpetontidae, les Embolomeri, Tokosaurus, Chroniosuchidae, Gephyrostegidae, Solenodonsaurus, Seymouriamorpha, Westlothiana, Lepospondyli
 * Cotylosaur
 * Amniota, including the ancestors of all the reptiles
 * Other extinct taxa such as the Diadectomorpha or the Tseajaiidae, close to the reptiles
 * Amniota, including the ancestors of all the reptiles
 * Other extinct taxa such as the Diadectomorpha or the Tseajaiidae, close to the reptiles