FAMILY SEAT

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A 'seat' or 'Family Seat' is the principal residence of a lord, noble, or aristrocrat, and his family. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, and political influence of the family within a given area. Some families took their dynasty name from their family seat (Habsburg, Hohenzollern, and Windsor), or named their family seat after their own dynasty name.
The term ''family seat'' was first recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book where it was listed as the word ''caput''. The term continues to be used in the British Isles today.
For examples of family seats, see also:

★ English Gentry Family Seats

★ Scottish Gentry Family Seats

★ Irish Gentry Family Seats

★ Welsh Gentry Family Seats