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'''Noble Houses''' are [[Imperial]] families that have been officially recognized as Nobles, by their world's ruling [[Imperial House]], by being given a '''writ of nobility'''.{{Fn|1a}}. This also includes the Nobles of [[Knight Houses]].{{Fn|7}}
==Known Noble Houses==
===[[Alecto (Hive World)|Alecto]]===
*[[House Dymaxion|Dymaxion]]{{Fn|6a}} - — Manufacturers of [[Groundcar]]s, cargo units and other earthbound transportation.{{Fn|6b}} ===[[Ghyre]]=======[[Hive Angelicus]]====*[[Clan Delve|Delve]]{{Fn|8}}*[[Clan Tectos|Tectos]]{{Fn|8}}*[[Clan VanSappen|VanSappen]]{{Fn|8}}
===[[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]]===
====Hive Primus====
*[[House Aranthus|Aranthus]] - — [[Fallen House|Destroyed ]] by a plague, in 364.[[M40]] and it . It is rumoured that Lady [[Annyr Helmawr]], was responsible for their the House's downfall.{{Fn|1d}}
*[[House Catallus|Catallus]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[House Escher|Eschaki]] - — Lost its status as a Noble House in the [[Second Great Clan Wars]] in [[M37]]. It then fought to become a [[Clan House]]{{Fn|1b}} and eventually transformed into [[House Escher]].{{Fn|4}}*[[House Gorshed|Gorshed]] - — One of the first Noble Houses created in [[M35]]{{Fn|1a}}. Later lost its status in the Second Great Clan Wars in [[M37]]. It then fought to become a Clan House, but Gorshed's current status is unknown.{{Fn|1b}}
*[[House Greim|Greim]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[House Harrow|Harrow]]{{Fn|5}}
*[[House Ko'iron|Ko'iron]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[House Mung|Mung]] - — One of the first Noble Houses created in [[M35]].{{Fn|1a}}. Later met its end in 777.[[M36]]{{Fn|1c}}
*[[House Ran Lo|Ran Lo]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[House Ty|Ty]]{{Fn|2}}
*[[House Ulanti|Ulanti]] - — One of the first Noble Houses created in [[M35]].{{Fn|1a}}*[[House Weyter|Weyter]] - — One of the first Noble Houses created in [[M35]].{{Fn|1a}}*[[House Yoranta|Yoranta]] - — One of the first Noble Houses created in [[M35]].{{Fn|1a}}
===[[Verghast]]===
====[[Vervunhive]]====
At the time of the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]], Vervunhive possessed nine noble houses, in addition to its [[Imperial House]]{{Fn|3c}}:
*[[House Sondar|Sondar]] — Once ruled the Hive, until the treachery of [[High Master]] [[Salvador Sondar]] during the [[Siege of Vervunhive]].{{Fn|3e}}
*[[House Anko|Anko]] — Became an [[Imperial House]] of a new [[Hive]], in the aftermath of the [[Siege of Vervunhive]].{{Fn|3f}}
*[[House Vwik|Vwik]]{{Fn|3c}}
*[[House Yetch|Yetch]]{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3c}}
==See also==
*[[Knight House]]
==Sources==
**{{Endn|1d}}: pg. 36 — ''Mortis Plague''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Necromunda: Sourcebook]], pgs. 8-10
*3: [[Necropolis (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Three
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Necromunda: House of Chains]], pg. 9 — ''Ancient House of Goliath''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Hand of Harrow (Short Story)]]
*6: [[Flesh and Steel (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|6a}}: Chapter 20
**{{Endn|6b}}: Chapter 13
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition)]], pg. 6 - — ''Warriors of the Noble Houses''*{{Endn|8}}: [[Fist of the Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter I
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