The following are the biographies of the Holy Family as they might appear in the ALMANACH DE GOTHA, the authoritative directory of European Royalty and Nobility.

ISRAEL AND THE HOLY LAND
(HOUSE OF DAVID)

Jewish: The founder of the House of David was David son of Jesse, acceded as Lord-Messiah, King of the Jews and of Judah, Guardian of the Covenants of God c.1010 BC, acquired the remainder of Israel including the City of Jerusalem c.1004 BC; during his reign the Throne acquired a foundation of divine right; renounced the Throne by abdication in favour of his fourth son Solomon c.970 BC. Most of the tribes of Israel seceded c.930 BC and the House of David remained in possession of only Judah. This Kingdom ceased to exist politically c.587 BC, though the Throne continued to exist and to enjoy sovereign status de jure divino. As such the Throne acquired the dignity of Sovereign in the Holy Land of the Kings of Babylon c.586 BC; of Persia (c.538 BC); of Macedon (c.332 BC); of Egypt (c.323 BC) and of Syria (c.200 BC), of the Hasmonean Kings and Ethnarchs (c.134 BC), of the Caesars and Emperors of Rome (c.63 BC) and of Byzantium (AD 324), of the Nabatean Kings, of the Tetrarchs of Galilee and Perea, and of the Ethnarchs of Judaea, Samaria, and Idumea (37 BC), Lord Protector of the Cities of Scythopolis, Ascalon and Raphia, Sovereign of the Christian Kings of Jerusalem (1099), Supreme Custodian of the Waqf of Palestine and Sovereign therein of all Moslem Caliphs, Sultans and Kings (638). The Throne of David, together with all its acquired dignities, was vested from birth in Jesus (Yeshua) by virtue of His status as the legitimate Heir of David. He is King de jure and (by virtue of His Divinity) de facto in perpetuity with the following additional dignities: assumed the title of Great High Priest of the Universal Church at Passover, and King of Kings and Lord of Lords conferred on Him as Man on the occasion of His Resurrection (both c.33).

Arms:- (of the Head of the House): Argent semy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gules surmounted fesswise of two intertwined circlets of thorns issuant from the heart a Latin cross sable in a flame tenne a lion rampant armed and langued azure crowned with the Holy Crown of King David proper holding in both paws a sceptre erect or and charged on the body with an inescutcheon of the fifth a Harp of King David of the sixth in chief a bar of the second five plates. The shield is ensigned with the Holy Crown of David.

(of the Patrimony of David): Quarterly 1st and 4th gules on a sword erect argent two keys crossed in saltire the dexter key or the sinister of the second (Sovereignty); 2nd azure between two olive branches in pale a Menorah of the Temple and in base the word "Israel" in Hebrew characters all argent (Israel); 3rd vert an eagle argent displayed wings inverted or langued and eyed gules armed winged and tailed holding in both talons a sceptre in fess of the third the eagle crowned with the Holy Crown of King David proper and charged on the breast with an inescutcheon per chevron reversed: 1st gules; 2nd per pale vert argent and sable (Palestinian Community). The shield is ensigned with the Holy Crown of King David. Supporters:- Dexter St Michael holding in his dexter hand a sword; sinister St Gabriel holding in his sinister hand a scroll, all proper. Motto:- Ein-lanu melekh ki im Dovid (Hebrew); La melek aleina illa Dawud (Arabic) = We have no king but David.

Arms:- (of the Universal Dominion of Christ the King): A double-headed eagle displayed sable beaked and membered proper langued gules each head crowned with the Holy Imperial Crown of Christ the King holding in the dexter claw the Sceptre of Divine Mercy and in the sinister claw the Orb of Universal Dominion all proper argent semy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gules surmounted fesswise of two intertwined circlets of thorns issuant from the heart a Latin cross sable in a flame tenne a lion rampant armed and langued azure crowned with the Holy Crown of King David proper holding in both paws a sceptre erect or and charged on the body with an inescutcheon of the fifth a Harp of King David of the sixth in chief a bar of the second five plates. The whole is ensigned with the Holy Imperial Crown of Christ the King.

All proven descendants of King David in the male line, including wives of Princes and of Kings, are members of the Royal Family and Princes or Princesses of Judah with the qualification of Royal Highness. The Mother of a Reigning King bears the title Great Lady and Queen Mother with the qualification of Royal Majesty. The style "Holy and Royal Family" is reserved to the present King together with His Mother and His legal Father Joseph.

HM JESUS (YESHUA), LORD AND MESSIAH, SON OF GOD, HEREDITARY KING OF THE JEWS AND OF JUDAH, KING OF ISRAEL, LEBANON, ARAM AND ALL THE HOLY LAND, Castellan of the Holy and Royal City of Jerusalem, Sovereign in the Holy Land of the Kings of Babylon, of Persia, of Macedon, of Egypt and of Syria, of the Hasmonean Kings and Ethnarchs, of the Caesars and Emperors of Rome and of Byzantium, of the Nabatean Kings, of the Tetrarchs of Galilee and Perea, and of the Ethnarchs of Judaea, Samaria, and Idumea, Lord Protector of the Cities of Scythopolis, Ascalon and Raphia, Sovereign of the Christian Kings of Jerusalem, Supreme Custodian of the Waqf of Palestine and Sovereign therein of all Moslem Caliphs, Sultans and Kings, GUARDIAN OF THE COVENANTS OF GOD, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS, GREAT HIGH PRIEST OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, UNIVERSAL SOVEREIGN, Sovereign of the Hereditary Priestly Order of Aaron and of the Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta b c.6 BC (Gregorian)/3756 (Hebrew), date unknown but probably 17 April/29 Nisan or 27 September/15 Tishrei, the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles during the reign of Caesar Augustus of Rome and of Herod the Great (d 4 BC/3758), acceded to the Throne at birth, though the Accession is officially dated 9 March 5 BC/1 Nisan 3757 following, legal son of Joseph, Prince of Judah (b and d unknown dates) and natural son by virginal conception and birth of Joseph's wife Miryam of Nazareth (b and assumed into heaven unknown dates), k by crucifixion 3 April 33/14 Nisan 3793; raised from the dead 5 April 33/16 Nisan 3793; ascended to heaven, crowned and enthroned 14 May 33/25 Iyar 3793.

Father

HRH JOSEPH (Yosef), Prince of Judah, Custodian Emeritus of the Throne of David, b and d unknown dates, son of HRH Jacob (Ya'akov), Prince of Judah and Custodian of the Throne of David; succ his father as Head of the House of David, date unknown; m c.6 BC (Gregorian)/3756 (Hebrew), date unknown Mary (Miryam) of Nazareth, dau of Joachim and Anne of Nazareth; deemed by law to be the natural father of Jesus (Yeshua) by virtue of lawful marriage to the mother; abdicated the Throne of David in favour of Jesus (Yeshua) at the birth, thereupon assuming the dignity of Crown Prince of Judah, Israel and All the Holy Land.

Mother

HM MARY (Miryam), Great Lady and Queen Mother of Judah, Israel and All the Holy Land, Princess Dowager of Judah, b and assumed into heaven unknown dates, dau of Joachim and Anna of Nazareth; m c.6 BC (Gregorian)/3756 (Hebrew), date unknown HRH Joseph, Prince of Judah, b and d unknown dates, son of HRH Jacob (Ya'akov), Prince of Judah and Custodian of the Throne of David; succ his father as Head of the House of David, date unknown; invested by law with the style and title of Great Lady and Queen Mother on the birth of her Son Jesus, King of Israel etc; holds many dignities honoris causa, among them Queen of Heaven and Earth, Mother of the Church and Ark of the Covenant, Queen of Angels, Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Virgins and All Saints; Queen of Poland, Queen of Ireland, Empress of the Americas; Patroness of the Pro-Life Movement and Mother and Protectress of Unborn Children.

Brother of Father

Issue of HRH Jacob, Prince of Judah and Custodian of the Throne of David, having had issue, among whom,

HRH Prince Clopas of Judah, b and d unknown dates, m Mary (Miryam) sister or cousin of HM Mary, Great Lady and Queen Mother of Judah etc., succ his brother as Crown Prince unknown date, and had issue, order of seniority unknown:

HRH Prince James (Ya'akov) "the Less" of Judah, Apostle, Bishop of Jerusalem, k c.63
HRH Prince Joseph (Yosef) of Judah
HRH Prince Jude (Yehuda) of Judah, Apostle
HRH Prince Simon (Shimeon) of Judah, succ his brother as Bishop of Jerusalem c.70, k c.106

For most of the history of the Monarchy the period between the King's Accession and the next New Year was counted as the first year of his reign. The reigns of at least the later Kings of Judah were reckoned to begin on the first New Year's Day (1 Nisan) on the Hebrew Calendar following the actual Accession.

Astronomers Liviu Mircea and Tiberiu Oproiu of the Astronomical Observatory Institute, Cluj, Romania claimed in 2003 that the date of the Crucifixion was 3 April AD30. Their findings were based on cross-references of historical astronomical data with the biblical record of a solar eclipse reported at Jerusalem at the time of the death of Christ.

Christ rose from the dead on the third day (two calendar days) after His death, and ascended to heaven forty days after His Resurrection.

The date of the Ascension and public Enthronement of His Majesty was therefore 14 May, of which the date of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948, is the 1915th Anniversary by the Gregorian Calendar, but not by the Hebrew.

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