What is House of Saud?
{{Infobox family|name=House of Saud|native_name=آل سعود|native_name_lang=ar|other_names=[[Al Saud]]|type=[[Royal house]]|coat_of_arms=[[File:Royal Standard of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.svg|Royal_Standard_of_Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia]]|coat_of_arms_size=100px|alt=|coat_of_arms_caption=[[Royal Standard of the King]]|alt2=|parent_family=|country=[[Saudi Arabia]] (Current) '''Historical''': * [[Emirate of Diriyah]] * [[Emirate of Nejd]] * [[Emirate of Riyadh]] * [[Emirate of Nejd and Hasa]] * [[Sultanate of Nejd]] * [[Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd]]|region=[[Arabian Peninsula]]|early_forms=|etymology=Named after [[Saud ibn Muhammad]]|origin=[[Diriyah]], [[Najd]], [[Arabia]]|founded={{Start date|1727}}|founder=[[Muhammad bin Saud]]|current_head=[[King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]|final_ruler=|final_head=|seat=|titles={{flatlist| * [[King of Saudi Arabia]] * [[Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques]] }}|styles=His [[Majesty]], His [[Royal Highness]]|members=|connected_members=[[Mohammed bin Salman]], [[Abdulaziz Al Saud]]<nowiki>, Faisal of Saudi Arabia</nowiki>|other_families=[[Al Rashid]] (Historical rivalry)|distinctions=|traditions=[[Wahhabism]]|motto=|motto_lang=|motto_trans=|heirlooms=|estate=|properties=|dissolution=|deposition=|cadet_branches=[[Sudairi Seven]]|footnotes=}} The '''House of Saud''' ({{lang-ar|آل سُعُود|ʾĀl Suʿūd}} {{IPA-ar|ʔaːl sʊʕuːd|IPA}}) is the ruling [[Royal]]s Family of [[Saudi Arabia]]. They are descendants of [[Muhammad bin Saud]], founder of the [[Emirate of Diriyah]], known as the First [[Saudi state]] (1727–1818).<ref>{{cite web|title=The House of Al Saud – A View of the Modern Saudi Dynasty| url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saud/tree/|date=18 September 2015|work=Frontline|publisher=PBS}}</ref> Members of his Family are usually future [[King of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Kings]]. The Family has almost 13,500 members; however about 2,100 of them are Royals.<ref name=bbc>{{cite web|title=HRH Princess Basma bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012t5nd |work