Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10561605-20130820164006/@comment-3444868-20140208104430

SajuukKhar wrote: Sky Above,Voice Within wrote: Don't misplace Dovahkiin with Dragonblood Dinasty. There is no difference between the two.

There is a difference. Think of Dragonblood as a form of rule by divine right. Dragonborns are not related to the royal family. Alesia was given Dragonblood, if she was made a Dragonborn then it would say so in the lore. There is a book about the Dragonborn that tells the difference.