Ventrue

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A Vampire: The Masquerade clan, as well as a Vampire: The Requiem clan. Made up mostly of rich, commanding types. They're mostly embraced from nobility and powerful merchants. You know. Assholes.

In Vampire: the Masquerade

Ventrue are the politicians and CEOs of the Camarilla. They're the ones most likely to have control over mortal affairs, from large businesses to police and government functions. They also commonly set themselves up as Prince: the clan-wide prediliction for organization helps a lot with that. This regimental thinking gives the clan a reputation of having a stick up their butts.

Ventrue are often obsessed with lineage, and most are able to recite their sire's sire's sire going back to the clan's founder. This lineage carries a social weight, and Ventrue are quick to use their lineage as an advantage. Their clan isn't really organized, not like the Tremere or Nosferatu are, but a Ventrue is expected to follow the orders of their elders. the clan holds a lot of traditions, and it's that hidebound mentality that helps keep the Camarilla from falling apart. (It's also what keeps it from ever getting shit done or adapting to changing times)

In Vampire: the Requiem

They return in Vampire: the Requiem, with the Malkavians folded into the same clan. In accordance with the rest of Requiem, the intricate clan structure used in Masquerade is abandoned for a more open-ended backstory. This has its benefits (allowing for the general archetype of the Ventrue as commanding, leader-like vampires to appear outside of their stereotypes in Masquerade) and its detriments (many Masquerade fans saw it as lacking in the fluff that they enjoyed in Masquerade).