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Catherine's title is as follows: HRH Princess William Arthur Philip Louis, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.
She is a princess by marriage, not by birth. However because William was made a peer on his wedding day, she will be known by the feminine form of his ducal title -- HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.
American Observer7 said:What so great about this or these titles? What makes this so perfect? I thought William did not care for titles? I am suprised he/they accepted this. It would have been more interesting making Kate a Princess, Princess William of Wales and if he remained Prince William.
What so great about this or these titles? What makes this so perfect? I thought William did not care for titles? I am suprised he/they accepted this. It would have been more interesting making Kate a Princess, Princess William of Wales and if he remained Prince William.
What so great about this or these titles? What makes this so perfect? I thought William did not care for titles? I am suprised he/they accepted this. It would have been more interesting making Kate a Princess, Princess William of Wales and if he remained Prince William.
a Royal Duke ship (can't think of the correct word)
They are as follows: TRH Prince and Princess William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Earl and Countess of Strathearn, Baron and Baroness Carrickfergus. Because William was made a peer, he will now be known the senior most of those peerages, which is his ducal title. As his wife, she will be known by the feminine form of that title. So while they are still Prince and Princess William, they will be styled and referred to now as TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Which sounds damn regal.
David Smith said:As I understand it, a main reason for the two subsidiary titles is for future use (as courtesy titles) for their first son and grandson. The eldest sons of the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent both are known as Earls in this regard.
It seems that the Cambridge title wasn't a surprise; it was certainly one of the most often mentioned possibilities in polls, with commentators, etc. Is there are reason for this? Was there something in particular that made this title a strong possibility or was it just one of those ideas that took off on its own and turned out to be right?
I was told by a friend that they are still are still Prince and Princess William of Wales but they were also given a Royal Duke ship (can't think of the correct word). I hope this is true and they can still use this though I doubt they will
I wish Kate and Will had declined the Duke title. It's so blah!
You're right. The titles are usually an English dukedom, a Scottish earldom and a (Northern) Irish barony. In earlier times, the dukedom might actually have been Scottish and/or Irish as well. For example, Queen Victoria's son Arthur was the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. So the Queen actually revived the use of the Strathearn title. The Cambridge title became extinct about 30 years ago with the death of the 2nd Marquess of Cambridge.
As I understand it, a main reason for the two subsidiary titles is for future use (as courtesy titles) for their first son and grandson. The eldest sons of the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent both are known as Earls in this regard.
William's eldest son will automatically be HRH Prince X of Cambridge at birth under the 1917 Letters Patent and will not use his father's Earldom as a courtesy title.His other children will be Lord/Lady Mountbatten-Windsor under the 1917 Letters Patent if born during The Queen's reign, unless she issues Letters Patent providing all of his children will enjoy the style and rank of HRH Prince/Princess of the UK, which I think is very likely.
As George VI issued letters patent to make her children royal while he was still alive, one thinks that she would do the same.
You can have more than one peerage representing an area. While the Marquessate of Cambridge became extinct 30 years ago, the Dukedom of Cambridge became extinct over 100 years ago, and that's what William received. If there was still a Marquess of Cambridge, it wouldn't have hindered the Queen from bestowing William with a dukedom from the same area.
That would only happen if William died before becoming King. The dukedom will merge into the crown when (and if) he succeeds.