General Things About Royals
I have several questions that don't seem to fit anywhere else.
What is the difference between Her Royal Highness, Her Serene Highness and Her Highness? Which royals still provide true dowries? What types of items go in a dowry? If royals marry commoners, what is the highest title the commoner can attain? If a Prince marries and later becomes King, does his bride change titles as well? Do royals always have to pass the crown to the eldest child in line or can they make a choice? Are most royals figureheads or do they actually rule? (i.e Parliament, councils, etc).:confused: |
De-Ranking a Queen
I just read on one of the threads that Juliana's birthday is coming up. It calls her Princess (former Queen). How do you get demoted from Queen?:eek:
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Order by abbreviation... HIH HRH HGDH HSH HH "MII" |
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As such, she became Her Royal Highness the Princess Juliana Emma Louise Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau. HRH then held this title until her passing in 2004. "MII" |
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I have a question about (Her Highness) princess Alexandra of Denmark. Has she ever been called "Her Royal Highness"? I thought that maybe she lost that title after the divorce...
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Royal Titles
Thank you for so many great enlightening answers. Three more.
Why is Prince Philip of England a Prince instead of King Consort? If Queen Elizabeth steps down, what will her title and his title become? Can she pass Charles and give the throne to William? :confused: |
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In the unlikely event of the Queen stepping down, any title apart from Duchess of Edinburgh would be between her and her successor. The Monarch does not determine the succession; the rules are laid down in the Act of Settlement which states that the most senior Protestant descendant of the Electress Sophia of Hanover will succeed to the throne. After Elizabeth II that is the Prince of Wales, followed by William and Harry, then the Duke of York etc etc. The Act of Settlelement can only be changed by the Parliament. |
Succession
Wow Warren, now I know why you are called Super Moderator. Where do you find all that info??:p
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Please correct my ignorance if applicable And sorry absolutely had to get rid of the suggestion to post :p |
It's silly really. Why should a queen be outranked by a king? Because that's how it has to be, since a king's wife becomes queen but a queen's husband can't become a king. The husband of the legendary queen Victoria of England was known as prince Albert, not king Albert. And the current English queen Elizabeth's husband is known as prince Philip, not as king Philip. And it's the same thing in Denmark. Queen Margarethe's husband is known as prince Henry, not as king Henry. And when/if our Swedish crown princess Victoria gets married, her husband will not be king either, right? But why can't the titles of queen and king be equal, so that the monarch couple always are king and queen, no matter who was the one to inherit the crown?
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Royal Titles
Furienna, sounds like a good plan. I wonder why K&Q can't be called same even if only one is in power. Anybody got the answer?
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It's probably an old-fashioned thing. Back in the day, a man always had higher rank than a woman, so a king always had higher rank than a queen. So to emphasize, that a queen was the monarch, her husband had to remain a prince, so that she could keep her high rank. It shouldn't have to be so today though. I hope future ruling queens can call their husbands kings, not princes.
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Until then what is the need to change something which only affects individuals titles as opposed to their lives (ie. when a younger brother ascends to the throne over an older sister)? EDIT: Although maybe someday in the near future? Re-reading info on the Belgium Royal Family Prince Lorenz was created a Prince of Belgium in 1995, a first step? |
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Archduke Lorenz, whether because he had earned his stripes or to tidy things up, was made a Prince of Belgium by King Albert four years later. |
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I have a question about Prince Philip that I've been wanting to find the answer out for a while: how is he related to the Greek royal family???
Thanks to anyone who can explain! |
Prince Philip's father was a son of a Greek Monarch. George I, I think. This in turn makes him second cousins once removed to Constantine II. The lines look like this:
George--Constantine I--Paul--Constantine II George--Andrew--Philip |
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