What is the order that the Royal line goes in. (ie. king, queen, prince, princess, and then I was told lord and lady, and so on) I want to know what the so on is and how you address them( ie. king/queen majasty and prince/princess highness)
2006-09-24 18:10:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
I am talking about the British Royalty, sorry that I forgot about it.
2006-09-25 12:45:15 · update #1
In order. God. King. Queen. Prince. Princess.Duke. Duchess. Earl. Earless. Count. Countess. Bodyguards. Royal court. Court Jester. Upper class. Middle class. Lower class. Thieves. Murderers. Rapists. Animal life. Plant life. Fungi. Bacteria. Viruses. and then finally Hillary Clinton. Thankyou and goodnight!!
2006-09-24 18:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by RIDLEY 6 · 7⤊ 5⤋
Flam : of order of Royality the King& Queen will be addressed
as your Royal majasty then prince is an lord princess my highness
also to king's Family I will bow down to them greetings to all
people in kingdom as a Royal knight god bless
2006-09-25 08:45:45 · answer #2 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, there is quite a lot to it and, as another respondent said, it gets very complicated. Apart from Emperor, this is the British system (although Queen Victoria was an Empress):
Basically, an Emperor (Empress) ranks above King and Queen.
King and Queen
Prince and Princess
(Then royal Dukes and Duchesses, etc)
Duke and Duchess (of) (NB: Dukes are higher than Marquesses)
Marquess and Marchioness (of)
Earl and Countess (of)
Viscount and Viscountess (no "of")
Baron and Baroness (no "of")
Emperor and Empress - Your Imperial Majesty
King and Queen - Your Majesty (for our Queen, as before, and thereafter "Ma'am")
Prince and Princess - Your Royal Highness
Duke and Duchess - Your Grace
Marquess and Marchioness - My Lord, Lady
Earl and Countess - My Lord, Lady
Viscount and Viscountess - My Lord, Lady
Baron and Baroness - My Lord, Lady
There are different styles for writing, etc. For more detail, see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forms_of_Address_in_the_United_Kingdom
2006-09-24 23:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
King
Queen Regnant
These two are equal and are address as your majesty.
Queen Consort.
Prince
Princess.
These are the next thre and are addressed as you royal highness.
These are the only royal titles those below can be given to non royals as well
Duke addressed as your grace
Marquis
Earl
Viscount
Baron
Baronet.
These five are addressed with the word lord before their name
Knight.
There are several orders of Knighthood the highest being Knight Commander of the Order of The Garter. Kniights are addressed with the word sir before the name.
A queen regnant is a Queen who suceeds to the throne in her own right e.g. Elizabeth the second. A queen consort is a woman who is married to a king.
2006-09-26 12:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by malcy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There isn't a simple answer to this one but I'll try to sort it out a bit for you. I can only give you information about British royalty.
It is possible for royalty to hold more than one title - for instance, Queen Elizabeth's husband is Prince Philip but he is also the Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Charles is the Prince of Wales but he is also the Duke of Cornwall. See how complicated it can get ?
Put very simply it goes like this :-
King and queen - but if it is a woman who comes to the throne and not a man , as in the case of Queen Elizabeth, her husband can't be king - he is her consort and a title has to be decided upon.
Next are the princes and princesses - usually the children of the king or queen, but not necessarily so. close relatives can also hold those titles.
Next the marquesses
Next come the dukes and duchesses
Next the earls and countesses ( British royalty doesn't have counts)
Next the viscounts
And at the bottom the barons and baronesses.
Knights and their ladies can be born into the titles, or be awarded them for special services, e.g Julie Andrews and Elizabeth Taylor were recently awarded one of these titles for services to entertainment. So it's Dame Julie Andrews - a man would be called Sir.
I told you it was complicated and I've only given you the most simple version. I hope it helps.
I nearly forgot the other bit of your question :
A king or queen is called Your Majesty.
A prince or princess is Your Highness - or Your Royal Highness, if they are children of the reigning monarch.
A duke or duchess is Your Grace.
Everybody else is My Lord or My Lady
Knights - and these can be male or female - are Sir or, in the case of a lady, Dame
2006-09-24 21:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by graphics 2 · 3⤊ 4⤋
King, Queen - your Majesty.
Prince, Princess - Your Highness
Lord, Lady - Mi'lord, mi'lady.
Duke, Duchess, Earl, Lady (no such thing as Earless) - Sir, M'am
Which royal lines are you talking about? In Europe, they go through counts and countesses and a whole flock of other ranks. Japan, too, has a list of contenders as do some of the Middle Eastern countries.
2006-09-25 12:36:54 · answer #6 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sybaris comes closest to giving the fully correct answer, but just here in nc is the only one to allude to the fact that most of the titles people are listing here are not royal. There is a distinction between the royal family and the order of predence. One earl (Wessex) and four dukes (Cornwall, York, Kent and Gloucester) are royal but the rest of the peerage (dukes to barons) are not part of the royal family (The Duke of Edinburgh is a prince of the UK but his is not a royal dukedom). The title of 'honourable' to which 'just here' refers is used by the children of earls, viscounts and dukes, not peers themselves, other than marquesses who are called 'the most honourable' but you wouldn't use it in speech.
2006-09-26 05:31:44 · answer #7 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not that simple. It depends on the memebers of the royal family. It usually goes parent to child. If their are no children, then sibling to sibling, or uncle to nephew, etc. Whoever is the closest blood relative. A lord or lady only take the throne if they are related to the royal family (many are when you start going back a few generations).
2006-09-24 21:30:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are talking about order or precedence. For the UK, it is as follows:
King/Queen- His or Her Majesty
Royal Duke/Duchess-His or Her Royal Highness
Prince/Princess-His or Her Royal Highness
Regular Duke/Duchess-His or Her Grace, Your Lordship or Ladyship
Marquis/Marchioness-His or Her Lord/Ladyship
Earl/Countess-My lord or lady
Vicount/Vicountess-Honorable
Baron/Baroness-Honorable
Knight/Dame-Sir or Lady
2006-09-25 07:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by Tarheel Girl 08 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
King is first
2006-09-28 13:16:17 · answer #10 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋