2006-09-27 19:14:33 · 8 answers · asked by drshorty 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I am wondering if these terms are used to describe different members of the royal family. Perhaps the "Prinz" is only the oldest son of the king, while a "Königssohn" is a younger son of the king, or something like that.
2006-09-27 19:44:26 · update #1
Hello -
To me "Königssohn" sounds a little old-fashioned, like taking from a fairy tale. Literally translated it means "King's son".
Prinz translates into Prince. However, not every Prince is the son of a King, can be the son of prince (Charles and William...).
An illegitamte son of a king... Prinz?
Also, in days past, not every son of king was a prince and in line to the throne.
I hope this is of a little help.
2006-09-28 00:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by birgit_london 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cool. I've never heard of "Koenigssohn", but then again I don't often read in German about the sons of kings. Charles, William, & Harry show up in the newspapers here fairly frequently, always as "Prinz" but then they're not sons of kings at all.
2006-09-28 08:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nowadays they are interchangeable, but in the time the fairytales originated there was no hereditary king.
Thus the sons of a king had no automatic right to be his successors, although they tended to get voted for if they were halfways decent people.
"Königssohn" is not in use anymore outside literature and related science, and "Prinz" only denotes the son of a monarch, ruling princes, like the ones of Monaco or Luxemburg are "Fürst"
2006-09-28 07:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by haggesitze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, there is a difference... Prince is more prevalent. Prinz= Prince, excact the same meaning, Königssohn means "Son of the/a king" or "King's son", just in only one word
2006-09-28 05:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by nics 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Koenigssohn refers to any Prince....Prinz is like the title: Like Prinz Charles von Wales....
2006-09-28 03:58:05 · answer #5 · answered by xidaranthed 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A king's son is not necessarily a prince; there could be certain restrictions barring him from ascending to the throne. Also, the son of a king is not always the first-born son, who would more likely be a prince and ascend to kingship under the laws of primogeniture.
2006-09-28 11:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by Brian S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"King's Son" and "Prince"
oh then i don't know, but i think u r right.
2006-09-28 02:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by jjj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B This question offends me I.T I know your questions are all in fun C but this one is just inappropriate H.
2006-09-30 21:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋