I know Britain to include England and wales and each of these kingdoms had their royal power. I want to know which of the princes (Prince of England or Prince of Waales) was higher regarding the whole Britain as a kingdom in ancient Britain or U.K
2006-10-20 01:29:22 · 4 answers · asked by nyameaye sylvester 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
OK, I don't know how confused you are, so I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this question. But my guess is you mean one of two things:
1/ The monarch's first born son (who is, therefore, a Prince of England) also gets the honorary title The Prince of Wales. Of course, if the monarch has two or more sons (which the current Queen of England does) then they are ALL Princes of England - but the eldest is also Prince of Wales. As for higher authority...mmm...well, it's worth pointing out that the British monarch is little more than a figure head with no real constitutional power (and if they ever tried exercising what little they had they'd soon be abolished - a fact they know). So the modern Prince of Wales doesn't have any real authority beyond the respect afforded him by the population.
2/ Now, in medieval times there was both a Prince of Wales and Prince of England. These were, of course, the sons of the reigning monarchs (of England and Wales, when Wales was an independant kingdom). When the English invaded Wales the English King (sorry, I forget which one, but I believe it was Henry I who first strolled into Wales) forced the Welsh king to swear loyaltl. The Welsh king wanted to maintain independent control over Wales, but also realised he could not afford to make an enemy of the English king. The English king did not want him to maintain the title of 'King' of Wales (in actual fact, Wales was three separate kingdoms at this point), and so bestowed the title of 'Prince of Wales' instead of King - thus maintaining noble alignment, but also making it quite clear that a 'prince' was below a 'king'. OK, so you might assume that since the Welsh 'Prince' was, to all intents and purposes, a 'king' he may have more power than the Prince of England. To an extent you would be right. However, BOTH had to answer to the King of England. And since the Prince was closer to the king, and since he would inherit the kingdom he would have more real power and authority. Due to the fact that the Welsh were fond of rebellion the title 'Prince of Wales' was later given to the English monarch's first son, thus ensuring loyalty.
Hope that helps.
2006-10-20 02:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by durulz2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not in any respect heard of there being a Prince of england. Prince of Wales is the identify given to the eldest son of the reigning monarch. you say in 'historic time' - what time do you advise? in the very very old days no doubt the guy who replaced into the greatest with the biggest military might want to have had more advantageous 'authority'.
2016-12-05 01:00:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Prince of England and thePrince of Wales are the same person
2006-10-20 01:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same person
2006-10-20 02:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋