If a king has two children would only the oldest one be reffered to as prince or would they both be reffered to as prince ? Also if A king has one son and when the current king dies and the prince becomes king and has one child and the child is a daughter would she become king ?
2007-12-11 13:41:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
They would both be princes, and yes, If the King only had a daughter, she would become Queen.
That's how it works in England anyway.
2007-12-11 13:45:07 · answer #1 · answered by Jules C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if you are asking about a specific country but in England, since a woman can succeed to the throne, the sex of the child does not matter. If there is a king and he has two sons, both would be princes and any daughters would be princesses. The eldest would be the first to succeed to the throne after the king's death. Now, this is where it gets tricky.
If the oldest prince or princess becomes the king or queen, and has children, those children come next in line to the throne, in order of their birth, rather than the brothers and sisters of the oldest prince. Does this help?
Queen Elizabeth had a sister, Princess Margaret. However, once Elizabeth married and had children, they were higher in rank for obtaining the throne than Elizabeth's sister, who would have succeeded her had she not had any children.
Queen E. had several children - Charles, Anne, Edward and Andrew. Because Charles is the oldest of her children, his children (William and Harry - with the now deceased Princess Diana), are next in line after Charles. When William ascends the throne, his children will take precedence over his brother Harry.
It is always the children of the first in line to the throne of England, who take priority over the siblings of the oldest child of the current monarch.
Now this is for England. I am not familiar with how it is in any other country but the site below may help:
2007-12-11 13:52:03 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a king has two children, they are both called "Prince". Only the oldest would become "king"
If a King has a Son (a prince) and he dies, that Son becomes King. The prince's daughter becomes a Princess when her father becomes King. When her father dies, she becomes the Queen.
2007-12-11 13:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by Damocles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly, yes, if a king has two sons, they would both be princes. the only exception I know is that of Russian royalty-the sons were called Grand Dukes.
In some countries, yes, the daughter would become the queen. However, some nations do automatically disqualify women from inheriting the throne. It really depends on which country.
2007-12-14 13:43:40 · answer #4 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the king's children will either be prince or princess; the eldest son,if the rules of primogeniture are used,will become king upon the death of his father. His eldest son would inherit.A daughter would inherit if she were the only child or eldest of daughters,only,like the current Queen of England did. Her father,King Georg VI had only daughters,so as the eldest daughter,she was heir to the throne. She became Queen Regent,the monarch-quivalent for a female of king.
In some countries,like Sweden, the eldest child inherits.So,the eldest child of three,Victoria, will be the next Queen,while her brother and sister are royal prince or princess.
2007-12-12 06:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both children of the King, if they are sons, would be Princes however only the eldest would be Crown Prince.
As for your second question, it is a difficult one. In most monarchies (England, Sweden, Norway...) the new King's daughter would be his heir apparent if she remains his only child. She would be Crown Princess until she succeeded her father and then she would be Queen. In this case, the Queen (think Queen Elizabeth II) would hold all power and privledges related to the throne. Her husband would not be King, but would most likely be given an honorary title of Prince or Prince Consort (like Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert, Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip, or Queen Margarette's husband Prince Henrik).
However, if the monarchy must pass through a male only, the Princess in your question would be passed over for a male cousin or the closest male relative in line for the throne. This is likely what will happen in Japan. The current crown prince has only one daughter, Princess Aiko, who will likely be skipped over in favor of her male cousin (her father's brother's son).
2007-12-11 16:16:47 · answer #6 · answered by jjmlucky13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it to be pretty much common amongsts kings and queens of all kinds that every son of the king of a country is called a prince and daughter a princess. I think the second question entirely depends on the country's culture. I believe in Britain it is the eldest child who recieves the crown where in other countries it would be the first born male. I'm sure that it's normally the first born male, your the eldest son that is living, but something where to happen, the daughter would become queen
2007-12-11 13:49:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both sons of the King would be Prince. The eldest would be the next in line for King. The daughter, if the eldest child, becomes Queen.
2007-12-11 13:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the daughter can't become a king cause philosophically she's a girl. meaning she'll be a Queen.&& however many sons a king has they are all reffered as princes and are all in line to be the next king if the person before them dies.
2007-12-11 13:46:24 · answer #9 · answered by Kariza S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most monarchies, all children of the monarch/king have the title of prince or princess.
As far as your succession question - it would depend on the country. In the U.K. and most European monarchies, that daughter would become Queen. Some other monarchies (Japan comes to mind) do not allow female succession, and thus the crown would move to another branch of the family.
2007-12-11 14:12:18 · answer #10 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋