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href="#Specific_titles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Specific titles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Specific_titles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Prince_as_a_substantive_title" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Prince_as_a_substantive_title"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Prince as a substantive title</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Prince_as_a_substantive_title-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Prince as a substantive title subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Prince_as_a_substantive_title-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Prince_as_a_reigning_monarch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Prince_as_a_reigning_monarch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Prince as a reigning monarch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Prince_as_a_reigning_monarch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Extant_principalities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Extant_principalities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Extant principalities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Extant_principalities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Micronations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Micronations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>Micronations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Micronations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Prince_exercising_head_of_state's_authority" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Prince_exercising_head_of_state's_authority"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.3</span> <span>Prince exercising head of state's authority</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Prince_exercising_head_of_state's_authority-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-dynastic_princes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-dynastic_princes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Non-dynastic princes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Non-dynastic_princes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-France_and_the_Holy_Roman_Empire" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#France_and_the_Holy_Roman_Empire"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>France and the Holy Roman Empire</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-France_and_the_Holy_Roman_Empire-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spain,_France_and_Netherlands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spain,_France_and_Netherlands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.2</span> <span>Spain, France and Netherlands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spain,_France_and_Netherlands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Eastern_Europe" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Eastern_Europe"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.3</span> <span>Eastern Europe</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Eastern_Europe-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Title_in_various_European_traditions_and_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Title_in_various_European_traditions_and_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Title in various European traditions and languages</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Title_in_various_European_traditions_and_languages-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Title in various European traditions and languages subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Title_in_various_European_traditions_and_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Romance_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Romance_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Romance languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Romance_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Celtic_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Celtic_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Celtic languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Celtic_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Germanic_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Germanic_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Germanic languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Germanic_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Slavic_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Slavic_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Slavic languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Slavic_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_Western_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_Western_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Other Western languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_Western_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Title_in_non-European_traditions_and_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Title_in_non-European_traditions_and_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Title in non-European traditions and languages</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Title_in_non-European_traditions_and_languages-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Title in non-European traditions and languages subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Title_in_non-European_traditions_and_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Brunei" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Brunei"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Brunei</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brunei-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-China" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#China"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>China</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-China-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Japan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Japan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Japan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Japan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Korea" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Korea"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Korea</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Korea-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sri_Lanka" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sri_Lanka"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Sri Lanka</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sri_Lanka-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-India" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#India"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>India</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-India-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indochina" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indochina"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>Indochina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indochina-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Philippines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Philippines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.8</span> <span>Philippines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Philippines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Thailand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thailand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.9</span> <span>Thailand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thailand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-African_traditions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#African_traditions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.10</span> <span>African traditions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-African_traditions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Title_in_religious_traditions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Title_in_religious_traditions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Title in religious traditions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Title_in_religious_traditions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Title in religious traditions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Title_in_religious_traditions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Christianity" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Christianity"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Christianity</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Christianity-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Islam" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Islam"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Islam</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Islam-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1_(%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8)" title="أمير (لقب) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أمير (لقب)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Príncipe – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Príncipe" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eahzad%C9%99_(o%C4%9Flan)" title="Şahzadə (oğlan) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şahzadə (oğlan)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince" title="Prince – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Prince" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D2%BB%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B4%D3%99" title="Шаһзадә – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Шаһзадә" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%86" title="Прынц – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Прынц" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%86" title="Прынц – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Прынц" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86" title="Принц – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Принц" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%85%D2%AF%D0%B1%D2%AF%D2%AF%D0%BD" title="Хан хүбүүн – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Хан хүбүүн" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncep" title="Príncep – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Príncep" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ" title="Princ – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Princ" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tywysog" title="Tywysog – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Tywysog" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinz" title="Prinz – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Prinz" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prints_(j%C3%A4reltulija)" title="Prints (järeltulija) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Prints (järeltulija)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Πρίγκιπας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρίγκιπας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Príncipe – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Príncipe" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princo" title="Princo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Princo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printze" title="Printze – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Printze" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1" title="شاهپور – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شاهپور" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(dignit%C3%A9)" title="Prince (dignité) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Prince (dignité)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionsa" title="Prionsa – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Prionsa" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncipe,_princesa" title="Príncipe, princesa – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Príncipe, princesa" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%84%EB%A6%B0%EC%8A%A4" title="프린스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="프린스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ" title="Princ – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Princ" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princo" title="Princo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Princo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangeran" title="Pangeran – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pangeran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principe" title="Principe – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Principe" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9A" title="נסיך – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="נסיך" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pang%C3%A9ran" title="Pangéran – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Pangéran" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A4%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%AC%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="უფლისწული – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="უფლისწული" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeps" title="Princeps – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Princeps" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princis" title="Princis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Princis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1" title="امير – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="امير" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pengiran" title="Pengiran – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pengiran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="राजकुमार – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="राजकुमार" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9" title="プリンス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="プリンス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince" title="Prince – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Prince" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahzoda" title="Shahzoda – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Shahzoda" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksi%C4%85%C5%BC%C4%99" title="Książę – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Książę" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Príncipe – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Príncipe" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prin%C8%9B" title="Prinț – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Prinț" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awki" title="Awki – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Awki" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86" title="Принц – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Принц" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince" title="Prince – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Prince" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princi" title="Princi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Princi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%ACncipi" title="Prìncipi – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Prìncipi" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince" title="Prince – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Prince" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ" title="Princ – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Princ" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ" title="Princ – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Princ" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86" title="Принц – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Принц" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ" title="Princ – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Princ" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pang%C3%A9ran" title="Pangéran – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Pangéran" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinssi" title="Prinssi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Prinssi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins" title="Prins – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Prins" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D2%BB%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B4%D3%99" title="Шаһзадә – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Шаһзадә" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2" title="เจ้า – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เจ้า" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prens" title="Prens – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Prens" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tk mw-list-item"><a href="https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eazada" title="Şazada – Turkmen" lang="tk" hreflang="tk" data-title="Şazada" data-language-autonym="Türkmençe" data-language-local-name="Turkmen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkmençe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86" title="Принц – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Принц" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%81" title="شہزادہ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="شہزادہ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principe" title="Principe – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Principe" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_t%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bc" title="Vương tước – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Vương tước" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8E%8B%E7%88%B5" title="王爵 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="王爵" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A6%AA%E7%8E%8B" title="親王 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="親王" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" 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title="Gentleman">Gentleman, Gentlewoman</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid; line-height:130%"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_(class)" title="Franklin (class)">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeoman" title="Yeoman">Yeoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_at_arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Man at arms">Man at arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edelfrei" title="Edelfrei">Edelfrei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministerialis" title="Ministerialis">Ministerialis</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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<i>Prince</i> is also a title of <a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">nobility</a> (often highest), often <a href="/wiki/Hereditary_title" title="Hereditary title">hereditary</a>, in some <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> <a href="/wiki/State_(polity)" title="State (polity)">states</a>. The female equivalent is a <a href="/wiki/Princess" title="Princess">princess</a>. The <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English word</a> derives, via the <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French word</a> <i>prince</i>, from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> noun <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Princeps" title="Princeps">prīnceps</a></i></span>, from <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">primus</i></span> (first) and <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">caput</i></span> (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">ruler</a>, prince".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a related sense, now not commonly used, all more or less sovereign rulers over a state, including kings, were "princes" in the language of international politics. They normally had another title, for example king or duke. Many of these were <a href="/wiki/Princes_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes of the Holy Roman Empire">Princes of the Holy Roman Empire</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_background">Historical background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Historical background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> word <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">prīnceps</i></span> (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, <abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">the one who takes the first [place/position]</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>), became the usual title of the informal leader of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman senate">Roman senate</a> some centuries before the transition to <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">empire</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Princeps_senatus" title="Princeps senatus">princeps senatus</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Emperor_Augustus" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Augustus">Emperor Augustus</a> established the formal position of monarch on the basis of <a href="/wiki/Principate" title="Principate">principate</a>, not <a href="/wiki/Dominate" title="Dominate">dominion</a>. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers of the city when most of the government were on holiday in the country or attending religious rituals, and, for that task, granted them the title of princeps. </p><p>The title has generic and substantive meanings: </p> <ul><li>Generically, <i>prince</i> refers to a member of a family that <a href="/wiki/Monarchy" title="Monarchy">ruled by hereditary right</a> (such as the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Sverre" title="House of Sverre">House of Sverre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>) or to non-reigning descendants, the title referring to sovereigns, former sovereigns' <a href="/wiki/Lineal_descendant" title="Lineal descendant">descendants</a> (Such as descendants of King <a href="/wiki/Haakon_V" title="Haakon V">Haakon V</a>) or to <a href="/wiki/Cadet_(genealogy)" title="Cadet (genealogy)">cadets</a> of a sovereign's family. The term may be broadly used of persons in various cultures, continents or eras. In Europe, it is the title legally borne by <a href="/wiki/Dynasty#Dynasts" title="Dynasty">dynastic</a> <a href="/wiki/Cadet_(genealogy)" title="Cadet (genealogy)">cadets</a> in monarchies, and borne by courtesy by members of formerly reigning dynasties.</li> <li>As a <a href="/wiki/Substantive_title" title="Substantive title">substantive title</a>, a <i>prince</i> was a monarch of the lowest <a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">rank</a> in post-<a href="/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on_I_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Napoléon I of France">Napoleonic</a> Europe, e.g. Princes of <a href="/wiki/Andorra" title="Andorra">Andorra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen" title="Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen">Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mingrelia" title="Mingrelia">Mingrelia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waldeck_and_Pyrmont" class="mw-redirect" title="Waldeck and Pyrmont">Waldeck and Pyrmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wallachia" title="Wallachia">Wallachia</a>, etc.</li> <li>Also substantively, the title was granted by <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">popes</a> and secular monarchs to specific individuals and to the <a href="/wiki/Agnatic_primogeniture" class="mw-redirect" title="Agnatic primogeniture">heads</a> of some high-ranking European families who, however, never exercised dynastic sovereignty and whose cadets are not entitled to share the princely title, <i>viz</i> the Princes de Beauvau-Craon, von <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck" title="Otto von Bismarck">Bismarck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colonna_family" title="Colonna family">Colonna</a>, von <a href="/wiki/Dohna-Schlobitten" class="mw-redirect" title="Dohna-Schlobitten">Dohna-Schlobitten</a>, von Eulenburg, de Faucigny-Lucinge, von <a href="/wiki/Lichnowsky" title="Lichnowsky">Lichnowsky</a>, von <a href="/wiki/Pszczyna" title="Pszczyna">Pless</a>, Ruffo di Calabria, (de <a href="/wiki/Talleyrand" class="mw-redirect" title="Talleyrand">Talleyrand</a>) von <a href="/wiki/%C5%BBaga%C5%84" title="Żagań">Sagan</a>, van <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Ursel" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke of Ursel">Ursel</a>, etc.</li> <li>Generically, cadets of some non-sovereign families whose head bears the non-dynastic title of prince (or, less commonly, <a href="/wiki/Duke" title="Duke">duke</a>) were sometimes also authorized to use the princely title, e.g. von Carolath-Beuthen, de <a href="/wiki/House_of_Broglie" title="House of Broglie">Broglie</a>, Demidoff di San Donato, <a href="/wiki/Lieven" title="Lieven">Lieven</a>, de <a href="/wiki/House_of_Merode" title="House of Merode">Merode</a>, <a href="/wiki/House_of_Pignatelli" title="House of Pignatelli">Pignatelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radziwill" class="mw-redirect" title="Radziwill">Radziwill</a>, von <a href="/wiki/Wrede" title="Wrede">Wrede</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_Felix_Yusupov" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Felix Yusupov">Yussopov</a>, etc.</li> <li>Substantively, the <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heirs apparent</a> in some monarchies use a specific princely title associated with a territory within the monarch's <a href="/wiki/Realm" title="Realm">realm</a>, e.g. the Princes of Asturias (Spain), Grão Pará (Brazil, formerly), Orange (Netherlands), Viana (Navarre, formerly), Wales (U.K.), etc.</li> <li>Substantively, it became the fashion from the 17th century for the <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heirs apparent</a> of the leading <a href="/wiki/Duke" title="Duke">ducal</a> families to assume a princely title, associated with a <i><a href="/wiki/Fief" title="Fief">seigneurie</a></i> in the family's possession. These titles were borne by courtesy and preserved by tradition, not law, e.g. the <i>princes de</i>, respectively, Bidache (Gramont), Marcillac (La Rochefoucauld), Tonnay-Charente (Mortemart), Poix (Noailles), Léon (Rohan-Chabot), etc.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prince_as_generic_for_ruler">Prince as generic for ruler</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prince as generic for ruler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original but now less common use of the word was the application of the Latin word <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Princeps" title="Princeps">prīnceps</a></i></span></i>, from <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">late Roman</a> <a href="/wiki/Law" title="Law">law</a> and the classical system of government that eventually gave way to the European <a href="/wiki/Feudalism" title="Feudalism">feudal</a> society. In this sense, a prince is a ruler of a territory that is <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">sovereign</a> or quasi-sovereign, i.e., exercising substantial (though not all) prerogatives associated with monarchs of independent nations, such as the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_immediacy" title="Imperial immediacy">immediate states</a> within the historical boundaries of the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" title="Holy Roman Empire">Holy Roman Empire</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> and <a href="/wiki/Early_modern_Europe" title="Early modern Europe">early modern Europe</a>, there were as many as two hundred such territories, especially in Italy, Germany, and <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Ireland" title="Gaelic Ireland">Gaelic Ireland</a>. In this sense, "prince" is used of any and all rulers, regardless of actual title or precise rank. This is the <a href="/wiki/Renaissance" title="Renaissance">Renaissance</a> use of the term found in <a href="/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli" title="Niccolò Machiavelli">Niccolò Machiavelli</a>'s famous work, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Prince" title="The Prince">Il Principe</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-furst_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-furst-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also used in this sense in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">United States Declaration of Independence</a>. </p><p>As a title, by the end of the medieval era, <i>prince</i> was borne by rulers of territories that were either substantially smaller than those of or exercised fewer of the rights of sovereignty than did emperors and kings. A <a href="/wiki/Lord" title="Lord">lord</a> of even a quite small territory might come to be referred to as a <i>prince</i> before the 13th century, either from translations of a native title into the Latin <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">prīnceps</i></span></i> (as for the hereditary ruler of <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>) or when the lord's territory was <a href="/wiki/Allodial_title" title="Allodial title">allodial</a>. The lord of an <a href="/wiki/Allodial_title" title="Allodial title">allodium</a> owned his lands and exercised prerogatives over the subjects in his territory absolutely, owing no feudal homage or duty as a vassal to a <a href="/wiki/Feudalism" title="Feudalism">liege lord</a>, nor being subject to any higher jurisdiction. Most small territories designated as principalities during feudal eras were allodial, e.g. the <a href="/wiki/Dombes" title="Dombes">Princedom of Dombes</a>. </p><p>Lords who exercised lawful authority over territories and people within a feudal hierarchy were also sometimes regarded as <i>princes</i> in the general sense, especially if they held the rank of <a href="/wiki/Count" title="Count">count</a> or higher. This is attested in some surviving <a href="/wiki/Style_(manner_of_address)" class="mw-redirect" title="Style (manner of address)">styles</a> for e.g., British earls, <a href="/wiki/Marquess" title="Marquess">marquesses</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Duke" title="Duke">dukes</a> are still addressed by the <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">Crown</a> on <a href="/wiki/Ceremony" title="Ceremony">ceremonial</a> occasions as <i>high and noble princes</i> (cf. <a href="/wiki/Royal_and_noble_styles" title="Royal and noble styles">Royal and noble styles</a>). </p><p>In parts of the Holy Roman Empire in which <a href="/wiki/Primogeniture" title="Primogeniture">primogeniture</a> did not prevail (e.g., Germany), all legitimate <a href="/wiki/Patrilineality" title="Patrilineality">agnates</a> had an equal right to the family's hereditary titles. While titles such as <a href="/wiki/Emperor" title="Emperor">emperor</a>, <a href="/wiki/King" title="King">king</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Prince_elector" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince elector">elector</a> could only be legally occupied by one dynast at a time, holders of such other titles as <a href="/wiki/Duke" title="Duke">duke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Margrave" title="Margrave">margrave</a>, <a href="/wiki/Landgrave" title="Landgrave">landgrave</a>, <a href="/wiki/Count_palatine" title="Count palatine">count palatine</a>, and prince could only differentiate themselves by adding the name of their <a href="/wiki/Appanage" title="Appanage">appanage</a> to the family's original title. This tended to proliferate unwieldy titles (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Catherine_II_of_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Catherine II of Russia">Princess Katherine of Anhalt-Zerbst</a>; <a href="/wiki/Charles_X_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles X of Sweden">Karl, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Neukastell-Kleeburg</a>; or <a href="/wiki/Prince_Christian_Charles_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Pl%C3%B6n-Norburg" title="Prince Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg">Prince Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg</a>) and, as <a href="/wiki/Agnatic_primogeniture" class="mw-redirect" title="Agnatic primogeniture">agnatic primogeniture</a> gradually became the norm in the Holy Roman Empire by the end of the 18th century, another means of distinguishing the monarch from other members of his dynasty became necessary. Gradual substitution of the title of <i>Prinz</i> for the monarch's title of <i><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i> occurred, and became customary for cadets in all German dynasties except in the grand duchies of <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg" title="Mecklenburg">Mecklenburg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Oldenburg" title="Grand Duchy of Oldenburg">Oldenburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Prinz</i></span> and <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Fürst</i></span></i> are translated into English as "prince", but they reflect not only different but mutually exclusive concepts. </p><p>This distinction had evolved before the 18th century (although Liechtenstein long remained an exception, with cadets and females using <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Fürst/Fürstin</i></span> into the 19th century) for dynasties headed by a <i><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i> in Germany. The custom spread through the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Europe" title="Continental Europe">Continent</a> to such an extent that a renowned imperial general who belonged to a <a href="/wiki/Cadet_branch" title="Cadet branch">cadet branch</a> of a reigning ducal family, remains best known to history by the generic dynastic title, "<a href="/wiki/Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy" title="Prince Eugene of Savoy">Prince Eugene of Savoy</a>". Note that the princely title was used as a prefix to his Christian name, which also became customary. </p><p>Cadets of France's other <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Princes_%C3%A9trangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Princes étrangers">princes étrangers</a></i></span> affected similar usage under the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Bourbon" title="House of Bourbon">Bourbon</a> kings. Always facing the scepticism of Saint-Simon and like-minded courtiers, these quasi-royal aristocrats' assumption of the princely title as a personal, rather than territorial, designation encountered some resistance. In writing <i>Histoire Genealogique et Chonologique</i>, <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Anselme" class="mw-redirect" title="Père Anselme">Père Anselme</a> accepts that, by the end of the 17th century, the heir apparent to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_la_Tour_d%27Auvergne" class="mw-redirect" title="House of la Tour d'Auvergne">House of La Tour d'Auvergne</a>'s sovereign duchy bears the title <i>Prince de Bouillon</i>, but he would record in 1728 that the heir's <i>La Tour</i> cousin, the Count of Oliergues, is "<i>known as</i> the Prince Frederick" ("<i>dit</i> le prince Frédéric").<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The post-medieval rank of <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Gef%C3%BCrsteter_Graf" class="mw-redirect" title="Gefürsteter Graf">gefürsteter Graf</a></i></span> (princely count) embraced but elevated the German equivalent of the intermediate French, English and Spanish nobles. In the Holy Roman Empire, these nobles rose to dynastic status by preserving from the Imperial crown (<span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i></span> after the <a href="/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia" title="Peace of Westphalia">Peace of Westphalia</a> in 1648) the exercise of such sovereign prerogatives as the <a href="/wiki/Mint_(coin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mint (coin)">minting</a> of money; the <a href="/wiki/Muster_(military)" title="Muster (military)">muster</a> of military troops and the right to wage war and contract <a href="/wiki/Treaty" title="Treaty">treaties</a>; local judicial authority and <a href="/wiki/Constabulary" title="Constabulary">constabulary</a> enforcement; and the habit of inter-marrying with sovereign dynasties. By the 19th century, cadets of a <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i></span></i> would become known as <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Prinzen</i></span></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Princes_consort_and_princes_of_the_blood">Princes consort and princes of the blood</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Princes consort and princes of the blood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Confusing plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-confusing" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>may be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness" title="Wikipedia:Vagueness">confusing or unclear</a> to readers</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">clarify the section</a>. There might be a discussion about this on <a href="/wiki/Talk:Prince" title="Talk:Prince">the talk page</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2012</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Prince_du_Sang" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince du Sang">Prince du Sang</a></div> <p>The husband of a <a href="/wiki/Queen_regnant" title="Queen regnant">queen regnant</a> is usually titled "<a href="/wiki/Prince_consort" title="Prince consort">prince consort</a>" or simply "prince", whereas the wives of male monarchs take the female equivalent (e.g., empress, queen) of their husband's title. In Brazil, Portugal and Spain, however, the husband of a female monarch is accorded the masculine equivalent of her title (e.g., emperor, king), at least after he fathered her heir. In previous epochs, husbands of queens regnant were often deemed entitled to the <a href="/wiki/Crown_matrimonial" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown matrimonial">crown matrimonial</a>, sharing their consorts' regnal title and rank <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Jure_uxoris" title="Jure uxoris">jure uxoris</a></i></span>. </p><p>However, in cultures which allow the ruler to have several wives (e.g., four in <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>) or official <a href="/wiki/Concubine" class="mw-redirect" title="Concubine">concubines</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Imperial_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial China">Imperial China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, the <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Zulu_Nation" title="King of the Zulu Nation">Zulu monarchy</a>), these women, sometimes collectively referred to as a <a href="/wiki/Harem" title="Harem">harem</a>, often have specific rules determining their relative hierarchy and a variety of titles, which may distinguish between those whose offspring can be in line for the succession or not, or specifically who is mother to the heir to the throne. </p><p>To complicate matters, the style <i>His/Her (Imperial/Royal) Highness</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Prefix" title="Prefix">prefix</a> often accompanying the title of a dynastic prince, may be awarded/withheld separately (as a compromise or consolation prize, in some sense, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_C%C3%A1diz#List_of_holders" title="Duke of Cádiz">Duke of Cádiz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Windsor" title="Duke of Windsor">Duchess of Windsor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lilian,_Princess_of_R%C3%A9thy#Titles" class="mw-redirect" title="Lilian, Princess of Réthy">Princesse de Réthy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orl%C3%A9ans-Braganza" class="mw-redirect" title="Orléans-Braganza">Prince d'Orléans-Braganza</a>). </p><p>Although the arrangement set out above is the one that is most commonly understood, there are also different systems. Depending on country, epoch, and translation, other usages of "prince" are possible. </p><p>Foreign-language titles such as <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">principe</i>, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">prince</i>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i>, German: <i lang="de">Prinz</i> (non-reigning descendant of a reigning monarch),<sup id="cite_ref-DDNP1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DDNP1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DDNP2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DDNP2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">князь</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Russian-language romanization"><i lang="ru-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Knyaz" title="Knyaz">knyaz</a></i></span>, etc., are usually translated as "prince" in English. </p><p>Some princely titles are derived from those of national rulers, such as <a href="/wiki/Tsarevich" title="Tsarevich">tsarevich</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tsar" title="Tsar">tsar</a>. Other examples are <span title="Persian-language text"><i lang="fa-Latn">(e)<a href="/wiki/Mirza_(noble)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirza (noble)">mirza</a>(da), khanzada, <a href="/wiki/Nawabzada" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawabzada">nawabzada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sahibzada" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahibzada">sahibzada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shahzada_(title)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shahzada (title)">shahzada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sultanzada" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanzada">sultanzada</a></i></span> (all using the <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> patronymic suffix <i>-zada</i>, meaning "son, descendant"). However, some princely titles develop in unusual ways, such as adoption of a style for dynasts which is not pegged to the ruler's title, but rather continues an old tradition (e.g., "<a href="/wiki/Grand_duke" title="Grand duke">grand duke</a>" in <a href="/wiki/Romanov" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanov">Romanov</a> Russia or "<a href="/wiki/Archduke" title="Archduke">archduke</a>" in Habsburg Austria), claims dynastic succession to a lost monarchy (e.g. <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Prince de Tarente</i></span> for the <a href="/wiki/La_Tr%C3%A9moille" class="mw-redirect" title="La Trémoille">La Trémoïlle heirs</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily" title="Kingdom of Sicily">Neapolitan throne</a>), or descends from a ruler whose princely title or sovereign status was not de jure hereditary, but attributed to descendants as an international courtesy, (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Gr%C3%A9goire_Bibesco-Bassaraba" title="Grégoire Bibesco-Bassaraba">Bibesco-Bassaraba de Brancovan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poniatowski" title="Poniatowski">Poniatowski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ypsilantis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ypsilantis">Ypsilanti</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Specific_titles">Specific titles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Specific titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D._Jos%C3%A9,_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/D._Jos%C3%A9%2C_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg/330px-D._Jos%C3%A9%2C_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="480" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/D._Jos%C3%A9%2C_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg/500px-D._Jos%C3%A9%2C_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/D._Jos%C3%A9%2C_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg/960px-D._Jos%C3%A9%2C_Pr%C3%ADncipe_da_Beira_e_do_Brasil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1099" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9,_Prince_of_Brazil" title="José, Prince of Brazil">José, Prince of Brazil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Braganza" title="Duke of Braganza">Duke of Braganza</a>, died before he could ascend to the throne of Portugal.</figcaption></figure> <p>In some dynasties, a specific style other than prince has become customary for dynasts, such as <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Fils_de_France" title="Fils de France">fils de France</a></i></span> in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Capet" title="House of Capet">House of Capet</a>, and <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es"><a href="/wiki/Infante" title="Infante">Infante</a></i></span>. <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Infante</i></span> was borne by children of the monarch other than the <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heir apparent</a> in all of the <a href="/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula" title="Iberian Peninsula">Iberian</a> monarchies. Some monarchies used a specific princely title for their heirs, such as <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Asturias" title="Prince of Asturias">Prince of Asturias</a> in Spain and <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Brazil" title="Prince of Brazil">Prince of Brazil</a> in Portugal. </p><p>Sometimes a specific title is commonly used by various dynasties in a region, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Mian_(title)" title="Mian (title)">Mian</a> in various of the Punjabi princely <a href="/wiki/Hill_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill States">Hill States</a> (lower Himalayan region in British India). </p><p>European dynasties usually awarded <a href="/wiki/Appanage" title="Appanage">appanages</a> to princes of the blood, typically attached to a feudal noble title, such as <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Orange" title="Prince of Orange">Prince of Orange</a> in the Netherlands, Britain's <a href="/wiki/Royal_duke" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal duke">royal dukes</a>, the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Dauphin_of_France" title="Dauphin of France">Dauphin</a></i></span> in France, the Count of Flanders in Belgium, and the Count of Syracuse in <a href="/wiki/Two_Sicilies" class="mw-redirect" title="Two Sicilies">Sicily</a>. Sometimes appanage titles were princely, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Achaia" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Achaia">Prince of Achaia</a> (Courtenay), <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Prince de Condé</i></span> (Bourbon), <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Carignan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Carignan">Prince of Carignan</a> (Savoy), but it was the fact that their owners were of princely <i>rank</i> rather than that they held a princely <i>title</i> which was the source of their pre-eminence. </p><p>For the often specific terminology concerning an heir apparent, see <a href="/wiki/Crown_prince" title="Crown prince">Crown prince</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prince_as_a_substantive_title">Prince as a substantive title</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Prince as a substantive title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other princes derive their title not from dynastic membership as such, but from inheritance of a title named for a specific and historical territory. The family's possession of prerogatives or properties in that territory might be long past. Such were most of the "princedoms" of France's <i><a href="/wiki/Ancien_r%C3%A9gime" title="Ancien régime">ancien régime</a></i>, so resented for their pretentiousness in the memoirs of <a href="/wiki/Louis_de_Rouvroy,_Duke_of_Saint-Simon" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon">Saint-Simon</a>. These included the princedoms of Arches-Charleville, Boisbelle-Henrichemont, Chalais, Château-Regnault, Guéménée, Martigues, Mercœur, Sedan, Talmond, Tingrey, and the "kingship" of Yvetot,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> among others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prince_as_a_reigning_monarch">Prince as a reigning monarch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Prince as a reigning monarch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A prince or princess who is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> of a territory that has a <a href="/wiki/Monarchy" title="Monarchy">monarchy</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Form_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Form of government">form of government</a> is a reigning prince. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Extant_principalities">Extant principalities</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Extant principalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current princely monarchies include: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Co-principality" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-principality">co-principality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Andorra" class="mw-redirect" title="Principality of Andorra">Andorra</a> (current reigning princes are the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_French_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the French Republic">French President</a> <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" title="Emmanuel Macron">Emmanuel Macron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joan_Enric_Vives_Sic%C3%ADlia" class="mw-redirect" title="Joan Enric Vives Sicília">HE Joan Enric Vives Sicília</a>)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Emir" title="Emir">emirate</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a> (current reigning emir is <a href="/wiki/Mishal_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah" title="Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah">Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah</a>)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">principality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> (current reigning prince is <a href="/wiki/Hans-Adam_II,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein" title="Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein">Hans-Adam II</a>)</li> <li>The principality of <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a> (current reigning prince is <a href="/wiki/Albert_II,_Prince_of_Monaco" title="Albert II, Prince of Monaco">Albert II</a>)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta" title="Sovereign Military Order of Malta">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a> (current prince and Grand Master is <a href="/wiki/John_T._Dunlap" title="John T. Dunlap">John T. Dunlap</a>)</li> <li>The emirate of <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> (current reigning emir is <a href="/wiki/Tamim_bin_Hamad_Al_Thani" title="Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani">Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani</a>)</li> <li>The member emirates of the <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> (<i>United Arab Principalities</i>): <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" title="Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan">Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan</a>, also President of the UAE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajman" title="Ajman">Ajman</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Humaid_bin_Rashid_Al_Nuaimi_III" title="Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III">Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum" title="Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum">Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum</a>, also Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fujairah" title="Fujairah">Fujairah</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Mohammed_Al_Sharqi" title="Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi">Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ras_al-Khaimah" class="mw-redirect" title="Ras al-Khaimah">Ras al-Khaimah</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Saud_bin_Saqr_Al_Qasimi" title="Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi">Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah" title="Emirate of Sharjah">Sharjah</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Muhammad_Al-Qasimi" title="Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi">Sultan III bin Muhammad al-Qasimi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_al-Quwain" class="mw-redirect" title="Umm al-Quwain">Umm al-Quwain</a> (Emir <a href="/wiki/Saud_bin_Rashid_Al_Mualla" title="Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla">Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the principality of Andorra (1607)."><img alt="Coat of arms of the principality of Andorra (1607)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg/111px-Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg.png" decoding="async" width="111" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg/167px-Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg/223px-Coat_of_arms_of_Andorra.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Andorra" class="mw-redirect" title="Principality of Andorra">principality of Andorra</a> (1607).</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the principality of Liechtenstein (1719)."><img alt="Coat of arms of the principality of Liechtenstein (1719)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg/105px-Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg.png" decoding="async" width="105" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg/157px-Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg/210px-Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="643" data-file-height="735" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">principality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> (1719).</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of the principality of Monaco (1297)."><img alt="Coat of arms of the principality of Monaco (1297)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg/117px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="117" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg/175px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg/233px-Great_coat_of_arms_of_the_house_of_Grimaldi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1654" data-file-height="1703" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">principality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a> (1297).</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Micronations">Micronations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Micronations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the same tradition, some self-proclaimed monarchs of so-called <a href="/wiki/Micronation" title="Micronation">micronations</a> style themselves as princes: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Bates" class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Bates">Roy Bates</a> titled himself "Prince Roy" of the <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand" title="Principality of Sealand">Principality of Sealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_George_Casley" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonard George Casley">Leonard George Casley</a> titled himself "Prince Leonard I" of the <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Hutt_River" title="Principality of Hutt River">Principality of Hutt River</a> (enclave in Australia)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Prince_exercising_head_of_state's_authority"><span id="Prince_exercising_head_of_state.27s_authority"></span>Prince exercising head of state's authority</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Prince exercising head of state's authority"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Various monarchies provide for different modes in which princes of the dynasty can temporarily or permanently share in the style and/or office of the monarch, e.g. as <a href="/wiki/Regent" title="Regent">regent</a> or <a href="/wiki/Viceroy" title="Viceroy">viceroy</a>. </p><p>Though these offices may not be reserved legally for members of the ruling dynasty, in some traditions they are filled by dynasts, a fact which may be reflected in the style of the office, e.g. "<a href="/wiki/Napoleon_III#Prince-President_(1848–1851)" title="Napoleon III">prince-president</a>" for <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_III" title="Napoleon III">Napoleon III</a> as French <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> but not yet emperor, or "prince-lieutenant" in <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>, repeatedly filled by the <a href="/wiki/Crown_prince" title="Crown prince">crown prince</a> before the grand duke's abdication, or in form of <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Consortium_imperii" title="Consortium imperii">consortium imperii</a></i></span>. </p><p>Some monarchies even have a practice in which the monarch can formally abdicate in favour of his heir and yet retain a kingly title with executive power, e.g. <i>Maha Upayuvaraja</i> (<a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> for <i>Great Joint King</i> in <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>), though sometimes also conferred on powerful regents who exercised executive powers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-dynastic_princes">Non-dynastic princes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Non-dynastic princes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg/150px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg/225px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg/300px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Otto_von_Bismarck.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="411" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck" title="Otto von Bismarck">Otto, prince of Bismarck</a> (German Empire).</figcaption></figure> <p>In several countries of the European continent, such as France, prince can be an aristocratic title of someone having a high rank of <a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">nobility</a> or as lord of a significant fief, but not ruling any actual territory and without any necessary link to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_family" title="Royal family">royal family</a>, such as Andora, which makes it difficult to compare with the British system of royal princes.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="France_and_the_Holy_Roman_Empire">France and the Holy Roman Empire</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: France and the Holy Roman Empire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The kings of France started to bestow the style of prince, as a title among the nobility, from the 16th century onwards. These titles were created by elevating a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">seigneurie</i></span> to the nominal status of a principality—although prerogatives of sovereignty were never conceded in the letters patent. Princely titles self-assumed by the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Prince_du_sang" title="Prince du sang">princes du sang</a></i></span> and by the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Prince_%C3%A9tranger" title="Prince étranger">princes étrangers</a></i></span> were generally tolerated by the king and used at the royal court, outside the <a href="/wiki/Parlement_of_Paris" title="Parlement of Paris">Parlement of Paris</a>. These titles held no official place in the hierarchy of the nobility, but were often treated as ranking just below <a href="/wiki/French_peerage" class="mw-redirect" title="French peerage">ducal peerages</a>, since they were often inherited (or assumed) by ducal heirs: </p> <ul><li>French titles of prince recognized by the king <ul><li>Holy Roman Empire states annexed by France <ul><li>Arches-Charleville: in the <a href="/wiki/Ardennes" title="Ardennes">Ardennes</a> region, near the border with the Empire</li> <li>Château-Renaud: near Arches-Charleville</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dombes" title="Dombes">Dombes</a>: on the east bank of the <a href="/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne" title="Rhône">Rhône</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Orange" title="Principality of Orange">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sedan,_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Sedan, France">Sedan</a>: held by the <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Bouillon" title="Duchy of Bouillon">Dukes of Bouillon</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ancient principalities seated in the Kingdom of France <ul><li>Boisbelle, later Henrichemont: in the <a href="/wiki/Berry_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Berry (province)">Berry</a> region, a sovereign principality recognized in 1598</li> <li>Luxe: in the <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9arn" title="Béarn">Béarn</a> region, also styled <i>Sovereign Count</i> (<a href="/wiki/Cf." title="Cf.">cf.</a> <a href="/wiki/Graf#Gefürsteter_Graf" title="Graf">Princely Count</a>)</li> <li>Yvetot: in the <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a> region, recognized, nominally, as <i>King of Yvetot</i></li></ul></li> <li>Principalities created by the King <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau-Porcien" title="Château-Porcien">Château-Porcien</a>: in the <a href="/wiki/Ardennes" title="Ardennes">Ardennes</a> region, created in 1561 for the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Cro%C3%BF" title="House of Croÿ">House of Croÿ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Gu%C3%A9m%C3%A9n%C3%A9" title="Prince of Guéméné">Guéméné</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Brittany" title="Brittany">Brittany</a>, created in 1667 for the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Rohan" title="House of Rohan">House of Rohan</a> (title borne by the Duke of Montbazon or his heir)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joinville,_Haute-Marne" title="Joinville, Haute-Marne">Joinville</a>: in the <a href="/wiki/Champagne,_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Champagne, France">Champagne</a> region, created in 1552 for the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lorraine" title="House of Lorraine">House of Lorraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martigues" title="Martigues">Martigues</a>: in the <a href="/wiki/Provence" title="Provence">Provence</a> region, created 16th century for <a href="/wiki/Cadet_(genealogy)" title="Cadet (genealogy)">cadets</a> of the House of Lorraine</li> <li>Mercœur: in the <a href="/wiki/Auvergne_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Auvergne (province)">Auvergne</a> region, created in 1563 for cadets of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lorraine" title="House of Lorraine">House of Lorraine</a>, later a duchy; recreated in 1719</li> <li>Tingry: in the <a href="/wiki/Nord-Pas-de-Calais" title="Nord-Pas-de-Calais">Nord-Pas-de-Calais</a> region, created in 1587 for the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Luxemburg" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Luxemburg">House of Luxemburg</a></li></ul></li> <li>The princes of <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Cond%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Condé">Condé</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Conti" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Conti">Conti</a>, heads of <a href="/wiki/Cadet_branch" title="Cadet branch">cadet branches</a> of the French royal <a href="/wiki/House_of_Bourbon" title="House of Bourbon">House of Bourbon</a>: used recognized princely titles, but the lordships of Condé and Conti were never formally created principalities by the King</li></ul></li> <li>Unrecognized titles of Prince <ul><li>Aigremont</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anet" title="Anet">Anet</a>: used by the Dukes of Vendôme, then the Dukes of Penthièvre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antibes" title="Antibes">Antibes</a>: claimed by the de Grasse family</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9deille,_Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Atlantiques" title="Bédeille, Pyrénées-Atlantiques">Bédeille</a>: in <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9arn" title="Béarn">Béarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bidache" title="Bidache">Bidache</a>: in Béarn used by the <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Gramont" title="Duke of Gramont">Dukes of Gramont</a>, but the heir was usually styled Count of Guiche rather than Prince of Bidache</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carency" title="Carency">Carency</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Artois" title="Artois">Artois</a> (originally a lordship of the House of Bourbon, it was inherited by the Counts of La Vauguyon, who used the style of Prince of Carency for the heir)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chabanais" title="Chabanais">Chabanais</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Angoumois" title="Angoumois">Angoumois</a>; reduced to a marquisate in 1702</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalais,_Dordogne" title="Chalais, Dordogne">Chalais</a>: in <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A9rigord" title="Périgord">Périgord</a> (inherited by the elder branch of the <a href="/wiki/Talleyrand" class="mw-redirect" title="Talleyrand">Talleyrand</a> family; Spanish <a href="/wiki/Grandee" title="Grandee">Grandeeship</a> attached to the title in 1714)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commercy" title="Commercy">Commercy</a>: lordship of <a href="/wiki/Lorraine" title="Lorraine">Lorraine</a> (cadets of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lorraine" title="House of Lorraine">House of Lorraine</a> used the style of Prince of Commercy)</li> <li>Courtenay: the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Courtenay" title="House of Courtenay">House of Courtenay</a> legitimately descended from <a href="/wiki/Louis_VI_of_France" title="Louis VI of France">Louis VI of France</a> but was not recognized as <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">princes du sang</i></span> by France's kings. The last branch of the house used the style of Prince of Courtenay from the 17th century. The style passed to the Dukes of Bauffremont.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbeuf" title="Elbeuf">Elbeuf</a>: lordship of <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a> (younger sons of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Guise" title="House of Guise">House of Guise</a> used the style of <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">prince d'Elbeuf</i></span>; later a duchy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamballe" title="Lamballe">Lamballe</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Brittany" title="Brittany">Brittany</a>, used by the heir of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Bourbon" title="House of Bourbon">Bourbon</a> Duke of Penthièvre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambesc" title="Lambesc">Lambesc</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Provence" title="Provence">Provence</a>, used by various cadets of the House of Guise, notably by the heirs of the Dukes of Elbeuf</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Le%C3%B3n" title="Kingdom of León">Léon</a>: viscountcy of <a href="/wiki/Brittany" title="Brittany">Brittany</a> (the heirs of the Dukes of Rohan used the style of Prince of Léon)</li> <li>Listenois: in <a href="/wiki/Franche-Comt%C3%A9" title="Franche-Comté">Franche-Comté</a>, used by the Dukes of Bauffremont after the Courtenay inheritance</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcillac" title="Marcillac">Marcillac</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Angoumois" title="Angoumois">Angoumois</a>, used by the heir of the <a href="/wiki/Duc_de_La_Rochefoucauld" class="mw-redirect" title="Duc de La Rochefoucauld">Duke de La Rochefoucauld</a></li> <li>Maubuisson: in <a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele-de-France" title="Île-de-France">Île-de-France</a>, used by the Dukes of Rohan-Rohan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montauban" title="Montauban">Montauban</a>: in Brittany, used by various cadets of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Rohan" title="House of Rohan">House of Rohan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montbazon" title="Montbazon">Montbazon</a>: a duchy of the House of Rohan, style of Prince of Montbazon used by various cadets of the House</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mortagne-sur-Gironde" title="Mortagne-sur-Gironde">Mortagne</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Aquitaine" title="Aquitaine">Aquitaine</a>, used by the <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Richelieu" title="Duke of Richelieu">Dukes of Richelieu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poix-de-Picardie" title="Poix-de-Picardie">Poix</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Picardy" title="Picardy">Picardy</a>, used by various families, twice raised to a duchy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pons" title="Pons">Pons</a>: in <a href="/wiki/County_of_Saintonge" title="County of Saintonge">Saintonge</a>, used by cadets of the House of Guise</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochefort,_Charente-Maritime" title="Rochefort, Charente-Maritime">Rochefort</a>: used by cadets of the House of Rohan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soubise,_Charente-Maritime" title="Soubise, Charente-Maritime">Soubise</a>: used by head of the second branch of the House of Rohan, also Dukes of Rohan-Rohan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyons" title="Soyons">Soyons</a>: in <a href="/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9" title="Dauphiné">Dauphiné</a>, used by cadets of the Dukes of Uzès</li> <li>Talmond: in <a href="/wiki/Vend%C3%A9e" title="Vendée">Vendée</a>, used by the Dukes of <a href="/wiki/La_Tr%C3%A9mo%C3%AFlle" class="mw-redirect" title="La Trémoïlle">La Trémoïlle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonnay-Charente" title="Tonnay-Charente">Tonnay-Charente</a>: used by the heirs of the Dukes of Mortemart</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turenne" class="mw-redirect" title="Turenne">Turenne</a>: viscounty of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_La_Tour_d%27Auvergne" class="mw-redirect" title="House of La Tour d'Auvergne">House of La Tour d'Auvergne</a>, style of Prince de Turenne used by cadets of the house</li></ul></li></ul> <p>This can even occur in a monarchy within which an identical but real and substantive feudal title exists, such as <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i></span></i> in German. An example of this is: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck" title="Otto von Bismarck">Otto von Bismarck</a> was created <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Bismarck" title="Prince of Bismarck">Prince von Bismarck</a> in the empire of reunited Germany, under the Hohenzollern dynasty.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Spain,_France_and_Netherlands"><span id="Spain.2C_France_and_Netherlands"></span>Spain, France and Netherlands</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Spain, France and Netherlands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Duke_of_Wellington_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Duke_of_Wellington_Arms.svg/120px-Duke_of_Wellington_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Duke_of_Wellington_Arms.svg/250px-Duke_of_Wellington_Arms.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Waterloo" title="Prince of Waterloo">princes of Waterloo</a> (the Netherlands).</figcaption></figure> <p>In other cases, such titular princedoms are created in chief of an event, such as a treaty or a victory. Examples include: </p> <ul><li>The Spanish minister <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Godoy" title="Manuel Godoy">Manuel Godoy</a> was created <i>Principe de la Paz</i> ("Prince of Peace") by his king for negotiating the 1795 double peace treaty of Basilea, by which the revolutionary French republic made peace with Prussia and with Spain.</li> <li>The triumphant generals who led their troops to victory often received a <a href="/wiki/Victory_title" title="Victory title">victory title</a> from Napoleon, both princely and ducal.</li> <li>King <a href="/wiki/William_I_of_the_Netherlands" title="William I of the Netherlands">William I of the Netherlands</a> bestowed the <a href="/wiki/Victory_title" title="Victory title">victory title</a> of <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Waterloo" title="Prince of Waterloo">Prince of Waterloo</a> upon <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington" title="Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington">Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington</a> after his defeat of <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_I_Bonaparte" class="mw-redirect" title="Napoleon I Bonaparte">Napoleon I Bonaparte</a> at <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo" title="Battle of Waterloo">Waterloo</a> in 1815.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bonaparte" title="Joseph Bonaparte">Joseph Bonaparte</a> conferred the title "Prince of Spain" to be hereditary on his children and grandchildren in the male and female line.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Eastern_Europe">Eastern Europe</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Eastern Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg/150px-Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg/225px-Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg/300px-Herb_Pogon_Litewska.jpg 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="444" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the princes <a href="/wiki/Pogo%C5%84_Litewska" class="mw-redirect" title="Pogoń Litewska">Sanguszko-Lubartowicz</a> (Poland).</figcaption></figure> <p>In the former <a href="/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth" title="Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth">Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth</a>, the titles of prince dated either to the times before the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_Lublin" title="Union of Lublin">Union of Lublin</a> or were granted to Polish nobles by foreign monarchs, as the law in Poland forbade the king from dividing nobility by granting them <a href="/wiki/Hereditary_title" title="Hereditary title">hereditary titles</a>: see <a href="/wiki/The_Princely_Houses_of_Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="The Princely Houses of Poland">The Princely Houses of Poland</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg/150px-1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg/225px-1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg/300px-1597_Bielski_Rus_Voivodship.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="649" data-file-height="795" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of <a href="/wiki/Galicia-Volhynia" class="mw-redirect" title="Galicia-Volhynia">Galicia-Volhynian</a> princes</figcaption></figure> <p>In Ukraine, landlords and rulers of <a href="/wiki/Kievan_Rus%27" title="Kievan Rus'">Kievan Rus'</a> were called князь (<i><a href="/wiki/Knyaz" title="Knyaz">knjazʹ</a></i>), translated as "prince". Similarly, foreign titles of "prince" were translated as <i>knyaz</i> in Ukrainian (e. g. <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Mazepa" title="Ivan Mazepa">Ivan Mazepa</a>, "knyaz of Holy Roman Empire"). Princes of <a href="/wiki/Rurik_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Rurik Dynasty">Rurik Dynasty</a> obeyed their oldest brother, who was taking the title of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prince_of_Kiev" title="Grand Prince of Kiev">Grand Prince of Kiev</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 14th their ruling role was taken by Lithuanian princes, which used the title of Grand Prince of Lithuania and Ruthenia.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the rise of cossacks, many former Ukrainian princes were incorporated into the new <a href="/wiki/Cossack_nobility" class="mw-redirect" title="Cossack nobility">Cossack nobility</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_(1799).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_%281799%29.jpg/250px-Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_%281799%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_%281799%29.jpg/375px-Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_%281799%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_%281799%29.jpg/500px-Armoiries_de_la_famille_Iousoupov_%281799%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="623" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption> Coat of arms of the princes <a href="/wiki/House_of_Yusupov" title="House of Yusupov">Youssoupoff</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>In the Russian system, <i>knyaz was</i> the highest degree of official nobility. Members of older dynasties, whose realms were eventually annexed to the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Empire" title="Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>, were also accorded the title of <i><span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn">knyazʹ</i></span></i>—sometimes after first being allowed to use the higher title of <a href="/wiki/Tsarevich" title="Tsarevich">tsarevich</a> (e.g. the Princes <a href="/wiki/Gruzinsky" title="Gruzinsky">Gruzinsky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sibirsky_(surname)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sibirsky (surname)">Sibirsky</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Title_in_various_European_traditions_and_languages">Title in various European traditions and languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Title in various European traditions and languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Ukraine, Japan, Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Belarus and Hungary the title of <i>prince</i> has also been used as the highest title of <a href="/wiki/Nobility" title="Nobility">nobility</a> (without membership in a ruling dynasty), above the title of <i>duke</i>, while the same usage (then as <i>Fürst</i>) has occurred in Germany and Austria but then one rank below the title of <i>duke</i> and above <i>count</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In each case, the title is followed (when available) by the female form and then (not always available, and obviously rarely applicable to a prince of the blood without a principality) the name of the territory associated with it, each separated by a slash. If a second title (or set) is also given, then that one is for a Prince of the blood, the first for a principality. Be aware that the absence of a separate title for a prince of the blood may not always mean no such title exists; alternatively, the existence of a word does not imply there is also a reality in the linguistic territory concerned; it may very well be used exclusively to render titles in other languages, regardless whether there is a historical link with any (which often means that linguistic tradition is adopted) </p><p>Etymologically, we can discern the following traditions (some languages followed a historical link, e.g. within the Holy Roman Empire, not their language family; some even fail to follow the same logic for certain other aristocratic titles): </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Romance_languages">Romance languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Romance languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Languages (mostly <a href="/wiki/Romance_languages" title="Romance languages">Romance</a>) only using the <a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a> root <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">prīnceps</i></span></i>: <ul><li>Catalan: Príncep/Princesa, Príncep/Princesa</li> <li>French: Prince/Princesse, Prince/Princesse</li> <li>Friulian: Princip/Principesse, Princip/Principesse</li> <li>Italian: Principe/Principessa, Principe/Principessa</li> <li>Latin (post-Roman): Princeps/*Princeps/*</li> <li>Monegasque: Principu/Principessa, Principu/Principessa</li> <li>Occitan: Prince/Princessa, Prince/Princessa</li> <li>Portuguese: Príncipe/Princesa, Príncipe/Princesa</li> <li>Rhaeto-Romansh: Prinzi/Prinzessa, Prinzi/Prinzessa</li> <li>Romanian: Prinţ/Prinţesă, Principe/Principesă</li> <li>Spanish: Príncipe/Princesa, Príncipe/Princesa</li> <li>Venetian: Principe/Principessa, Principe/Principessa</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Celtic_languages">Celtic languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Celtic languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Celtic language">Celtic languages</a>: <ul><li>Breton: Priñs/Priñsez</li> <li>Irish: Prionsa/Banphrionsa, <a href="/wiki/Flaith" title="Flaith">Flaith</a>/Banfhlaith</li> <li>Scottish Gaelic: Prionnsa/Bana-phrionnsa, Flath/Ban-fhlath</li> <li>Welsh: Tywysog/Tywysoges, Prins/Prinses</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germanic_languages">Germanic languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Germanic languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Languages (mainly <a href="/wiki/Germanic_languages" title="Germanic languages">Germanic</a>) that use (generally alongside a <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">prīnceps</i></span></i>-derivate for princes of the blood) an equivalent of the German <i><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i>: <ul><li>English: Prince/Princess, Prince/Princess</li> <li>Afrikaans: Prins</li> <li>Danish: Fyrste/Fyrstinde, Prins/Prinsesse</li> <li>Dutch: Vorst/Vorstin, Prins/Prinses</li> <li>Faroese: Fúrsti/Fúrstafrúa/Fúrstinna, Prinsur/Prinsessa</li> <li>West Frisian: Foarst/Foarstinne, Prins/Prinsesse</li> <li>German: Fürst/Fürstin, Prinz/Prinzessin</li> <li>Icelandic: Fursti/Furstynja, Prins/Prinsessa</li> <li>Luxembourgish: Fürst/Fürstin, Prënz/Prinzessin</li> <li>Norwegian: Fyrste/Fyrstinne, Prins/Prinsesse</li> <li>Old English: Ǣðeling/Hlæfdiġe</li> <li>Swedish: Furste/Furstinna, Prins/Prinsessa</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slavic_languages">Slavic languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Slavic languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slavic_languages" title="Slavic languages">Slavic</a>: <ul><li>Belarusian: Karalevich/Karalewna, Prynts/Pryntsesa, Knyazhych/Knyazhnya</li> <li>Bosnian: Кнез/Кнегиња (Knez/Kneginja), Краљевић/Краљевна (Kraljević/Kraljevna), Принц/Принцеза (Princ/Princeza)</li> <li>Bulgarian (phonetically spelt): Knyaz/Knyaginya, Prints/Printsesa</li> <li>Croatian: Knez/Kneginja, Kraljević/Kraljevna, Princ/Princeza</li> <li>Czech: Kníže/Kněžna, Kralevic, Princ/Princezna</li> <li>Macedonian: Knez/Knegina, Princ/Princeza</li> <li>Polish: Książę/Księżna, Królewicz/Królewna</li> <li>Russian: Князь/Княгиня (Knyaz/Knyagina/Knyazhna), Tsarevich/Tsarevna, Korolyevich/Korolyevna, Prints/Printsessa</li> <li>Serbian: Кнез/Кнегиња (Knez/Kneginja), Краљевић/Краљевна (Kraljević/Kraljevna), Принц/Принцеза (Princ/Princeza)</li> <li>Slovak: Knieža/Kňažná, Kráľovič, Princ/Princezná</li> <li>Slovene: Knez/Kneginja, Princ/Princesa, Kraljevič/Kraljična</li> <li>Ukrainian: Княжич/Кяжна (Kniazhych/Kniazhna), Королевич/Королівна (Korolevych/Korolivna), Принц/Принцеса (Prynts/Pryntsesa), Гетьманич/Гетьманівна (Hetmanych/Hetmanivna)</li></ul></li></ul> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Albanian: Princ/Princeshë, Princ/Princeshë</li> <li>Estonian: Vürst/Vürstinna, Prints/Printsess</li> <li>Finnish: Ruhtinas/Ruhtinatar, Prinssi/Prinsessa</li> <li>Georgian: თავადი/<i><a href="/wiki/Tavadi" title="Tavadi">Tavadi</a></i>, უფლისწული/"Uplists'uli" ("Child of the Lord")</li> <li>Greek (Medieval, formal): Πρίγκηψ/Πριγκήπισσα (Prinkips/Prinkipissa)</li> <li>Greek (Modern, colloquial): Πρίγκηπας/Πριγκήπισσα (Prinkipas/Prinkipissa)</li> <li>Hungarian (Magyar): <i>Herceg</i>/<i>Hercegnő</i> or <i>Fejedelem</i>/<i>Fejedelemnő</i> if head of state</li> <li>Latvian: Firsts/Firstiene, Princis/Princese</li> <li>Lithuanian: Kunigaikštis/Kunigaikštienė, Princas/Princese</li> <li>Maltese: Prinċep/Prinċipessa, Prinċep/Prinċipessa</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Title_in_non-European_traditions_and_languages">Title in non-European traditions and languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Title in non-European traditions and languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The below is essentially the story of European, Christian dynasties and other nobility, also 'exported' to their colonial and other overseas territories and otherwise adopted by rather westernized societies elsewhere (e.g. Haiti). </p><p>Applying these essentially western concepts, and terminology, to other cultures even when they don't do so, is common but in many respects rather dubious. Different (historical, religious...) backgrounds have also begot significantly different dynastic and nobiliary systems, which are poorly represented by the 'closest' western analogy. </p><p>It therefore makes sense to treat these per civilization. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg/250px-2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg/330px-2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg/500px-2023_Majlis_Ramah_Mesra_Belait_108.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3999" data-file-height="4999" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Prince_Mateen_of_Brunei" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Mateen of Brunei">Prince 'Abdul Mateen of Brunei</a>, holds the title of <i>Pengiran Muda</i> (Prince) as he's the son of <a href="/wiki/Hassanal_Bolkiah" title="Hassanal Bolkiah">Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brunei">Brunei</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Brunei"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Malay_styles_and_titles" title="Malay styles and titles">Malay styles and titles</a></div> <p>It's crucial to use the proper title while speaking to members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Bolkiah" title="House of Bolkiah">royal family</a> because <a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a> is an <a href="/wiki/Absolute_monarchy" title="Absolute monarchy">absolute monarchy</a>, and inappropriate use might be uncomfortable.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heir apparent</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crown_prince" title="Crown prince">crown prince</a>, styled as <i>Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri</i> (His Royal Highness), is officially known as <i>Pengiran Muda Mahkota</i> (Crown Prince); A blood prince is officially known as <i>Pengiran Muda</i> (Prince); their names are styled differently: If they do not have additional titles, the Sultan's sons are addressed as <i>Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri</i> (His Royal Highness); The Pengiran Muda Mahkota's sons are addressed as <i>Yang Teramat Mulia</i> (His Royal Highness). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="China">China</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: China"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before <a href="/wiki/Qin_dynasty" title="Qin dynasty">Qin dynasty</a>, prince (in the sense of royal family member) had no special title. Princes of the <a href="/wiki/Zhou_dynasty" title="Zhou dynasty">Zhou dynasty</a> were specifically referred to as <i>Wangzi</i> (王子) and <i>Wangsun</i> (王孫), which mean "son of the king" and "grandson of the king," while princes of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Zhou_dynasty_states" title="List of Zhou dynasty states">vassal states</a> were referred to as <i>Gongzi</i> (公子) and <i><a href="/wiki/Gongsun" title="Gongsun">Gongsun</a></i> (公孫), which mean "son of the lord" and "grandson of the lord," respectively. Sons of the vassals may receive nobility titles like Jun (君), Qing (卿), Daifu (大夫) and Shi (仕). </p><p>Since <a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han dynasty</a>, royal family members were entitled <i>Wang</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">王</span></span>, lit. King), the former highest title which was then replaced by <i>Huang Di</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">皇帝</span></span>, lit. Emperor). Since <a href="/wiki/Western_Jin" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Jin">Western Jin</a>, the <i>Wang</i> rank was divided into two ranks, <i>Qin Wang</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">親王</span></span>, lit. King of the Blood) and <i>Jun Wang</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">郡王</span></span>, lit. King of the Commandery). Only family of the Emperor can be entitled <i>Qin Wang</i>, so prince is usually translated as <i>Qin Wang</i>, e.g. 菲利普親王 (Prince Philip). For the son of the ruler, prince is usually translated as <i>Huang Zi</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">皇子</span></span>, lit. Son of the Emperor) or <i>Wang Zi</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">王子</span></span> lit., Son of the King), e.g. 查爾斯王子 (Prince Charles). </p><p>As a title of nobility, prince can be translated as <i>Qin Wang</i> according to tradition, <i>Da Gong</i> (大公, lit., Grand Duke) if one want to emphasize that it is a very high rank but below the King (<i>Wang</i>), or just <i>Zhu Hou</i> (<span title="Chamorro-language text"><span lang="ch">诸侯</span></span>, lit. princes) which refers to princes of all ranks in general. For example, 摩納哥親王 (Prince of Monaco). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Japan, the title <i>Kōshaku</i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">公爵</span></span>) was used as the highest title of <i><a href="/wiki/Kazoku" title="Kazoku">Kazoku</a></i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">華族</span></span> Japanese modern nobility) before the present constitution. <i>Kōshaku</i>, however, is more commonly translated as "Duke" to avoid confusion with the following royal ranks in the Imperial Household: <i>Shinnō</i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">親王</span></span> literally, Prince of the Blood); <i>Naishinnō</i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">内親王</span></span> lit., Princess of the Blood in her own right); and <i>Shinnōhi</i> <span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">親王妃</span></span> lit., Princess Consort); or <i>Ō</i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">王</span></span> lit., Prince); <i>Jyo-Ō</i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">女王</span></span> lit., Princess (in her own right)); and <i>Ōhi</i> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">王妃</span></span> lit., Princess Consort). The former is the higher title of a male member of the Imperial family while the latter is the lower. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korea">Korea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Joseon_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseon Dynasty">Joseon Dynasty</a>, the title "Prince" was used for the king's male-line descendants. The title was divided into two: the king's legitimate son used the title <i>daegun</i> (대군, 大君, literally "grand prince"), but any other male royals used the title <i>gun</i> (군, 君, lit. "prince"). These included the descendants of the king up to the grandsons of illegitimate sons of the king and the crown prince, and up to the great grandsons of <i>daegun</i>s,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with other royals being able to be named <i>gun</i> if they reached the second rank. But the title of <i>gun</i> wasn't limited to the royal family. It was also granted as an honorary title to the king's father-in-law and to <i>gongsin</i> (공신, 功臣, lit. "servant of merit") and was only conditionally hereditary for <i>gongsin</i>s.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As noble titles no longer exist in modern Korea, the English word "Prince" is now usually translated as <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">wangja</i></span> (왕자, 王子, lit. "king's son"), referring to princes from non-Korean royal families. Princes and principalities in continental Europe are almost always confused with dukes and duchies in Korean speech, both being translated as <i>gong</i> (공, 公, lit. "duke") and <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">gongguk</i></span> (공국, 公國, lit. "duchy"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sri_Lanka">Sri Lanka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Sri Lanka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The title 'Prince' was used for the <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">King's</a> son in <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_people" title="Sinhalese people">Sinhalese</a> generation in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Princely_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely State">Princely State</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg/250px-Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg/330px-Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg/500px-Weeks_Edwin_Indian_Prince_And_Parade_Ceremony.jpg 2x" data-file-width="691" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Indian Prince And Parade Ceremony (by <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Lord_Weeks" title="Edwin Lord Weeks">Edwin Lord Weeks</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>In the former <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">Empire of India</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Colonial Era</a>, the title of a <b>Prince</b> was conferred upon by the Emperor to the hereditary Indian rulers of the numerous <a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">principalities</a> of varying sizes in the empire called "<a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely states</a>", who ruled their territories in the name of the <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_India" title="Emperor of India">Emperor of India</a>, who was also simultaneously the <a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of the United Kingdom">Monarch of the United Kingdom</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dominion" title="Dominion">Dominions</a>. They acknowledged the Emperor as their imperial sovereign till the empire's dissolution in 1947 and subsequently acceded to the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_India" title="Dominion of India">Union of India</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Dominion of Pakistan</a> between 1947 and 1949. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indochina">Indochina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Indochina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>See</i> <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>See</i> <a href="/wiki/Principalia" class="mw-redirect" title="Principalia">Principalia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Maguindanao" title="Sultanate of Maguindanao">Sultanate of Maguindanao</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Sulu" title="Sultanate of Sulu">Sultanate of Sulu</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Thailand">Thailand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Thailand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> (formerly Siam), the title of Prince was divided into three classes depending on the rank of their mothers. Those who were born of a king and had a royal mother (a queen or princess consort) are titled <i><a href="/wiki/Thai_royal_ranks_and_titles#Chao_Fa_.28HRH_Prince.29_.28HRH_Princess.29" title="Thai royal ranks and titles">Chaofa Chai</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">เจ้าฟ้าชาย</span>: literally, "Male Celestial Lord"). Those born of a king and a commoner, or children of Chaofas and royal consorts, are tilted <i><a href="/wiki/Phra_Ong_Chao" class="mw-redirect" title="Phra Ong Chao">Phra Ong Chao</a></i> (พระองค์เจ้า). The children of Chaofas and commoners, or children of Phra Ong Chaos, are titled <i><a href="/wiki/Mom_Chao" class="mw-redirect" title="Mom Chao">Mom Chao</a></i> (หม่อมเจ้า), abbreviated as M.C. (or ม.จ.). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="African_traditions">African traditions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: African traditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Prince" title="Special:EditPage/Prince">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2016</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A Western model was sometimes copied by emancipated colonial regimes (e.g. Bokassa I's short-lived <a href="/wiki/Central-African_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Central-African Empire">Central-African Empire</a> in Napoleonic fashion). Otherwise, most of the styles for members of ruling families do not lend themselves well to English translation. Nonetheless, in general the princely style has gradually replaced the <a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">colonialist</a> title of "<a href="/wiki/Tribal_chief" title="Tribal chief">chief</a>", which does not particularly connote dynastic rank to Westerners, e.g. <a href="/wiki/House_of_Dlamini" title="House of Dlamini">Swazi Royal Family</a> and <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_Zwelithini_kaBhekuzulu#Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu">Zulu Royal Family</a>. Nominally <a href="/wiki/Minister_(government)" title="Minister (government)">ministerial</a> chiefly titles, such as the <a href="/wiki/Yoruba_people" title="Yoruba people">Yoruba</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Oba_(ruler)#Oloye" title="Oba (ruler)">Oloye</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/Zulu_people" title="Zulu people">Zulu</a> <i><a href="/wiki/InDuna" title="InDuna">InDuna</a></i>, still exist as distinct titles in kingdoms all over Africa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Title_in_religious_traditions">Title in religious traditions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Title in religious traditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellarmine_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Bellarmine_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="253" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bellarmine" title="Robert Bellarmine">Saint Robert Cardinal Bellarmine</a> was a prince of the Roman Catholic Church during his lifetime.</figcaption></figure> <p>In states with an element of <a href="/wiki/Theocracy" title="Theocracy">theocracy</a>, this can affect princehood in several ways, such as the style of the ruler (e.g. with a secondary title meaning son or servant of a named divinity), but also the mode of succession (even reincarnation and recognition). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Christianity">Christianity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Christianity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Certain religious offices may be considered of princely rank, or imply comparable temporal rights. <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>, Hereditary Prince-Cardinals, <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Roman_Catholic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal (Roman Catholic)">Cardinals</a>, Prince-Lord Bishops, <a href="/wiki/Prince_Bishop" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Bishop">Prince Bishops</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Bishop" title="Lord Bishop">Lord Bishops</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince-Provost" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince-Provost">Prince-Provost</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Prince-abbot" title="Prince-abbot">Prince-abbots</a> are referred to as <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_the_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of the Church">Princes of the Church</a>. </p><p>Also, in <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesus Christ">Jesus Christ</a> is sometimes referred to as the <i>Prince of Peace</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other titles for Jesus Christ are <i>Prince of Princes</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Prince of the Covenant</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Prince of Life</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Prince of the Kings of the Earth</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further, <a href="/wiki/Satan" title="Satan">Satan</a> is popularly titled the <i>Prince of Darkness</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the Christian faith he is also referred to as the <i>Prince of this World</i><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <i>Prince of the Power of the Air</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another title for Satan, not as common today but apparently so in approximately 30 A.D. by the <a href="/wiki/Pharisees" title="Pharisees">Pharisees</a> of the day, was the title <i>Prince of the Devils</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Prince of Israel</i>, <i>Prince of the Angels</i>, and <i>Prince of Light</i> are titles given to the Archangel <a href="/wiki/Saint_Michael" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Michael">Michael</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Some Christian churches also believe that since all Christians, like Jesus Christ, are children of God,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then they too are princes and princesses of Heaven. <a href="/wiki/Saint_Peter" title="Saint Peter">Saint Peter</a>, a disciple of Jesus, is also known as the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_the_Apostles" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of the Apostles">Prince of the Apostles</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Islam">Islam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Islam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Arabian tradition since the <a href="/wiki/Caliphate" title="Caliphate">caliphate</a>—in several monarchies it remains customary to use the title <a href="/wiki/Sheikh" title="Sheikh">Sheikh</a> (in itself below princely rank) for all members of the royal family. In families (often reigning dynasties) which claim descent from <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a>, this is expressed in either of a number of titles (supposing different exact relations): sayid, sharif; these are retained even when too remote from any line of succession to be a member of any dynasty.</li> <li>In Saudi Arabia the title of <a href="/wiki/Emir" title="Emir">Emir</a> is used in role of prince for all members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Saud" title="House of Saud">House of Saud</a>.</li> <li>In Iraq, the direct descendants of previous Emirs from the largest tribes, who ruled the kingdoms before modern statehood, use the title of Sheikh or Prince as the progeny of royalty.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In the Ottoman Empire, the sovereign of imperial rank (incorrectly known in the west as <i>(Great) sultan</i>) was styled <i><a href="/wiki/Padishah" title="Padishah">padishah</a></i> with a host of additional titles, reflecting his claim as political successor to the various conquered states. Princes of the blood, male, were given the style <a href="/wiki/%C5%9Eehzade" title="Şehzade">Şehzade</a>.</li> <li>Persia (Iran)—Princes as members of a royal family, are referred to by the title <i>Shahzadeh</i>, meaning "descendant of the king". Since the word <i>zadeh</i> could refer to either a male or female descendant, <i>Shahzadeh</i> had the parallel meaning of "princess" as well. Princes can also be sons of provincial kings (<a href="/wiki/Khan_(title)" title="Khan (title)">Khan</a>) and the title referring to them would be the title of Khanzadeh. Princes as people who got a title from the King are called "<a href="/wiki/Mirza_(noble)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirza (noble)">Mirza</a>", diminutive of "Amir Zadeh" (King's Son).</li> <li>In Indian Muslim dynasties, the most common titles were <i><a href="/wiki/Mirza_(noble)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirza (noble)">Mirza</a></i> (from <i>Amirzada</i>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Shah#Shahzada" title="Shah">Shahzada</a></i>; while <i><a href="/wiki/Nawabzada" class="mw-redirect" title="Nawabzada">Nawabzada</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sahibzada" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahibzada">Sahibzada</a></i> were also given to younger blood princes.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Kazakh_Khanate" title="Kazakh Khanate">Kazakh Khanate</a> the title Sultan was used for lords from a ruling dynasty (direct descendants of <a href="/wiki/Genghis_Khan" title="Genghis Khan">Genghis Khan</a>), that gives them a right to be elected as <a href="/wiki/Khan_(title)" title="Khan (title)">khan</a>, as an experienced ruler; and an honorific <i><a href="/wiki/Zhuz" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhuz">tore</a></i>, another name for the clan, (<a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5_(%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4)" class="extiw" title="ru:Торе (род)">ru:Торе (род)</a>) for ordinary members of a ruling dynasty.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crown_prince" title="Crown prince">Crown prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_prince" title="Grand prince">Grand prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_prince" title="British prince">British prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir" title="Emir">Emir</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrst" title="Fürst">Fürst</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Charming" title="Prince Charming">Prince Charming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_consort" title="Prince consort">Prince consort</a> and <a href="/wiki/Princess_consort" title="Princess consort">Princess consort</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prince_du_sang" title="Prince du sang">Prince du sang</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince-elector" title="Prince-elector">Prince-elector</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince_regent" title="Prince regent">Prince regent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_the_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of the Church">Prince of the Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja" title="Raja">Rajkumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taizi" title="Taizi">Taizi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuvaraja" title="Yuvaraja">Yuvraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">Principality</a> and <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">Princely state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fictional_princes" title="List of fictional princes">List of fictional princes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lists_of_princes" title="Category:Lists of princes">Lists of princes</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prince&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cassell's Latin Dictionary, ed. 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