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Substantive title

Type of title of nobility or royalty

Type of title of nobility or royalty

A substantive title, in the United Kingdom, is a title of nobility which is owned in its own right, as opposed to titles shared among cadets, borne as a courtesy title by a peer's relatives, or acquired through marriage.

Current monarchies

  • United Kingdom – Prince of Wales (must be conferred by the monarch after merging in the Crown)
  • United Kingdom – Duke of Cornwall (restricted to the eldest son of the monarch who is also heir apparent)
  • United Kingdom – Duke of Rothesay (restricted to the eldest son of the monarch who is also heir apparent)

Granted titles

The Almanach de Gotha treated titles used by dynasties of abolished monarchies: the head of the house bearing a traditional title of the dynasty in lieu of or after the given name.

  • United Kingdom:
    • Princess Royal; since 1987
    • Duke of Albany
    • Duke of Cambridge; since 2011: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
    • Duke of Clarence
    • Duke of Edinburgh; since 2023: on occasion of the recipient's birthday
    • Duke of Gloucester
    • Duke of Kent
    • Duke of Lancaster
    • Duke of Sussex; since 2018: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
    • Duke of York; since 1986: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
    • Duke of Windsor; from 1936, on occasion of the recipient's abdication
    • Earl of Forfar; since 2019: on occasion of the recipient's 55th birthday
    • Earl of Wessex; since 1999: on occasion of the recipient's wedding

In accordance with a tradition dating back to the reign of Napoleon I, titles in pretence were treated by the Almanach de Gotha as if still borne by members of reigning dynasties.

References

References

  1. "About titles".
  2. de Diesbach, Ghislain. (1967). "Secrets of the Gotha". Chapman & Hall.
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