Substantive title
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Template:Short description 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.[1]
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:[2] the head of the house bearing a traditional title of the dynasty in lieu of or after the given name.
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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.[2]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About titles". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.de Diesbach, Ghislain (1967). Secrets of the Gotha. UK, pp. 23-24, 29, 37: Chapman & Hall.
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