Prince of the United Kingdom

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Prince of the United Kingdom is a royal title traditionally granted to male members of the British royal family, typically the sons and grandsons of the reigning monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
royal title
appliesToGender male
associatedTitle Princess of the United Kingdom
associatedWith line of succession to the British throne
belongsToInstitution House of Windsor
canBeRevokedBy monarch
category British royal titles
country United Kingdom
femaleEquivalent Princess of the United Kingdom
governedBy royal styles and titles regulations
grantedAt birth
marriage
special royal decree
grantedBy reigning monarch
grantedTo male members of the British royal family
higherTitlePossible Duke
Prince of Wales
historicalPrecursor Prince of Great Britain
surface form: Prince of Great Britain and Ireland

Prince of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
jurisdiction United Kingdom and its royal house
languageOfTitle English
legalBasis letters patent
royal prerogative
monarchyType constitutional monarchy
notAutomaticallyHeldBy all male-line descendants of monarch
rankInNobility royal family member
realm United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
relatedConcept British peerage
British monarchy
surface form: Monarchy of the United Kingdom

His Royal Highness
surface form: Royal Highness
requires membership in the royal family
style His Royal Highness
symbolizes royal status
titleType hereditary in practice but dependent on monarch’s grant
typicallyGrantedTo grandsons of the reigning monarch
sons of the reigning monarch
usedIn British monarchy
usedSince 19th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh title Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince of Scotland replacedBy Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince William of Gloucester title Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund title Prince of the United Kingdom
William of Hatfield nobleTitle Prince of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Prince of England
Prince of the United Kingdom historicalPrecursor Prince of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Prince Arthur of Connaught nobleTitle Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince Louis of Wales positionHeld Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince of Great Britain replacedBy Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince Consort of the United Kingdom distinctFrom Prince of the United Kingdom
Princess of the United Kingdom relatedTitle Prince of the United Kingdom
Sir Augustus d'Este titleClaim Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince Alexander John of Wales title Prince of the United Kingdom
Octavius positionHeld Prince of the United Kingdom
Adolphus Frederick aristocraticTitle Prince of the United Kingdom
Leopold George Duncan Albert royalTitle Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence positionHeld Prince of the United Kingdom
Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick title Prince of the United Kingdom