Prince of Wales

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The Prince of Wales is the traditional title given to the heir apparent to the English, and later British, throne.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction England
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Wales
associatedWith British monarchy
surface form: British crown

English crown
Wales
ceremonyType investiture
confersStatus heir apparent
country United Kingdom
domain British royal family
genderRestriction male
grantedBy reigning monarch of the United Kingdom
hasFemaleCounterpart Catherine, Princess of Wales
surface form: Princess of Wales
hasHistoricalPrecursor native Welsh princes
hasPart territorial designation Wales
title Prince
hasRole heir apparent to the British throne
heir apparent to the English throne
inception 14th century
isNotAutomaticallyAcquired true
languageOfName English
linkedTitle Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Rothesay
motto Ich dien
notableHistoricalHolder Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III

Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon
Edward VII
Edward VIII
George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: George IV
precedenceOver other royal princes in the United Kingdom
previousHolder Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III
requires formal creation by letters patent or announcement
seatTraditionallyAssociated Caernarfon Castle
style His Royal Highness
subclassOf heir apparent title
princely title
symbol Prince of Wales's feathers
titleHolderAsOf2024 Prince William, Prince of Wales
surface form: William, Prince of Wales
titleType peerage-style dignity without separate peerage
traditionallyHeldBy eldest son of the reigning monarch
usedBy British monarchy
English monarchy
usedInMonarchyType constitutional monarchy

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

Prince of Wales’s chair reservedFor Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales’s chair usedBy Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Avenue namedAfter Prince of Wales
William Arthur Philip Louis title Prince of Wales
Richard III (1995 film) character Prince of Wales
Dauphin relatedTitle Prince of Wales
Prince George, Duke of York royalTitle Prince of Wales
Prince George, Duke of York positionHeld Prince of Wales
Owain Glyndŵr positionHeld Prince of Wales
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd positionHeld Prince of Wales
Statute of Rhuddlan grantedTo Prince of Wales
this entity surface form: Edward I as Prince of Wales's heirs
First War 1276–1277 belligerent Prince of Wales
Dafydd ap Gruffudd nobleTitle Prince of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales nobleTitle Prince of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales positionHeld Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Pier namedAfter Prince of Wales
The Regiment of Princes dedicatedTo Prince of Wales
Prince Hal occupation Prince of Wales
Prince Hal royalTitle Prince of Wales
Duke of Cambridge linkedTitle Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Theatre namedAfter Prince of Wales
King Henry V positionHeld Prince of Wales
subject surface form: Henry V of England
Prince of Wales (later King George V) positionHeld Prince of Wales
subject surface form: George V
Prince of Wales (later King George V) heirApparentTitle Prince of Wales
subject surface form: George V
Prince of Wales (later King George V) title Prince of Wales
subject surface form: George V
this entity surface form: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
James III titleAtBirth Prince of Wales
Portrait of the Prince of Wales (future George II) hasSubject Prince of Wales
this entity surface form: Prince of Wales of Great Britain
Richard of Bordeaux title Prince of Wales
Royal Naval War Memorial unveiledBy Prince of Wales
Prince of England relatedTitle Prince of Wales
Edward of Angoulême fatherTitle Prince of Wales
Princess of Asturias similarTo Prince of Wales
Edward, Prince of Wales title Prince of Wales
Edward of Caernarfon positionHeld Prince of Wales