Duchess of Rothesay

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The Duchess of Rothesay is the traditional Scottish title held by the wife of the heir apparent to the British throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title
royal consort title
appliesTo wife of the Duke of Rothesay
wife of the heir apparent to the British throne
associatedHouse House of Windsor
associatedRealm Kingdom of Scotland
United Kingdom
associatedTitle Duke of Rothesay
Prince of Wales
ceremonialRole used in Scottish public and state occasions
correspondsTo Princess of Wales
country Scotland
creationContext title of the Scottish heir apparent’s consort
currentHolder Catherine, Princess of Wales
currentHolderSpouse Prince William, Prince of Wales
surface form: William, Prince of Wales
currentHolderStartDate 2022-09-08
eligibility non-reigning royal consort
equivalentMaleTitle Duke of Rothesay
genderRestriction female
heirApparentTitleInScotland Duke of Rothesay
historicalContinuity survived the 1707 Acts of Union
holdsTitle Duchess of Rothesay self-linksurface differs
Duke of Rothesay
jurisdictionalUsage primarily in Scotland
language English
legalStatus recognized title under UK law
linkedToHistoricalTitle Duchess of Cornwall
Princess of Wales
surface form: Princess of Wales (when used outside Scotland)
monarchicSystem hereditary monarchy
namedAfter Rothesay
surface form: Rothesay, Isle of Bute
officeType consort of the Scottish heir apparent
partOf British monarchy
postUnionAssociation United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
precedence highest-ranking duchess in Scotland
preUnionAssociation Kingdom of Scotland
protocolNote takes precedence over other duchesses in Scotland
rank duchess
styleInScotland Duchess of Rothesay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay
successionType held only by spouse of current heir apparent
not hereditary
titleCategory peerage-style royal title
titleHolderCondition must be married to the heir apparent
titleNature courtesy title
traditionalUse used when the heir apparent is in Scotland
usedBy members of the British royal family
usedIn Scotland

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

Diana, Princess of Wales title Duchess of Rothesay
Camilla, Queen Consort title Duchess of Rothesay
Duchess of Rothesay styleInScotland Duchess of Rothesay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay
Duchess of Rothesay holdsTitle Duchess of Rothesay self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Catherine, Princess of Wales
Countess of Strathearn heldConcurrentlyWith Duchess of Rothesay
Diana Frances Spencer title Duchess of Rothesay