prince royal

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Prince royal is a formal title typically given to the heir apparent or senior prince in a royal family, denoting their high rank and proximity to the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
royal title
associatedWith court protocol
dynastic traditions
royal succession
canBeTranslatedAs prince of the royal house
royal prince
contrastsWith crown prince
king
queen
denotes heir apparent
senior prince
governedBy house laws of the dynasty
national succession laws
grantedTo male heir apparent
senior male prince
grants precedence over other princes
hasCharacteristic high rank in royal family
proximity to the throne
hasGenderAssociation traditionally male
hasOpposite commoner
hasScope absolute monarchies
constitutional monarchies
hereditary monarchies
higherRankThan prince
implies membership in ruling dynasty
succession rights
linkedTo line of succession
lowerRankThan king
reigning monarch
mayBeHeldBy designated successor to the throne
eldest son of a monarch
mayInclude ceremonial duties
preparation for kingship
representation of the monarch
mayVaryBy country
historical period
partOf system of royal styles and titles
relatedTo crown prince
heir presumptive
Princess Royal
surface form: princess royal
typeOf princely title
style of address
usedInContext monarchy
royal family hierarchy
usedToIndicate closest male relative in line to the throne

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

Prince hasVariantTitle prince royal
Pedro IV of Portugal positionHeld prince royal
this entity surface form: Prince Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
House of Schaumburg-Lippe typeOfMonarch prince royal
this entity surface form: Prince (Fürst)