His Imperial Majesty

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"His Imperial Majesty" is a formal honorific style traditionally used to address or refer to a reigning emperor, particularly in the context of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
His Majesty the Emperor 3
His Majesty The Emperor 1
Imperial Majesty 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf formal style
honorific style
imperial title style
addressForm indirect address
associatedWith Holy Roman Emperor
contrastsWith His Majesty
His Royal Majesty
correspondsTo Her Imperial Majesty
denotes sovereign authority of an emperor
domain heraldry
international relations
protocol
genderUsage male sovereigns
hasAbbreviation HIM
hasComponent His
Imperial
Majesty
hasFormalityLevel very formal
hasOppositeNumber Their Imperial Majesties
hasRegister ceremonial
diplomatic
higherThan His Majesty
His Royal Majesty
language English
refersToRank emperor
relatedConcept imperial majesty
royal style
style of address
requiresContext existence of an empire
stylisticType third-person reference
timePeriod early modern period
medieval era
modern era (in some empires)
usedBy heads of imperial states
usedBySpeakers foreign diplomats
official scribes
subjects
usedFor addressing an emperor
referring to a reigning emperor
usedHistoricallyIn European diplomacy
treaties and formal documents
usedIn Holy Roman Empire
imperial courts
monarchical contexts
usedWithTitle Emperor of Austria
surface form: Austrian Emperor

German Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
Russian Emperor (Tsar) in some English contexts

Referenced by (11)

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

Chrysanthemum Throne JapaneseName His Imperial Majesty
this entity surface form: 皇位
Shahanshah of Persia hasStyle His Imperial Majesty
Pedro II of Brazil honorificPrefix His Imperial Majesty
Emperor Taishō style His Imperial Majesty
this entity surface form: His Majesty the Emperor
Emperor of Japan style His Imperial Majesty
this entity surface form: His Majesty the Emperor
Yoshihito style His Imperial Majesty
this entity surface form: His Majesty The Emperor
Emperor Daigo styleOfAddress His Imperial Majesty
this entity surface form: His Majesty the Emperor
Emperor of All the Russias styleOfAddress His Imperial Majesty
Holy Roman Emperor styleOfAddress His Imperial Majesty
Tsar of Russia styleOfAddress His Imperial Majesty
Alix of Hesse and by Rhine title His Imperial Majesty
this entity surface form: Imperial Majesty