Royalty 101: British Titles of Royalty & Nobility

Who gets to be a Prince or Princess? What does it mean to be a Duke or Duchess? Which noble titles are ranked higher? Why are Kate and Meghan duchesses when they’re married to Princes? Why are the Queen’s eldest children called the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal? And why is the wife of an Earl a Countess? Let's take a look at the history and modern realities of Britain’s royal and noble ranks and titles:
King & Queen,
Prince & Princess
, Duke & Duchess
, Marquess & Marchioness
, Earl & Countess,
Viscount & Viscountess
, Baron & Baroness
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[@arzupekdemir63]

Why I am not surprised that Henry made himself called Your Majesty.

[@missladymo]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@tulip_rose765]

Exactly 😂

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

Lol

[@mangot589]

I believe that was Richard II, who started that. Because he had an massive ego and a sense of extreme self importance. But it didn’t come into common usage until Henry VIII.

[@elennevdogtraining3241]

I don't think we can actually judge a historical figure like that, please note that I am not justifying his actions, I'm just merely pointing out that our social parameters now are conpletely different from theirs, and while we have a great understanding of what was going on, we weren't really there.

[@lucypreece7581]

fun fact: in Elizabethan times Queen Elizabeth I banned all nobility ranked lower than a Duke from wearing the colours Purple, Red, Green, Silver and Gold as these were seen as Royal colours due to the material needed to make clothing in these colours being really expensive. She fined anyone one of nobility who wasn't a Duke or a Duchess for wearing clothing in those colours.

[@bedazzledmisery6969]

Even more fun fact, way before Elizabethan era times, The Talmud stated that a spouse that had the stench of snails from working with the snails needed to produce Tyrian Purple dye, was grounds for divorce. Imagine. "My spouse stinks like snails, can I please get a divorce?"

[@lucypreece7581]

@@bedazzledmisery6969 I guess a vegan wrote that bit of legislation

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

🤨

[@juliie007]

It’s interesting how historians differ in opinion on how the nobility was structured over the course of Britain’s history. I read an article which stated that Elizabeth I only banned the baronage or the lower ranking peerage (non-royal earls, viscounts, barons & landed gentry ie knights & squires) from wearing these colors but not the high ranking peerage (dukes, marquess, and royal-born earls) coz they were few since the Tudors didn’t like to investiture too many high ranking nobles coz of what happened during the war of roses.

[@lucypreece7581]

@@juliie007 i was just saying what i knew.

[@dylancarroll4623]

2:55 I love how everyone else is wear white or red, while the Queen is like “no, lime green today.”

[@RobinPM86]

She's the Queen, she can wear whatever she wants.

[@dylancarroll4623]

@@RobinPM86 that and she thinks people wouldn’t recognise her, if she doesn’t wear bright coloured clothing.

[@antotoni1982]

@@dylancarroll4623 more like it’s for the secret service to easily identify her in a crowed, that’s why she picks bright colours

[@HawkeyeBrooke]

She has said that she’s short, so she wears bright colors so people can find her and say they saw the queen. Which is cute.

[@sidharthmedepalli4564]

😂😂😂😂

[@805tmann]

The fact that we got Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, and other historical figures in this comment section is bringing me LIFE 😂

[@froogletanimations1086]

Don’t forget Mary queen of scots right above ypu

[@DiddyB13]

Dat is dope

[@juliansmith8778]

😂

[@hayekfriedman9078]

Except that she has it wrong. Perhaps you need to get a better life. What is wrong with you Americans? You can scarce run your own country without looting and burning it to the ground, how about you leave other countries alone?

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

@@hayekfriedman9078 Someone needs to chill.

[@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215]

Billie eilish and queen elizabeth are the only 2 people who can pull off atomic neon green outfits with a matching lime green hat and bag. Git it grrlz

[@vapidrabbit198]

yeah. iove that color! and contrasted with the red carpet/uniforms, she's as bright as a light bulb. the queen has excellent taste and style. ......... even if she is secretly a shapshifting reptilian.....

[@katyp.2495]

If I wore than colour green I'd not only look jaundiced, but also look as though I was going to throw up 😝 any minute.

[@honeyhernandez91]

I mean Black people look great in neon colors so 🤷

[@kellyharper367]

Love it!

[@Ancheladamichelada]

Yes!!! nothing looks better than a beautiful dark complexion with the bright colors. 🥰😍 ​@@honeyhernandez91

[@lrkerokkedal1174]

0:52 king and queen 2:58 prince and princess 12:50 duke and duchess 15:12 marquess and marchioness 16:05 earl and countess 16:30 Viscount and viscountess 17:00 baron and baroness 17:50 baronette

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Thanks

[@aashitaghosh6846]

Thank you

[@malthesse]

Here in Sweden, the first person in line to the throne is called the Crown Prince or Crown Princess, while royal heirs further back in line are called just Prince or Princess. Royals also get the additional symbolic title as Duke or Duchess over a specific province in the country, which is rather arbitrarily selected. The present heir to the Swedish throne is Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of West Gothland and second in line is her daughter Princess Estelle, Duchess of East Gothland.

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

Eric of Sweden was my suitor

[@Asigedge]

I adore Crown Princess Victoria. I met her once and she was absolutely delightful.

[@SusannaEmily]

@@bbbb-db9gr Given the precedent of Prince Albert, Prince Phillip, Prince Henrik and the like, Daniel is very likely to become Prince Consort instead. Think about it this way, in a set of cards the King ranks higher than the Queen, the actual monarch must be the highest ranking, thus the male consorts remain princes.

[@danielvo-ngoc346]

@@bbbb-db9gr Very interesting thought. In the spirit of equality I almost think royal traditions could be updated so that only sovereigns get the title of king or queen in such a way that consorts would always be titled Prince/Princess Consort. That way it makes the titles of King/Queen actually equal, rather than a queen always being subordinate to a king. So in the case of a queen regnant, the consort would be titled prince consort, as has been the case in the past. In the event of a king regnant, the consort would be titled Princess Consort, not Queen. Reserving the title of Queen exclusively for queens regnant would make the regal titles equal and reserved only for born hereditary rulers. Just a thought. If the Duchess of Cornwall ends up being Princess Consort upon Prince Charles' accession, as it has been said, it would seem logical for the Duchess of Cambridge to eventually assume the same title when Prince William becomes King - rather than taking the title of Queen. I know divorce and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales factored into that but I think it would be a good opportunity for the British monarchy to modernize the way they use titles...

[@beachboysswiftie]

@@Asigedge you’ve met a royal? Wow! What was it like?

[@KHowardishereandthefunsbegun]

I mean I had four choruses and a horrible life, so that instantly makes me the goddess rank 🥺

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

No Kath ! I’m the virgin 👑

[@robertdudleyearlofleiceste7874]

Unfortunately, I do not believe that’s how it works, Your Grace.

[@catherineofaragonqueencons4505]

Hi Katherine❤

[@dollpartsgirl]

These replies 😂

[@catherineofaragonqueencons4505]

@@dollpartsgirl 😒

[@franbalcal]

The children of the monarch in spain is indeed called an Infante/Infanta BUT the heir is referred as the Prince/Princess of Asturias.

[@chedelirio6984]

Right, in Spanish royalty there is a naming distinction between "Prince(ss)" as rank of honor (child of the monarch) and Prince(ss) as an actual title (Prince of *somewhere* ), which *is* applied to the heir

[@subway830]

Yes you are right. Princess Leonora currently holds the title

[@biscuitchoco1012]

What if the Princess/Prince of Asturias dies? will the Infanta/Infante change title to Princess/Prince of Asturias?

[@MisterTutor2010]

Democracy: Your Vote Counts Feudalism: Your Count Votes :)

[@calmeilles]

😀

[@phinehaspoku389]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@robhou5353]

Never forget about Lord and Lady Douchebag. His mind was the keenest/cleanest!😘

[@aliendxde]

i read them as both the same sentence and got hella confused

[@juliansmith8778]

😂

[@avxlk]

wow I looked so good before I was beheaded

[@isda3314]

Right??? You were so pretty!

[@jonesvideo80]

Akward

[@avxlk]

what you mean awkward

[@iamme6466]

@@avxlk My queen,your daughter is the best

[@angelacooper8973]

And you did nothing wrong. King Henry need to be mad at himself that he couldn’t produce sons. Men carry the X and Y clearly his Y was defective

[@SallyTheWolf]

Me waiting for lindsey holiday to upload:😐😑😐😑😐😑😐😑😐😑😐😑😐 Me whwn she uploads:🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@ameliainva]

After watching her videos we all should have an honorary associates degree in British History!

[@kla_613]

and it’s a 30min episode!!!

[@virajdeorukhkar6847]

Rest in Peace, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921-2021 🙏

[@annedavis6090]

🕯️

[@roberthouston6562]

He planned to come back as a virus. I'm nearly convinced that he did so in his previous incarnation.

[@alfredthegreatfounderofeng1583]

@@roberthouston6562 Who is the alleged incarnation?

[@Fransisca_Athanasia]

Is he really dead now?! No way!!

[@annedavis6090]

@@Fransisca_Athanasia ?

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

I’m the Virgin Queen!

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

@Karla Carmona Thank you, You are now Duchess of Cornwall

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

@Karla Carmona Your Welcome

[@SungSNam]

@@queenelizabethiofengland7338 wait, isn’t the dukedom of York for the second child of the monarch? Or something?

[@hunniboop1]

YAS QUEEN 👑

[@akuma.1517]

you are my favourite queen 😌

[@mi_kirsh]

Infanta translates to ‘infant’. Dauphin translates to ‘dolphin’ (and Dauphine is ‘runner-up’). The most literal of all is Tsarevich, which translates to ‘son of the king’. I can appreciate a language that keeps it direct and logical.

[@calmeilles]

Although it should be said that the heir of the king of France was not an actual dolphin but takes the title from the traditional appanage for the heir, the Dauphiné of Viennois.

[@yvfk]

@@calmeilles truly disapointing

[@savagepro9060]

is there a title for Son of a B!tch, 'Jus askin

[@CallieMasters5000]

There's a very good video called "The Last Dukes" that shows what happens when a dukedom goes extinct, and shows some examples of what modern day life is like for them. Some lost all their money and live quietly, some are fabulously wealthy and live it up, some have developed very lucrative tourist attractions, and one even showed how they separated the estate from the title (one of the central themes of "Downton Abbey"), so that the family assets continue but the title holder is a distant cousin who just comes in for special events. It's an excellent video, on KZbin.

[@ravenraymond9754]

Ooh I watched that one too, it was a great documentary!

[@liamnevard1591]

I watched that too! It’s really good

[@Lulu-ut9pv]

Seen it too, it's very insightful

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

Yes, I very much enjoyed the doc. It was sad how some had died out, because the last Duke of whatever only had daughters.

[@TartanArmy85]

Yeah I enjoyed that

[@legislativequeery]

Great video, as always! One small, but telling, quibble: in its origins the “commons” in House of Commons referred not to “the common people “ but to “the commons,” land held in common and used by the people. Quite literally the purpose of the House of Commons when it was created was not to represent people, but to represent the interest of property.

[@kingofthejungle3833]

yes, I think when the House of Commons was established "commoners" weren't allowed to vote, only the "Land Lords" could, which is where the term land lord comes from, the lowest ranking land holder were lords.

[@leehaiko3999]

Not property, but property holders

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

Never been so early I could've escaped my execution!

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

@Lettice Knollys Did I hear something :O I had no clue :( I’m really sorry 😞

[@SungSNam]

Hi Mary, wanna join the crusade against Henry VIII? Go to queen Catherine of Aragon’s discussion tab. That’s our base

[@aaronmcloughlin6563]

Aye, I could’ve helped u

[@maryqueenofscots2511]

@@SungSNam Hi Kaiya! Naaaah! Uncle Henry is currently having a lot on his plate. Let's just wait for his own health to deteriorate. That would be better! 😂

[@SungSNam]

@@maryqueenofscots2511 alright! I’m sure that will happen sooon.....like maybe a billion years. I’ve visited him at he’s channel, he isn’t really Prince Charming

[@alenastefanekova9728]

I would love to see also a video about the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan (Kazoku)

[@CrazyCatMom11]

That would be a good one. I know virtually nothing about the Japanese monarchy.

[@parahmilan28]

Yess that would be great !!

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

Apparently they have around 1 heir left

[@alenastefanekova9728]

I didn't expect that so many people would like this idea. Thanks 😊

[@IONATVS]

I know it’s the longest continuously-reigning imperial dynasty in the world (though for a lot of that time they have “reigned” only symbolically, with the Shoguns having the real power), and know that their knight-equivalent class, Samurai, was abolished completely in the meiji restoration, but don’t know much about the aristocratic clan ranks between the lowest (Samurai) and the highest (Shogun, which seems to basically = Warlord or King) besides that “Daimyo” is some sort of noblity-related term. Or whether or to what degree they still exist. Would be very interested to see how the titles worked mechanically or if it was just an ad-hoc mess.

[@MushcaGirl]

Lindsay, I swear I’ve watched twice every single video you’ve uploaded, and I never get bored. I love how you talk and explain. You really make my days better :)

[@CallieMasters5000]

She's an excellent educator and entertainer with these videos.

[@Bogbrush9861]

Gloucester- pronounced "Glos-ter"

[@lucypreece7581]

glad i am not the only one who was annoyed by this

[@CallieMasters5000]

Yeah, she goofed on that one but she got the facts right.

[@MrDannyDetail]

I also noticed 'marquess-state' instead of the correct 'marquisate'. I guess we Brits can get our own back though with the likes of ArkansaS, ConneCticut and IllinoiS.

[@Nicolesid1]

Waiting for this one haha

[@Rachael308]

A typical American not pronouncing words properly 😂😂

[@anastasiaromanov9107]

I would love to see a video about titles of Russia!

[@avxlk]

omg yes Anastasia romanov

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

I really want a video of your Auntie Elizabeth Feodorovna and your other auntie Duchess Olga

[@KHowardishereandthefunsbegun]

Hello Anastasia!

[@justanobodyonyoutube3580]

@@avxlk hey Queen Anne

[@avxlk]

@@justanobodyonyoutube3580 hello!!!

[@Ciara1594]

At the time Matilda was named by her father to be his heir (her brother had died at sea) she was a countess. But she always insisted on being addressed as Empress which she was at her first marriage. The conflict between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes place in the "Brother Cadfael Mysteries" by Ellis Peters. 😊

[@thelazychefuk4410]

Not all eldest princesses are created Princess Royal, It is up to the monarch.

[@emanonfox1709]

George V protocol

[@stenbak88]

It’s all up to the monarch. Queen Elizabeth could strip everyone of their titles right now

[@emanonfox1709]

@@stenbak88 everyone?

[@piratesswoop725]

@@stenbak88 No, she cannot. She would need Parliament to give assent. If this were true, George V would not have needed to seek Parliamentary committee to strip titles away from his German relatives after WW1.

[@lozzylols]

I think you are right, a lot of the time it is the Queens choice to give titles. I mean there was quite a gap between the death of the previous Princess Royal, and Princess Anne being given the title. It's all going to become so much more complicated too, as so many generations are still alive at the same time. 500 years ago, you were lucky to be around to see your children become adults, let alone see grandchildren. Now it will take much longer for titles to be passed down as their current owner could live so long!

[@aimeeeeeeee141]

My great aunt got an OBE she organised all the royal visits to Northern Ireland. And was in the Queen's service for a while.

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Lucky!

[@lagvin719ify]

I got IBS and organized all visits to the loo

[@urstruly4993]

@@lagvin719ify LMFAOOOOOOOOOO

[@philcooper279]

So?

[@philcooper279]

You have to be sad, if you are interested in this sort of thing.

[@CallieMasters5000]

It's worth noting that the royals are famous for having multiple titles at the same time. They get multiple titles at birth, then more when they get married or come of age, or different stages in life. They get extra titles for Scotland and Northern Ireland, which they use mainly when traveling there. As they move up the line of succession, they will pick up more titles; for example, a child born a prince could move on to being a royal duke, then Prince of Wales, then King. Nobility could be born Honorable, then move up to Lord, then move up to Earl, then marry a Princess and get promoted further. Supposedly Prince Edward will inherit the Duke of Edinburgh title when his father passes, and so he agreed to be given the title of Earl at this time. Titles have nothing to do with the location. Prince William didn't have any special connection to Cambridge when he took that title; he didn't even visit the city for more than a year after he got the title.

[@CrazyCatMom11]

Yep, just look at the Wikipedia pages for royals! There's usually a list of all the titles they held and when. Some are super long.

[@indrajitgupta3280]

You ain't seen nuthin' yet. Look at Mountbatten. He was born Lord Louis Mountbatten (actually he became that after his father was made the Marquess of Milford Haven; before that, he was Prince Louis of Battenberg). Then he became a Viscount in 1946, so Louis, Lord Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten. The next year, he became Earl Mountbatten of Burma, so, Louis, Lord Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Fortunately for us, that's where it stopped.

[@zainahefia7174]

Here before Catherine of Aragon!

[@SungSNam]

Ok, your right this time,

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

@@SungSNam I was first IMAO

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

@@zoezhang5413 Thank you 😊 Ill make you Duchess of Kent

[@Luboman411]

Thank you for this rundown. I'm a "Downton Abbey" fan, and I needed to get all these titles straightened out. This was very helpful in that endeavor. Now I get why the Dowager Countess is a Countess but her son is an Earl and her daughter-in-law is also a Countess. "Gosford Park" is also a favorite movie of mine, and there were so many Dukes, Duchesses, Lords, Ladies, Marquesses, Marchionesses, Viscounts, Viscountesses, and the Right Honorables running around I couldn't keep them all straight. This helps!

[@davidvolonte1645]

A small correction: The sons of Marquesses are also afforded the title Lord. Great video, though!

[@maddietillem6778]

Thanks for explaining why Archie isn't a prince, I was so confused when I saw the interview the other day...

[@paulwillock3189]

Because he is a great grandson and not in direct succession, he could be earl of Dumbarton, prince Harry’s subsidiary title ,at any time they want the daughter will be a lady . My guess is lady Diana Mountbatten Windsor

[@MsEviera]

Archie also has not get a title as a Royal family which means Archie must do curtsy everytime meet up with Royal family just like Diana did after divorce from Charles.

[@belindakennedy5828]

I think if charles,harry's dad becomes king then archie may become a prince,but I don't think charles( 70 years old)will take the crown,I think he may hand it to his eldest son William.

[@ILoveManCity.]

@@MsEviera I don't think Archie will be near the UK to do any courtesy, not at least Charles becomes King & he becomes a prince in his own right.

[@carolweaver3269]

@@paulwillock3189 She will be called Diana am sure.

[@michaeltres]

This video is excellent. One thing I wish you had mentioned was that while the wives of princes may be addressed with the title princess, their own names are not used, but rather the name of their husband. Thus, there was never a "Princess Diana", which was commented on in her lifetime. She was correctly addressed as Princess Charles, but I don't ever remember hearing that. Today, the only wife of a prince who is routinely referred to in this way is Princess Michael of Kent, wife of Prince Michael of Kent. I think that is because the Prince is not a duke, so there is no other form of address available. But for Kate and Meghan, I imagine the forms Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex are preferable to Princess William and Princess Harry!!

[@lesleywilliams323]

HRH Diana, Princess of Wales is the correct title…. Officially Camilla is now Camilla, Princess if Wales, but out of respect to Diana, that title is not used….

[@robt2577]

@@lesleywilliams323 Diana, Princess of Wales was only the correct styling following her divorce from Prince Charles, and she did not have the right to use the HRH styling during that time. Her styling when she was married to Prince Charles was HRH The Princess of Wales. Camilla is entitled to the styling of HRH The Princess of Wales but chooses to instead be styled HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

[@ladywhistledown9616]

@@lesleywilliams323 Almost but not quite. Her title when Married was HRH The Princess of Wales (No Christian name used), Her divorced title was Diana, Princess of Wales (losing the HRH and the infinitive) - So a loss of "HRH THE and replaced by Diana

[@deev3282]

Error at 15:33 - Sons of a marquess are not referred to as “Honorable”, but have “Lord” placed before their first name. Also note that the eldest son will use their father’s subsidiary title. See example with David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Earl of Rocksavage. He has two boys, Alexander (older), and Oliver (younger). Alexander uses the courtesy title Earl of Rocksavage, and his younger brother is Lord Oliver Cholmondeley.

[@MamaPinks]

Facinating! As an American, I find royalty, the titles, and the monarchy really interesting! I've been an admirer since the days of Dianna, Princess of Whales, but the more I've learned about Queen Elizabeth II, is see she was quite an amazing woman! Her role in WWII as a mechanic has me in awe! These days I am a huge Prince William and Princess Catherine fan!💜👑💜 Wonderful video! ❤

[@jamescharcoal3472]

I’m excited to watch this video! Thank you!

[@catherineofaragonqueencons4505]

Hi Albert❤

[@melissamarsh2219]

There are other Knightly Orders such as Order of the Garter, Thistle and Bath. Can you do a video on these?

[@crystalhilliard9656]

I concur! One of my ancestors has so many things listed it became confusing to me with no knowledge of titles, ranks, positions, knighthood, orders, sheriff, etc. He was knighted by Henry VII on 18 January 1478. Then In 1489 he was made a Knight of the Bath at the creation of Henry VII's eldest son, Arthur Tudor, as Prince of Wales. also he was installed as a Knight of the Garter (Most noble Order of the Garter) in 1510, As well as In 1524 he was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex. I do wonder what exactly a High Sheriff actually did as well as this other Orders. I'm not sure if they still exist but it would be very interesting to obtain more knowledge about these topics. I hope Lindsay does us a video on this. Much Respect from North Carolina, USA ps. He was one of the 'chief commanders' of an English force sent to Flanders in 1491 to assist the Emperor Maximilian against the French, and in 1496 was the 'chief commander' of forces raised to suppress the Cornish Rebellion, commanding a retinue at the Battle of Deptford Bridge. He participated in the sieges of Therouanne and Tournai in 1513, and was made a knight banneret after the French defeat at the Battle of the Spurs on 18 August 1513. He attended Mary Tudor at her marriage to Louis XII of France in 1514, and attended Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. ..so yes I just recently found this out and now I can't get enough about my familys heritage . I'm currently trying to find (if any) ancestorial homes, if so are they still around in England. I didn't mean to ramble in my reply to you lol. I apologize. Take care and stay safe xxxooo

[@FlwrPetalsOnVenus]

Could u imagine ur history professor being Lindsay? Omg I’d be so excited every lecture 😭

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I have a lot of conflicted thoughts on monarchy (especially the current set), but I do love pageantry.

[@badgal1990]

I'm only halfway through and I've already learned more than I have in any prior video you have posted Lindsay, this is an amazing video! thank you so much!

[@maried.4980]

Careful! Small mistake on your part, infante/infanta is a title given to all legitimate children of the monarch of Spain. The title given to the heir apparent (although Leonor is only heir presumptive because Spain does not follow equal primogeniture) is Prince/Princess of Asturias

[@MAX-cx1qv]

I'm so grateful to have discovered your channel. You're so informative and tell us so much about royal history. Keep up this excellent work!

[@violetlight1548]

Very interesting, and a great resource reference for me as a writer. I'm designing my own Constitutional Monarchy for my Sci Fi novel, so understanding how the British system works is useful. Would it be possible for you to do a video on "knightly" honours awarded in other countries of the British Commonwealth (like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.)? I heard that Canadians can't become Knights anymore because the Quebecquois will complain (not fair to the rest of us!). It would be nice to get the full story. Thanks again!

[@babyyoda0U812]

It's incredible the growth this channel has achieved in the year I've been watching...cheers !!!

[@davidringmann3395]

Did you know that if the Dukes of Wellington run out of male heirs, their british, dutch and portuguese titles become extinct, but the spanish one can continue in a female line 'cause of absolute primogeniture (since 2006) for spanish noble titles? In fact the noble with the most titles is the 20th Duchess of Medinaceli within the peerage of Spain.

[@altheagray7988]

Wonderful bit of information

[@lesleyhawes6895]

Yes, it's only a few years ago that the girls became in line to the throne, so Charlotte, William's daughter, becomes queen in her own right if George dies before he has children. So Harry is now down in sixth place.

[@SusannaEmily]

@@lesleyhawes6895 Harry would have been 6th regardless of the gender of William's 3 children. Louis is the one who would have been affected had the law not changed. He would have been behind George and ahead of Charlotte instead of being behind both of his elder siblings.

[@calmeilles]

Victoria Duchess of Medinaceli with 43 titles. The record was previously held by Cayetana Duchess of Alba who had 51 but passed some to children other than her principal heir so when on her decease Carlos became Duke of Alba he had only 38 other titles to comfort him and two of those he has ceded to his own heir. The Excelentísima Señora, Doña Cayetana held another record in being nineteens times a Grandee of Spain and possibly might even deserve further mention in the record books for the glorious name: María del Rosario Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza Fitz-James Stuart, Silva, Falcó y Gurtubay. All in all a rather glorious lady!

[@cedricpearson2046]

This is the first time I have felt truly compelled to subscribe to a You Tube channel. I love to nerd out to these videos for hours. Thanks for this, you're awesome!

[@marquessman]

Very well done. One note: the coronets for Duke and Marquess are switched. A Duke has only strawberry leaves. A marquess has a pearl between strawberry leaves.

[@waggishsagacity7947]

This was hands down the most detailed and fact-filled video I've ever seen. I'm so glad that no test is required to listen to it, because surely I'd failed it miserably. On the other hand, it's a wonder to behold that a substantial portion of the population of a modern nation still holds all of these facts, titles, honors, and minute details as so dear to their hearts. That said thanks, Lindsay, for the segment. It was very interesting, and I'd learned some things of which I knew next to nothing.

[@fantastical-whimsical5937]

Absolutely adored this video! So much history and interesting facts, especially for me since I've learning about it, but also for writing, since I love writing too. However I still cringe when I think about Boris trying to give his brother a peerage

[@cleopatraviiqueenofegypt159]

Oh! I love Bridgerton ❤️ Also I'd really like it if u do nobility ranks in the complex HRE...it would be really fun and educative.

[@subway830]

Your Royal Highness *curtsies*

[@Rekusasu827]

oh nah we got cleopatra vii philopator

[@cleopatraviiqueenofegypt159]

@@subway830 you mean "your Majesty"

[@cleopatraviiqueenofegypt159]

@@Rekusasu827 well hello there

[@subway830]

@@cleopatraviiqueenofegypt159 I'm so sorry Your Majesty *bows frantically*

[@kevinmorton601]

Children of a Marquess are lord and lady, not lady and honorable.

[@marymiller7177]

I was wondering if anyone was going to make this correction.

[@jcruby2328]

Why were Diana and the queen mum born not Lady but rather Honourable?

[@noelt2238]

@@jcruby2328 neither were. Lady Diana Spencer and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon were both born daughters of Earls.

[@jcruby2328]

@@noelt2238 wrong. Their fathers were not yet Earls when Diana & the queen mum were born. They were Viscounts. The daughters were born The Honourable.....When their fathers inherited their Earldom was when their courtesy titles became Lady.

[@lauratamezgodin7077]

The Spanish heir to the crown is called the Prince/Princess of Asturias

[@Knutwolf]

FINALLY somebody explained it in a way I could understand it.

[@CallieMasters5000]

This is very well organized and presented. I've never seen so much info presented altogether! You might mention at the end that some of these honors vary depending on whether the recipient is a British citizen; I remember after the Gulf War, for example, honors were bestowed on some of the American generals, but they said they wouldn't be entitled to use the title "Sir" because they were American. Citizens of Commonwealth countries were OK to use them, though, I think.

[@indrajitgupta3280]

Yes. There's even a living Indian baron, but he hides it.

[@LadyLibertyBella]

Indeed Americans do not use nor recognize any titles of royalty or nobility of our citizens. No one can be a citizen if they have any such titles or in line of succession to any royalty. I’m not sure how Meghan was allowed to be styled except that essentially she doesn’t hold them in her own right as she is styled with Harry’s titles not her own. Still she should have renounced us citizenship and become a British/uk citizen before marriage. Its sad she never actually finished her citizenship there. I’m not sure how it’s going to work with their children as by us law if one parent is us citizen then so is the child. As she held hers they technically can be citizens except the children like Harry are in the line of succession which would ban their us citizenship. It’s an interesting situation but Harry unless he renounced everything including his right to inherit throne in succession no matter how long down he is.. can never be a us citizen. I don’t understand why they want titles if they don’t want to be involved and don’t live there. I don’t understand how that’s allowed honestly. Maybe in a common wealth country? But not here. We don’t want a monarchy and we don’t want nobility of other countries coming in n getting involved either. They seem to want the best of it all and it just seems illogical and unjust. I wish them health and happiness but they need to decide in or out. If out - renounce everything! Done! Or move back and take up your role if they would have them.. not sure much of the population would be pleased but who knows. I could care less about race nonsense they are a beautiful family all across and its sad to see the broken bond of the brothers but life happens. If H&M wish to live outside the country and not follow the protocols and expectations of the titles thats ok, but don’t continue to use them for publicity and strife. Let go and live the best life. But for goodness sake’s Americans do not want a prince in line of succession to the British monarchy, literally a descendent of the monarchy, the King our founding fathers addressed directly in the Declaration of Independence. No thank you. Yes it’s lovely to watch the beautiful historical institution of monarchy in other countries do their thing. But we watch from afar, we don’t want it here.. and we don’t use such titles nor should we.

[@flkilosdealer]

I was a Marchioness and a Queen. Respect me

[@melodyrichter2450]

I think this is the best explanation of royal/peerage titles that I’ve seen!

[@celindacochran6977]

This was very enlightening! I always wondered what the difference was between the titles. Thank you for explaining!

[@carolemoore5916]

good history 🇬🇧

[@mikhaylahernandez4035]

I know I'm young because I'm only 13 years old but I understand all of this because when I was 8 I started watching Royal interviews and all of that And right now I'm doing my school Assignments while listening to this. By the way you're Content is so helpful for some of my school assignments. God bless :)

[@SendPeaches]

Sounds like a young historian in the making! :)

[@mikhaylahernandez4035]

@@SendPeaches Thank you! it's actually one of my dream jobs when I grew up

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

That is awesome!! I wish you well with your interest in history. You will go far. God bless you too.❤

[@lucypreece7581]

I am sorry it really irked me the way you pronounced Gloucester. We pronounce it Gloster.

[@kanyebreast6072]

They always pronounce it wrong lol

[@sailormoonserenity99]

I love this channel I really do, but Lindsay really isn't the best with non-english and now apparently non-USA english words 😂 I say this with all due respect but I really suffered through her video on Wu Zetian lol

[@kanyebreast6072]

@@sailormoonserenity99 You would think she would understand how to pronounce things like Gloucester though. British royalty is her speciality apparently

[@morriganmoonglow2712]

Agree!!

[@renshiwu305]

To be fair, English pronunciations make no sense. Berkshire should be "Berk-shyer," like the mountains in Massachusetts, and not "Bark-shur," like it's pronounced in Britain.

[@invisibleman4827]

Pro-tip 13:46 Gloucester is pronounced "Gloss-tuh", it's one of those funny words that gets pronounced differently to spelling, like Worcester sauce is "Wuss-tuh". 🙂

[@cassandramarytelfordfallon9242]

Really interesting video! Thank you!! Just FYI though Gloucester is pronounced "Gloss-ter"! 😊

[@patpierce4854]

😄Loved how the Marquis de LaFayette was saying “Guns and ships” in his speaking bubble. (“Hamilton” reference👍)

[@yangoism7192]

Omg I’m mad early but damn this is right on the nose w the Oprah interview this week 😳😳😳

[@reze3416]

Good strategy, right? 😉

[@queenelizabethiofengland7338]

Meghan Markle..,

[@emanonfox1709]

George V protocol

[@Victoriacariad]

They lied at least three times during the Oprah Winfrey interview. Take whatever they say with a pinch of salt...

[@jenswenson5525]

@@Victoriacariad Right? I (an American housewife) had to pause the interview and explain to my television how the titles work. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 😂

[@kokopoppers]

hey bestie, love your work. if you’re ever looking for ideas i’ve been so intrigued on the royal homes of the british royalty. i’m stuck finding information on where the royal family primarily lived before buckingham palace and then again before even that! anyways love your work 🤍

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

The Royal Court was established at St. James Palace then. It, btw, still is. For example, all ambassadors of foreign countries in the UK are accredited to the Court of St. James. Buckingham Palace was the place Queen Victoria chose to make use of, it was known as Buckingham House before she had major extension work done to it. That was mainly because she literally lived like a prisoner in Kensington Palace before ascending to the throne and loathed the place as a consequence. St. James as a building of Tudor origin was considered too old fashioned for the young queen, and so she established her London court life at Buckingham Palace. Today, some royals (Princess Anne, I believe, and also Princess Beatrice of York Mrs. Mapelli-Mozzi) still make use of some apartments at St. James Palace when they need to stay overnight in London. The King lives in Clarence House, but uses Buckingham Palace for State Occasions. BP currently undergoes a major, and very expensive, re-vamp, as some of the equipment and installations, like electrics and heating, had been very outdated. Most offices and the court administration, however, are based at Buckingham Palace.

[@SweetLibertyTravels]

Always on point! I love your channel. I subscribed almost a year ago and I've been sending this latest video to all of my friends and family who have recently become interested in the royals.

[@paulad.patterson4732]

Well done, Lindsay! Fascinating as always!

[@williamcarter1993]

how damn long did it take you to go through all this chicanery and rules and put it together? it got my head spinning like a top

[@dilayyilmaz92]

Great video as always! But I have to add we should stop only mentioning that wallis simpson is american and divorced and not adding that she was a literal nazi too

[@Dabhach1]

What, she was a member of the German Nazi Party?

[@dilayyilmaz92]

@@Dabhach1 I’m not 100% sure she was an actual member of the party but she was very good friends with many nazis, and at least acquaintances with Hitler himself, but honestly I don’t think there needs to be a differentiation between nazi sympathizers and actual party members so I’ll call her one regardless

[@esthy09]

This is the best history channel I've seen so far. Thank you.

[@kherynnw8603]

What a fascinating and informative video. I always knew of the peerage and title of each rank. But I didn’t know how they came about. Thank you for this video.

[@XXXkazeXXX]

i find it funny that the word kuningaz lives on in one of the few non-indo-european languages of europe: finnish. we loaned the word for king so long ago that it has survived as kuningas in finnish.

[@willowmiles1554]

Hi Linsay I love you and your videos so much! Please make more and I am super excited for Mary Queen of Scots!!!

[@zathanian]

Great job, Lindsay! this is one of your best and most informative.

[@brig2630]

Very well done and clearly explained! Thank you. Very much looking forward to the queen consort series.

[@loisjeanwilliams]

There is no "confusion". The monarch is the ruler, and the consort is not. There's no equality in royalty.

[@angelacooper8973]

Yeah we know the difference. Prince Philip should be King Philip consort

[@jimwatson2462]

There is no Monarchy in the world which allows a ruling Queen, Princess or Grand Duchess (as in Luxembourg) would there be a male consort of equal rank. These things may change in time of course.

[@loisjeanwilliams]

@@jimwatson2462 I just said that. But let me rephrase that statement. What I meant was that, a consort is not of equal rank of their sovereign spouse, they are a royal subject. Mary, Queen of Scots, her husband, Henry, Lord Darnley, was King Consort, and wore the crown matrimonial, meaning he did not wear the monarchial crown, only Queen Mary did. And for all intents and purposes, William of Orange, had no business being William III, he should have been given the title of King consort, nothing more; for it was his wife Mary II, who had inherited the English crown from her father James II, he was not William's father Hence came the farce of the reign of "William and Mary". What a joke.

[@calmeilles]

We've had 6 certain or possibly 8 queens of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Only once was a consort king Maud - despite receiving the barons fealty during her father's lifetime was never actually crowned. Her husband was Count of Anjou, later duke of Normandy, never entered England and had no English title at all. Lady Jane Grey - really doesn't count and in any case neither she nor her husband Guilford Dudley lived long enough for it to be an issue. Mary I - a problem. She insisted that Philip of Spain get both the title and authority of king. Parliament equivocated and the Marriage Act gave "the crown matrimonial" making it clear that while he could be king and be called king that was only to be for Mary's lifetime. Elizabeth I - famously never married. Mary II and William III - neither was consort because, uniquely, parliament made then _joint_ sovereigns, co-equals. Ann - her husband was Prince George of Denmark and he was made Duke of Cumberland but never bore a title specific to being consort. Victoria - the title Prince Consort was create uniquely for Albert. The title King Consort had been considered but not used on the "advice" of the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne - on the basis really that Parliament wouldn't allow it. Elizabeth II - Prince Philip has no title directly relating to his status as consort to the monarch.

[@thomaswilliams6782]

I love your videos!!! I really needed to understand some of these titles anyways. Do you think you could do one about Austria noble titles and or Russia's noble titles? They are a little hard to understand and I was wondering if you could simplify it a little?

[@ilikesashi]

That was really interesting and informative! Thank you for such a clear explanation of a confusing subject!

[@davea6314]

It's good that at 3:17 you clarified the meaning of Infante, Dauphin, and Tsarevich.

[@toric6005]

Dude I read a period romance recently one of the low rent ones with historical inaccuracies all over the place but the one that REALLY irked me was that they kept referring to a Duke’s legitimate younger son as Mr. Lastname and not Lord Firstname. That and someone once referred to Herr Beethoven’s wife but the former happen like every 20 pages and the latter only once so the former irked me more. Yes I know it doesn’t matter but they could have done 20 seconds of research.

[@lozzylols]

I hate any historical inaccuracies they use the history to make people read the book then give false details. I put a lot of blame on the publishers too for not picking it up! I recently started reading a book where they travelled on the Titanic, well it suddenly had an outdoor swimming pool and shops, such as jewellery shops. As a Titanic fan it really upset me, and I haven't been able to finish it. I find it is teaching people false information and shouldn't be allowed!

[@toric6005]

@@lozzylols the outdoor pool thing is especially egregious they literally could watch the movie. There are enough full ship external shots for them to know, no outdoor pool!

[@samuelinfante369]

Funny fact: There is a last name in Mexico and Portugal too that is Infante. I happen to have that last name and since Infante is what the male heirs to the Spanish throne are called, I could probably claim to be an heir to the throne of Spain. Haha.

[@brittakriep2938]

I am german. My father told me, that some decades ago, in an inn in my village there was a trouble between a Mr. Graf ( count) and a Mr. König ( king). A man, Mr . Kaiser ( emperor) went to them and said: Be quiet! There is someone higher than you!

[@mrkinla]

Outstanding information that clarified a lot of questions. Excellent presentation. Thank you.

[@itsjustme0123]

This was fantastic! Well done. I live for this kind of knowledge, thank you!

[@alfiedixon1578]

I think they should create more hereditary peerages but only the person who was awarded it would have a seat. There descendants should hold the title though

[@SusannaEmily]

When referring to historic hereditary peers a seat could refer to one of two things: - A seat in the House of Lords - The estate connected with the title HofL seats are not automatic for hereditary peers anymore and it is extremely rare - but still possible - for a new hereditary peerage to be created. The last non-royal ones to be created were in the 1980s.

[@SusannaEmily]

In the UK we have peers which gain seats but only they gain the seat. They are known as life peers. They hold the title for life - having been awarded it (in theory because of good service or skills) - but the title lives and dies with them. For example, ex-PM Harold Wilson was created a life peer. This enabled him to sit in the House of Lords, however, when he died, that peerage died as well. That is how Life Peerages work. They were introduced by MacMillan in the late 1950s.

[@calmeilles]

I was rather taken with the Chinese declining titles which drop a rank with each generation until they expire entirely.

[@benz.]

What’s the point in that?

[@kets4443]

@@SusannaEmily Wilson was created hereditary peer (earl of stockton)

[@ladysamxoxo]

Aren’t Louise and James not Princess and Prince because Edward and Sophie declined that honor?

[@piratesswoop725]

They’re still legally HRHs, their parents just wanted them styled like children of an earl. They could choose to use their titles once they turn 18 and are legally adults.

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

@@piratesswoop725 Yes, exactly. They're so far back on the line of succession that E & S wanted them the option. Who knows, with Harry not doing any royal duties anymore William may need his young cousins once the older generations pass on/retire.

[@jimwatson2462]

Prince Edward is to inherit the Dukedom of Edinburgh from his father in due course. At that point his son will assume the style of Earl of Wessex.

[@douglasmosier7338]

@@jimwatson2462 He could also use the Edinburgh subsidiary, Earl of Merioneth. It'll be up to Prince Edward which one is used. Right now, James is Viscount Severn, the subsidiary to the Wessex Earldom.

[@thomasreaves588]

@@jimwatson2462 Why did The Artist Formerly Known As Prince lose his title? Did the Queen hate him too!

[@beckyevans889]

This video is just jam-packed with information. I might have to come back and watch it a few times for it really to sink in 😂 very informative, thank you 😊

[@zach_B420]

Enjoy these so much and soak up any info I can about almost anything! Thank you Lindsay

[@DylanSargesson]

26:40 Bills can be introduced in the Lords (both by the Government, and by individual Peers) - the HoL can not completely prevent a bill from passing, they can only delay it as the Commons can used the procedure in the Parliament Acts, 1911&1949 (that delay can be 30 days for Money Bills, and 1 year+ for non-Money bills)

[@garygriffin6411]

You have done a pretty good job in summarising an immensely complex topic, but you did not get every detail totally right. For example, the politicians had gained control over who the monarch elevated to the peerage, long before the Life Peerages Act 1958. Another detail is that peerages can be granted with a special remainder. Arthur Balfour (Prime Minister in the early 20th century) had no children. His Earldom was granted with a special remainder so his nephews could inherit it. Others with daughters but no sons (such as Earl Mountbatten of Burma) had a special remainder so a daughter could inherit the title. The Crown, as the fount of honour, can but does not have to alter the normal rules of how hereditary peerages are inherited.

[@k-cmccann9594]

A wonderfully clear and comprehensive documentary,… and very well illustrated.

[@crystalhilliard9656]

You know I had to hit that "subscribe' button and notifications. I loved it! Thank you for all the time, energy and effort you put into this! Much Respect and love from North Carolina desendant of Sir Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr and 5th Baron West. I just recently found this out. This viseo was so helpful , ty again!

[@acasualcactus5878]

The Chairman of the Pedantic society would like to point out that you’ve switched the coronets of a Marquess and Duke in the thumbnail.

[@George_Bland]

13:44 it is pronounced like gloster edit: like how worcester is also pronounced like wuster

[@blissinchains]

And Leicester is "lester".

[@calmeilles]

@@blissinchains because we have all these spare letters that we don't really know what to do with so we stuff them in random words to confuse foreigners.

[@heyalexwhittaker]

i love your videos, and this one might be one of my favorites. so knowledgeable!

[@WhoIsCalli]

Fantastic video as always. And wonderfully researched. Please do create a video on Dollar princesses , that would be fascinating

[@houseofvanity8]

My mother is French and she always calls me her tiny Marques Of Heart ❤️

[@davidsmith6661]

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 (not 1937) - 10th December in fact. Gloucester is pronounced - Glos-ter (not Glow-chester) Members of the Nobility with subsidiary titles do not 'pass' these titles to their sons, they retain them. The sons may use them as 'courtesy titles'.

[@mickeencrua]

@ David Smith: Another one to add to the list: Ireland does not have a Peerage system.

[@louloumacd4122]

And Prince Andrew's daughter is Eugenie (Not Eugene!) To be honest, I came here for the Glow-chester comment 🙈🙈

[@glorianachacon1863]

Fantastic video!! 👏🏼 Great timing too 😉!!

[@elvengadorcerocho]

Very good job, I really love your videos, always interesting and entertaining. Could you please do a video on french nobility ranks and titles? Thank you.

[@vdotme]

03:13 it's pronounced more like "dough fan" than "do feen."

[@jade_meiko]

This is really handy for reading novels and webtoons haha

[@yeahno213]

You gotta be talking about "the remarried empress"

[@jade_meiko]

yeah no Yes, one of the many

[@mk-ki4ls]

Your Throne

[@flymetotheup9904]

That's the reason why I am here. Novels and manhwa but the comments section is having a banquet

[@gilbertogonzalezr9353]

I truly enjoyed your video, learned quite a bit making it easier to understand current and past news events in reference to royals and their history.

[@tepeh789]

With the recent passing to QEII, vids like this are a nightmare to re-edit and update. Great information just the same.