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Post by Aidan Work on Jun 12, 2010 11:34:32 GMT
I see that Ian Paisley is now a Lord. Don't forget that Ian Paisley's wife,Eileen became Baroness Paisley of St. George's a few years back.How many couples have sat in the House of Lords as life peers? I know that some did when both husband & wife held hereditary peerages in their own right. I noticed that John Prescott has been nominated for a life peerage as well.What has he done,apart from being Deputy Prime Minister of the U.K. for a short period under Tony Blair? Sir Ian Blair has also been nominated for a life peerage as well. Aidan.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 16, 2010 0:00:48 GMT
Which Native American tribes still use royal titles?
I know that some of the First Nations in Canada still have hereditary chieftainships,especially in British Columbia.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 13, 2010 23:19:54 GMT
Observer, The titles 'Ritter' & 'Vitez' are actually the Austrian,German,& Hungarian equivilants of baronets,as they are hereditary knighthoods as well.
The only holders of the title 'Ritter' that were not hereditary was the knights of the Military Order of Maximilian Joseph,which was awarded by the Kingdom of Bavaria.Only native Bavarians were allowed to assume the title,such as Ritter von Greim,for example.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 13, 2010 9:12:51 GMT
Paul, That's very interesting.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 13, 2010 9:02:34 GMT
Actually, the very last person to be awarded a hereditary peerag outside the British Royal Family was Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt. who was awarded the title in Feb 1991. A baronetcy IS NOT a peerage,even though it is a hereditary title.It is actually a hereditary knighthood. Sir Denis Thatcher was the very last non-royal person in the Dominions of the British monarchy to be awarded a hereditary title. Have a read here; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baronet . Aidan.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 13, 2010 8:56:16 GMT
Observer, A baronetcy IS a hereditary knighthood,as it most certainly is not a peerage.Some baronetcies are inheritable by women,thanks to mistakes being made in the letters patent.In these cases,they are classed as hereditary damehoods as well as hereditary knighthoods. They are the British Isles equivilant of the hereditary knighthoods that were conferred in Austria-Hungary & some of the German states. The Kingdom of Hungary under Regent Miklos Horthy (1920-44) also conferred hereditary knighthoods as well.These hereditary knights have the title of Vitez,which is placed before the name. Have a read here; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extant_baronetcies . The Irish hereditary knights are a special case.They have the title of 'Knight' placed where 'Sir' would normally go. Aidan.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 7, 2010 10:11:09 GMT
I can think of only 2 events in royal history that occurred on the 21st. of April.
21st. of April 1926 - the birth of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II).
21st. of April 1970 - the Hutt River Province Principality was declared to be independent from both Western Australia & the Commonwealth of Australia by Leonard Casely (now Prince Leonard I) by way of an Act of Secession.The Hutt River Province Principality changed its name in 2006 to the Principality of Hutt River,& a constitution was enacted.
Can anyone else think of any other events in royal history that occurred on the 21st. of April?
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 7, 2010 10:03:16 GMT
1649 Oliver Cromwell abolished the office of King and declared England a Commonwealth. 1972 Queen Elizabeth II opened the new London bridge. The term 'Commonwealth' in this sense means 'republic',but Oliver Cromwell was succeeded by his son,Richard,who was deposed in 1659.It was this that led General George Monk to make moves to overthrow the Commonwealth of England & to restore King Charles II to the English & Scots thrones. Aidan.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 6, 2010 20:26:45 GMT
The Principality of Hutt River is marking 40 years of its independence from both Australia & Western Australia on the 21st. of April (Queen Elizabeth II's actual birthday). As part of commemorating this milestone,a commemorative medal-coin has now been struck. Have a read here; numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=10001 . Yes,photos are included. Prince Leonard was a pretty young man when he became the ruling monarch of this interesting country.He is now nearly 85. Aidan.
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Post by Aidan Work on Apr 6, 2010 20:21:38 GMT
Observer, Descendants of British royalty who hold hereditary peerages are still classed as being royalty.
There's a huge world of difference between being born a descendant of royalty & being born into a noble family.
I can guess that a similar thing applies in Japan,where although peerage titles have not been conferred since the 1940's,the descendants of those who were created peers are still classed as being nobility,such as the Tokugawa family,whose last ruling Shogun was created a Prince by the Emperor Meiji.
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Post by Aidan Work on Mar 28, 2010 10:14:13 GMT
Observer, Peerages for members of the Royal Family don't count.
The Dukedom of York will revert to the Crown upon Prince Andrew's death.
As for the Earldom of Wessex,its status isn't known until if & when Prince Edward & Sophie have a son.
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Post by Aidan Work on Mar 26, 2010 11:17:28 GMT
How many of you are aware that the very last baronetcy (British hereditary knighthood) was conferred in 1990? Well,the recipient was Sir Denis Thatcher,1st. Baronet. His son,Sir Mark Thatcher,2nd. Baronet got himself in a spot of trouble a few years back. Have a read here; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcher_Baronets . Aidan.
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Post by Aidan Work on Mar 24, 2010 1:47:56 GMT
It would be practically impossible for the U.S.A. to become a monarchy,but there are Native American monarchies that do exist.
The closest thing to a royal family that America has is the descendants of the Royal Family of Hawaii.Some people in Hawaii favour the secession of Hawaii from the U.S.A.,& the restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy.
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Post by Aidan Work on Mar 24, 2010 1:43:17 GMT
Kabaka Ronald Mutebi II of Buganda also has no surname either,so 'of Buganda' can also be like a surname as well.
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Post by Aidan Work on Mar 24, 2010 1:39:55 GMT
In Queen Victoria's case,Prince Albert was declared Prince Consort.
Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh,on the other hand,has never been declared Prince Consort,as he has been known to say,"Constitutionally,I don't exist".
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