Am I considered a princess?

Question

My grandmother has the title of princess and my great-great-great-great grandmother was a queen, my grandmother's first cousin is a queen and the title does pass down to my grandmother's desendents(don't think I spelled that right). I live in the U.S.A. but I have citizenship in both the U.S.A. and the country my grandmother is from, just because I am a desendent of one of their queens. I am also in line for this country's throne, even though it is like 20 something. So am I considered a princess?

Answer 1

Each country has its own rules for determining royal titles.  Most likely however, you are not a princess.  "Prince" and "princess" generally refer only to children of kings and queens and their spouses.

Answer 2

It depends on the laws of your country (I don't think you mentioned which country). To the common person, you are a princess, but under law, you probably not.

The title of "princess" is usually given just to the spouse, the daughters, and to the granddaughters of a reigning king. I believe, in Britain, even the great grandchildren have the title of princess and prince.

Answer 3

PLEASE READ THIS,, it might help you understand,, this is the Line of Succession to the Monegasque Throne..

Under the constitution of Monaco, the eldest son of the incumbent inherits the throne, or the eldest daughter if there are no sons. Should the reigning Prince die without legitimate offspring, the succession passes through the Prince's siblings and their legitimate descendants using the same male-preference rule. If a would-be successor dies or renounces the succession, the succession nevertheless passes to his or her own legitimate descendants using the same male-preference rule. The next in line of succession is known as the Hereditary Prince(ss) of Monaco.

If these rules fail to produce an heir, a council of regency takes power until the Crown Council selects a new reigning prince from among the more distant descendants of the House of Grimaldi. Only persons with Monegasque nationality are eligible.

With the 2002 changes, for a biological descendant to be added to the line of succession and potentially succeed to the throne now, his or her parents must have been legally married at the time of the child's birth, or have subsequently married.

Thus, someone born to unmarried parents, like Princess Stephanie's youngest child Camille Gottlieb, cannot inherit the crown of Monaco as they are considered illegitimate. Such a person can succeed, however, if their parents subsequently marry. One example is Louis Ducruet. He was born out of wedlock. But because Princess Stéphanie later married Louis' father, Daniel Ducruet, Louis is now considered legitimate. Therefore he is in line and can potentially assume the throne.

Similarly, Louis' sister Camille Gottlieb would be legitimized and could join the line of succession if her father is confirmed to be Jean-Raymond Gottlieb and he married Princess Stéphanie. However, this scenario appears unlikely as Princess Stéphanie ended her relationship with Gottlieb some time ago.

Although this rule, called Legitimation, has become the norm in the case of ordinary inheritances (for example, the property of commoners) it appears that Monaco is the only monarchy to apply it for succession to the throne.

Until 2002, the crown of Monaco could only pass to the direct descendants of the reigning prince. These old rules meant that Princess Antoinette was not in the line of succession and that Princesses Caroline and Stephanie would lose their places in line at the moment of Prince Albert's succession. This created considerable concern that the throne might fall vacant should Prince Albert inherit the crown and then die without fathering a legitimate heir. In 2002, changes were made to the Constitution of Monaco which eliminated that concern.

The 2002 changes make the succession law more restrictive than previous versions. Under the old rules, the reigning Prince could adopt an heir who would succeed him if the Prince died without biological children. Prince Albert could have then adopted one of his nephews, or even someone unrelated, and made the person his heir. That option no longer exists. Now, if Prince Albert II fails to marry and father a legitimate heir, the crown will automatically pass to one of his sisters or one of their children--regardless of any illegitimate children he has fathered.

TO BE QUALIFIED FOR THE THRONE:

According to the Act of Succession (Various parts of it) in order to be in line for the Throne, you must meet the following criteria;

You can not be Roman Catholic

You can not be married to a Roman Catholic

You must be in communion with The Church of England

You must be a descendant of the Electress Sophia

These are just *SOME* of the qualifications you need.

While it isn't impossible that you are in line, its EXTREMELY unlikely. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh himself is actually 496th in line for the Throne in his own right, so that gives you some idea of just how far down the line you might be!

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Answer 4

It seems like your "royal connections" comes from your mother's side. Most European royal houses only allow the male-line to carry on their titles and styles. For example, if your grandfather was a Prince, your father will inherit that title, and if you got an older brother, he will inherit that title from your father and so forth. Your mother will only receive a "courtesy title" usually bestowed upon her at the time of her marriage to your father. Your mother's title cannot be passed onto her children or anyone on her side of the family. If your father was "Prince of X", your mother will be "Princess of X" but not of her own right.

Unless one of your grandparents was a "monarch" by right and by birth, you will not be titled and styled as "Princess." As great-grand children of a monarch, unless your father or mother was first in line to the throne, you will not be titled as Princess, but a lesser title of "Lady" of some sort, this all depends on your father's title. If your mother was a princess by birth and by right, she cannot pass her title onto her children. Depending on the country that you are from, some nations will strip her title completely if she married a commoner. In the UK, a royal princess is allowed to retain her title and style for life, however, her husband and children will remain a commoner.

Note: A great example of this will be The Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, her children remained a commoner, and both Peter and Zara are not considered to be a "Prince" or "Princess." The monarch can grant them a peerage title but not a royal title.

Answer 5

chances are, no because your question beats around the bush and doesnt state where and who your relatives are that are queens and princesses. If your motehr was a princess chances are that someone would have told you by now.

Answer 6

Is your mother a princess? If she is,then you may be. If not,you aren't. Why not ask your grandmother?

Answer 7

No! In your dreams...If your granny was JUST a princess...and your mother did not have a title you are a coat-tail relation. You know by now there are hundreds at your level...But if you want to go around with a tiara on your head like a lot of other wannabees did during the 30"s &40"s to wow the euro-"society" of the salons..etc.

I notice that you don't mention your country which would make anyone suspicious that it is not a true royalty you are alluding to...but one of those little sort-of "tribal" (ie local) ones...