How do you claim a title like "lady something" from a royal house?

Question

I am of high lineage and have great-great-grandparents who had titles like "prince of Orange-Nassau". How do I claim a title for myself from a royal house hold? I think it has to do with a letters patent or something.

Answer 1

You can't. You must be in direct line of succession to have any claims or aristocratic stylings.

If you think that you have a descent from a royal house you can contact Burke's Peerage and Gentry to do a thorough examination of your lineage and perhaps they could help you gain some recognition if in fact  it is due.Simply doing a search on your own isn't the same as having experts who specialize in royalty and the aristocracy do a family tree correctly.

Answer 2

First of all you would have to find out which royal family you are descended from and then you'd have to figure out whether or not they still existed. Some royal families lost everything and fled to other countries when the "peasants" revolted. Why don't your family already have these titles? did your great great grandparents abdicate?

You probably have no claim to a title but the good news is that you can buy one. They are very expensive but I know a guy whose parents did this, he's the second son so he's not entitled to be a duke when his dad passes away but he still thinks it's pretty cool.

Answer 3

well first of you would need to prove that you are, and from there you will need to find out if you are entitled to a title. if you are the decendant to a prince, there may not be a title for you as you are no longer directly linked up. if a title isnt used, it will die out and i dont know if you can get it back years later

Answer 4

That is interesting. Could you show us your lineage? I attached the Wikipedia article about the Orange-Nassau royal house.

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With the exception of the short rule by William III as co-monarch of England, the house of Orange-Nassau is more associated with the Dutch monarchy. William III had no descendents. His name shows up in the second oldest college in the US (behind Harvard) : "William and Mary College" in Virginia.

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The source shows you the form of the "letters patent" for the creation of peers (for England).

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If you are a descendent of William IV, Prince of Orange September 1, 1711 – October 22, 1751 you are also in the line of succession to the British throne (with over a thousand people in front of you). William IV married  Princess Anne, Princess Royal (2 November 1709 – 12 January 1759) the oldest daughter of George II of England.

= I suspect you would know  if you were.

Answer 5

You take it. How do you think families became "Nobles" in the first place? They said they were, and kept telling people they were until they believed them. Anyone who disagreed- kill them. There, now you're a King! Huzzah!

But seriously, I have no idea.

Answer 6

I think that if your family does not have a title already then you're not likely to be able to claim one. I had the same situation myself recently, I found out that I was a direct descendant of the original earls of Fife. I thought that I could claim a title for myself, but it turned out that I was from a second son somewhere down the line. If you don't already have a title it means that your from a youngest son who couldn't get a title or a daughter where the women don't inherit titles if there are sons. I wish you a lot of luck though, if you ever get your title, recommend me to Queen Elizabeth! =)