Who is concedered royalty?

Question

How far down the line from the last royal ancestor is someone considered to be royalty?

Answer 1

Rights of succession are determined upon the death of a monarch and who is fit to rule.  It is also determined by the laws of your country.   In constitutional monarchies it usually mimics land rights...

As far as I know, it does not matter how far downline you are. I am 43 generations direct from Charlemagne, but alot closer to other past monarchs,  LOL.  Does this make me a royal?  No.  Does it gives me right to succession if all those ahead of me die, well yes.  Will I ever rule a country?  Not likely unless I marry a prince, which is currently doubtful:)  I am still a peer, as my blood is blue as a forget-me-not.  ;)

Regardless, the royal family is simply the extended family of a current monarch.  Anyone else is considered a peer, and some are courtiers.  Just as in any family, the closer you are to the ruling head of a house, the closer you are to running the family.  :)

Answer 2

good spellers

Answer 3

Hiya Lucas,   Royalty would be considered to be, in my opinion, any direct member of the royal family, their husband/ wife, and any children from the marriage(s).

I would say that was the main tier. Obviously cousins of the main royals may be considered as minor royals, but the main ones in the U.K. would be

Queen and Prince Phillip, Charles (Prince of Wales) and Camilla, William , Harry, in line to throne, then Andrew,( Duke of York) Edward, Ann, (Princess Royal) Beatrice, Eugenie, .

After these comes Peter and Zara Phillips as children of the Princess Royal (Ann)  and finally minors like Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Hope this helps,  Mike t

Answer 4

Royalty is referred to any royal family member with a substantive title. A substantive title (or substantive peerage) is a title of nobility or royalty held by someone (normally by one person alone), which they gained through either grant or inheritance, as opposed to one given or loaned to them either as a courtesy title, or gained through marriage.

A commoner is anyone who is not the sovereign or the holder of a substantive (as opposed to courtesy) peerage. This includes all members of the royal family who are not peers, and all members of peerage families except the actual peer: for example, Prince William of Wales and the Princess Royal are all "commoners."

While this definition is legally correct, it seems counter-intuitive to many, in part because it is so different from the continental usage. This tends to generate confusion and debates, and use of the word should perhaps be avoided where possible.

Note: Legally, Prince William is not "royal" because his title is bestowed upon him at the time of his birth as "Prince William of Wales" meaning son of Prince of Wales. Therefore, this is a courtesy title for being the son of Prince Charles, so what makes him royal? When the Queen personally grant him his very own peerage title, for example, Duke of X or Earl of X, or inherits a title from Prince Charles.

Answer 5

You are considered royal as long as you are a direct descendant and the title is still recognized.

Answer 6

Hey, if 356 of the royals in Denmark die.  I will be the queen.  I am not going to wish in one hand and spit in the other.

Answer 7

You can only detect the true ones by the bankroll they have.