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From: c558382@showme.missouri.edu
To: birthright@MPGN.COM
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - circular vassalage


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>On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, E Gray wrote:
>
>> Prince does not always mean "son and heir of the king" and considering
>> how Germany was in the 1300s, I don't doubt it.
>
>There are three meanings of the word prince

Actually, it's five.

1. A nonreigning member of a royal family
(Prince Andrew? )

2. A male monarch or sovereign
(Certain Italian Provinces like Capua)

3. The son of a sovereign, or of a son of sovereign
(Prince Charles, Henry, William)

4. A simple Noble Title, much like Duke or Count.
(Granted in the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia)

5. The Ruler of a Small State
(The prince of Monaco)

And there's the use of terms like Merchant Prince or
Prince of Industry..

>The Emperor could, and did, reward individuals with
>grants of title.

I'm sure he wasn't the only one able to do so...