E Gray, your cases 1 and 3 are the same, as are cases 2 and 5. Case 1)
Andrew is only a prince in the sence that he is son of Queen E. Should
Charles succeed, he will only be the Duke of York, and the only princes in
Britain will be William and Harry. Case 2) A male monarch & ruler of a
small state do not differ in practice.

There's a good web page on this, _A Glossary of European Noble, Princely,
Royal, and Imperial Titles_, its at
http://econ10.econ.jhu.edu/heraldry/topics/odegard/titlefaq.htm
There is a 20 pg document that is very useful.

Kenneth Gauck
c558382@showme.missouri.edu

On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, E Gray wrote:

> 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...
>
>
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