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The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes.
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family.
Great Prince, a variation of Grand Prince, the feminine form is Great Princess. Elector Prince ( Kurfürst in German), a rank for those who voted for the Holy Roman Emperor , usually sovereign of a state (e.g. the Margrave of Brandenburg, an elector, called the Elector of Brandenburg )
William, Prince of Wales, first son and heir apparent of King Charles III. Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a royal title normally granted to sons and grandsons of reigning and past British monarchs, plus consorts of female monarchs (by letters patent).
Apart from the sovereign himself, attributes (especially a crown) can be used for close relatives who are allowed to share in the pomp. For example, in Norway, the queen consort and the crown prince are the only other members of the royal family to possess these attributes and share in the sovereign's royal symbolism.
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
The prince stopped using his HRH (His Royal Highness) style his roles – including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, one of the oldest regiments in the British army – were handed to other ...
Prince Andrew and Ferguson, known as Fergie, divorced in 1996 after a decade of marriage, but the two remain close and reside at Royal Lodge together in Windsor. Getty.