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The order of precedence in the United Kingdom is the sequential hierarchy for Peers of the Realm, officers of state, senior members of the clergy, holders of the various Orders of Chivalry, and is mostly determined, but not limited to, birth order, place in the line of succession, or distance from the reigning monarch.
The Sikh 'Court of Lahore'.. A royal household is the highest-ranking example of patronage.A regent or viceroy may hold court during the minority or absence of the hereditary ruler, and even an elected head of state may develop a court-like entourage of unofficial, personally-chosen advisers and "companions".
The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of January 2025. Separate orders exist for men and women.. Names in italics indicate that these people rank elsewhere—either higher in that table of precedence or in the table for the other sex.
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A Peerage is a form of crown distinction, with Peerages in the United Kingdom comprising both hereditary and lifetime titled appointments of various ranks, which form both a constituent part of the legislative process and the British honours system within the framework of the Constitution of the United Kingdom.
Next on the royal family tree is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the first-born son of Prince Charles and his late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. By virtue of his being male, from the moment ...
Dauphin, title of the heir apparent of the royal family of France, as he was the de jure ruler of the Dauphiné province in today's southeastern France (under the authority of the King) Infante, title of the cadet members of the royal families of Portugal and Spain. The feminine form is Infanta.
Medieval English noblewoman who became an ancestor to the royal House of York: Richard of Conisburgh c. 1375 –1415 3rd Earl of Cambridge: Matilda Clifford: Mary de Bohun c. 1368 –1394 Countess of Northampton & of Derby: King Henry IV 1366–1413 r. 1399–1413 King of England: Joan of Navarre Duchess of Brittany c. 1370 –1437 Queen of ...