British prince

The title of prince of the United Kingdom is granted by its sovereign, the reigning king or queen, who is the fount of all honours. The title Prince of the United Kingdom is conferred through the issuing of Letters Patent, as an expression of the royal will. Individuals holding the title of prince will usually also be granted the style His Royal Highness (HRH). When a British prince is married, his wife, if not already a princess in her own right, gains the privilege of sharing in his princely title and the dignity of being known as a British princess in his name. For example, the wife of Prince Michael of Kent is known as Princess Michael of Kent, and, although she has never done so, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is entitled to refer to herself as a Princess of the United Kingdom.^[1]

History

Prior to 1714, the title of prince and the style of HRH was not customary in usage. Sons and daughters of the sovereign were not automatically or traditionally called a prince or princess. An exception was the Prince of Wales, a title conferred on the eldest son of the sovereign since the reign of Edward I of England. While in the Kingdom of Scotland, even though an honorific principality was created by James I, the heir-apparent was only referred to as Duke of Rothesay. Some others include John, brother of Richard the Lionheart and later King John, who is sometimes called Prince John.

After the accession of George I, it became customary for the sons of the sovereign and grandsons of the sovereign in the male line to be titled Prince and styled His Royal Highness (abbreviated HRH). Great-grandsons of the sovereign were princes styled His Highness (abbreviated HH).

The first male line great grandchild of a British sovereign was not born until 1776. In keeping with tradition he was given the style of His Highness Prince William of Gloucester (later Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh). On 22 July 1816 when he married his cousin and daughter of King George III, he was granted the style His Royal Highness. His only surviving elder sister, Princess Sophia of Gloucester, was also elevated to Her Royal Highness style the following day. Prince William died in 1834 before the accession of Queen Victoria.
The first of the second set of male line great grandchildren of a British sovereign was born on 21 September 1845 as Prince Ernest Augustus. He was granted the style of His Royal Highness because he was a male line grandson of the King of Hanover, and heir to the heir of that kingdom. He was also born a Prince of the United Kingdom but the question of using HH for his British title and HRH for his Hanoverian title was not an issue.

Just three weeks after the birth of her fourth grandchild but first male line grandson, Queen Victoria issued letters patent in 1864^[2] which confirmed in law the practice of calling children and male-line grandchildren His Royal Highness with their titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their respective Christian names. The letters patent did not address the styling of great grandchildren or further descendants as His/Her Highness or Prince or Princess. However, the only living male person of this type was Prince Ernest Augustus (age 19). Prince Ernest's Kingdom of Hanover was abolished in 1866, but he was made a Duke of the United Kingdom and a Knight of the Garter in 1878, a major general in the British army in 1886, a lieutenant general in 1892 and general in 1898. At no point until WWI was his status as a British prince, based on being a great grandson of the sovereign, questioned.

Subsequent to 1864 some amendments regarding princes were made, with the issuance of specific letters patent changing the title and style of the following groups:

In 1898, the children of Prince George, Duke of York, the eldest living son of the Prince of Wales, were customarily titled princes, with the style of Highness, as great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria in the male line. With letters patent dated 28 May 1898, the Crown granted the children of the eldest son of any Prince of Wales the style of Royal Highness.^[3]

In 1914, the children of Prince Ernst August III of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick, a great-great-grandchild of George III, were granted the title of prince and the style Highness by George V, in letters patent dated 17 June 1914.^[4]

In 1917, George V issued a royal proclamation, altering the name of the Royal House from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the House of Windsor.^[5] Later that year, new letters patent altered the rights to the title prince and the style Royal Highness. These second letters patent, dated 30 November 1917, stated that "the children of any Sovereign of these Realms and the children of the sons of any such Sovereign (as per the above Letters Patent of 1864) and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales (a modification of the Letters Patent of 1898) shall have and at all times hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness with their titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their respective Christian names or with their other titles of honour". It was also decreed in these letters that "grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line ... shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes of these Our Realms" (i.e., Lord or Lady before their Christian name).^[6]^[7] In addition the letters stated save as aforesaid the style title or attribute of Royal Highness, Highness or Serene Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess shall not henceforth be assumed or borne by any descendent of any Sovereign of these Realms. With this clause, King George V attempted to remove the ambiguity from the earlier letters patent of 1864, and all British princes or princesses who were further than grandchild of a monarch lost their right to be called prince or princess. The total royals affected were seven princes and seven blood line princesses, and three spouses who had assumed the style of princess through their marriage.^[who?]

Both the proclamation and the letters patent of 1917 remain in force today, excepting a few amendments and creations noted.

However, the former reigning Duke of Brunswick, head of the House of Hanover, refused to recognise the letters depriving his children of the British and Irish princely titles, and in 1931, he issued a decree, in the capacity of the head of the House of Hanover and senior male-line descendant of George III of the United Kingdom, stating that the members of the former Hanoverian royal family would continue to bear the title of Prince (or Princess) of Great Britain and Ireland with the style of Royal Highness. This title and style remains in use to this day by his descendants, including the current head of the House of Hanover, Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. The decree by the head of the House of Hanover is not legally recognised in the United Kingdom or Ireland, and the titles are used as titles of pretense. Since, however, the Hanovers are born in the male-line of George II of Great Britain they are bound by the Royal Marriages Act 1772. Thus, before his marriage to Princess Caroline of Monaco, Ernst August requested, and Elizabeth II issued on 11 January 1999, an Order in Council: "My Lords, I do hereby declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between His Royal Highness Prince Ernst August Albert of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite of Monaco..." Without the Royal Assent, the marriage would have been void in the United Kingdom. The British court has, unsuccessfully, tried to convince the former Hanoverian royal family to stop using the British princely title.^{[citation needed]}

After the abdication crisis of 1936, George VI issued letters patent (dated 27 May 1937) regranting The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor his style as son of a Sovereign, whilst expressly denying the style of Royal Highness to his wife and descendants.^[8] The marriage, however, had no issue.

On 22 October 1948, George VI issued letters patent allowing the children of his son-in-law and daughter, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, to assume princely titles and the style Royal Highness;^[9] they would not have been entitled to them ordinarily, as grandchildren in the female line, until their mother ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. Thus the current Prince of Wales was styled HRH Prince Charles of Edinburgh until his mother's accession. Otherwise the children would have been styled Charles Mountbatten, Earl of Merioneth, and The Lady Anne Mountbatten, respectively.

Queen Elizabeth II issued letters patent, dated 22 February 1957, creating Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.^[10] Prince Philip had been born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, titles he renounced upon going through the naturalisation process, unaware that he was already a British subject by virtue of the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705.

On the wedding day of The Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones, it was announced by Buckingham Palace that The Queen, in agreement with the wish of the Earl and Countess of Wessex that their children would be styled as children of an earl, and not as Princes of the United Kingdom with the style Royal Highness. The children of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, may, theoretically, be prince and princess, and it is oft asserted that they may be styled as such when they reach majority.[11]

On 31 December 2012, Queen Elizabeth II declared that all the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, at that time Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, would have the title Prince or Princess and the style Royal Highness.^[12] Accordingly, the Duke's son, born on 22 July 2013, is styled His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, and his daughter, born on 02 May 2015 is styled Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

Styles of British Princes

Coronet of the heir apparent.
Coronet of a son of the sovereign
Coronet of a son of the heir apparent
Coronet of a grandson of the sovereign.

Sovereign's heir apparent if Prince of Wales – HRH The Prince of Wales.

Sovereign's sons (not Prince of Wales) with peerage title – HRH The Prince X, Duke of Y (with Y being the territorial designation of their highest peerage), e.g., HRH The Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

Sovereign's sons without peerage title – HRH The Prince X, e.g., HRH The Prince John.

Sovereign's male line grandsons with peerage title – HRH Prince "X", Duke of "Y" (with Y being the territorial designation of their highest peerage), e.g., HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.

Sovereign's male line grandsons without peerage title – HRH Prince "X" of "Y" (with Y being the territorial designation of their father's highest peerage), e.g., HRH Prince Michael of Kent and HRH Prince Henry of Wales (for Prince of Wales, as a sovereign title, ranks above all peerage titles).

Sovereign's great-grandsons whose father is the oldest son of the heir apparent – HRH Prince "X" of "Y" (with Y being the territorial designation of their father's highest peerage), e.g., HRH Prince George of Cambridge.

List of British Princes since 1714

Prince of Great Britain from birth
Prince of the United Kingdom from birth
Created Prince of Great Britain by the sovereign
Created Prince of the United Kingdom by the sovereign
(†) - In Letters Patent dated 20 November 1917, King George V restricted the title of Prince to the children of the sovereign, the children of the sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
(‡) - By an Order in Council dated 28 March 1919, as authorized by the Titles Deprivation Act 1917, King George V suspended the British peerage titles, princely dignities and honours of those who sided with Germany in World War I.
As it is the will of The Queen that the children of the Earl and Countess of Wessex be styled as the children of an earl, rather than as princes or princesses, their son, James is not included in this list. Also not included are the descendants of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, head of the House of Hanover and the senior male-line descendant of King George III, who bear the title Prince or Princess of the United Kingdom with the style of Royal Highness as a secondary title of pretense.

List of British Princes
Name	Born	Died	Royal lineage	Notes
George Augustus later, King George II	1683	1760	Only son of King George I	Duke of Cambridge – 1707; Created Prince of Great Britain by the sovereign – 1714; Duke of Cornwall & Duke of Rothesay – 1714; Prince of Wales – 1714; King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 11 June 1727 until his death. He was concurrently Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
Frederick Louis	1707	1751	1st son of King George II	Created Prince of Great Britain by the sovereign – 1714; Duke of Edinburgh – 1726; Duke of Cornwall & Duke of Rothesay – 1727; Prince of Wales from 8 January 1729 until his death.
George William	1717	1718	2nd son of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth (died age three months).
William Augustus	1721	1765	3rd son of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Cumberland from 27 July 1726 until his death.
George William Frederick later, King George III	1738	1820	1st son of Frederick Louis & Grandson of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Edinburgh – 1751; Prince of Wales – 1751; King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two realms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814.
Edward Augustus	1739	1767	2nd son of Frederick Louis & Grandson of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of York and Albany from 1 April 1760 until his death.
William Henry	1743	1805	3rd son of Frederick Louis & Grandson of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh from 19 November 1764 until his death.
Henry Frederick	1745	1790	4th son of Frederick Louis & Grandson of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn from 22 October 1766 until his death.
Frederick William	1750	1765	5th son of Frederick Louis & Grandson of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth (died age fifteen years).
George Augustus Frederick later, King George IV	1762	1830	1st son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Cornwall & Duke of Rothesay from birth; Prince of Wales – 1762; Prince Regent – 1811; King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death.
Frederick Augustus	1763	1827	2nd son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of York and Albany from 27 November 1784 until his death.
William Henry later, King William IV	1765	1837	3rd son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Clarence and St Andrews – 1789; King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death.
Edward Augustus.	1767	1820	4th son of King George III Also, Father of Queen Victoria	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Kent and Strathearn from 24 April 1799 until his death.
Ernest Augustus Later, Ernest Augustus I, King of Hanover	1771	1851	5th son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale from 23 April 1799 until his death. Additionally, King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death.
Augustus Frederick	1773	1843	6th son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Sussex from 17 November 1801 until his death.
Adolphus Frederick	1774	1850	7th son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Cambridge from 17 November 1801 until his death.
Octavius	1779	1783	8th son of George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth (died age four years).
Alfred	1780	1782	9th son of King George III	Prince of Great Britain from birth (died age twenty-three months).
William Frederick	1776	1834	Only son of William Henry & Gt-grandson of King George II	Prince of Great Britain from birth; Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh from 22 July 1816 until his death.
George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus Later, George V, King of Hanover	1819	1878	Only son of Ernest Augustus & Grandson of King George III	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale from 18 November 1851 until his death. Additionally, King of Hanover from 18 November 1851 until deposed on 20 September 1866.
George William Frederick Charles	1819	1904	Only son of Adolphus Frederick & Grandson of King George III	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Cambridge from 8 July 1850 until his death. Additionally, Prince of Hanover from birth.
Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel	1819	1861	Husband of Queen Victoria	Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saafeld (later, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) from birth; Prince Consort of the United Kingdom from 25 June 1857 until his death. Created Prince of the United Kingdom by the sovereign.
Albert Edward Later, King Edward VII	1841	1910	1st son of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Cornwall & Duke of Rothesay from birth; Prince of Wales – 1841; King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death.
Alfred Ernest Albert	1844	1900	2nd son of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Edinburgh from 24 May 1866 until his death. Additionally, reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 23 August 1893 until his death.
Arthur William Patrick Albert	1850	1942	3rd son of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Connaught and Strathearn from 24 May 1874 until his death.
Leopold George Duncan Albert	1853	1884	4th son of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Albany from 24 May 1881 until his death.
Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick	1845	1923	Only son of George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus & Gt-grandson of King George III	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November 1917(†); Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale from 28 March 1878 until 28 March 1919(‡). Additionally, Prince of Hanover from birth; Head of the House of Hanover from 28 March 1878 until his death; heir to the title Duke of Brunswick from 18 October 1884 until 24 October 1913, when he renounced his succession rights.
Albert Victor Christian Edward	1864	1892	1st son of King Edward VII	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Clarence and Avondale from 24 May 1890 until his death.
George Frederick Ernest Albert Later, King George V	1865	1936	2nd son of King Edward VII	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of York – 1892; Duke of Cornwall & Duke of Rothesay – 1901; Prince of Wales – 1901; King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death.
Alexander John	1871	1871	3rd son of King Edward VII	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth (died age one day).
Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert	1874	1899	Only son of Alfred Ernest Albert & Grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth. Additionally, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert	1883	1938	Only son of Arthur William Patrick Albert & Grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth.
Carl Eduard Georg Albert Leopold	1884	1954	Only son of Leopold George Duncan Albert & Grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Albany from birth until 28 March 1919(‡). Additionally, reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 30 July 1900 until the 8 November 1918 abolition of the German monarchy.
Georg Wilhelm Christian Albert Edward Alexander Friedrich Waldemar Ernst Adolf	1880	1912	1st son of Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick & 2xGt-grandson of King George III	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth. Additionally, Prince of Hanover from birth.
Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Peter Waldemar	1885	1901	2nd son of Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick & 2xGt-grandson of King George III	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth. Additionally, Prince of Hanover from birth.
Ernst August Christian Georg	1887	1953	3rd son of Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick & 2xGt-grandson of King George III	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November(†); heir to the title Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale from 30 January 1923 until his death(‡). Additionally, Prince of Hanover from birth; Duke of Brunswick from 1 November 1913 until the 8 November 1918 abolition of the German monarchy; Head of the House of Hanover from 30 January 1923 until his death.
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David later, King Edward VIII	1894	1972	1st son of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 January 1936 and again after 11 December 1936; Duke of Cornwall & Duke of Rothesay – 1910; Prince of Wales – 1910; King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936 until his abdication 11 December 1936; Duke of Windsor from 8 March 1937 until his death.
Albert Frederick Arthur George later, King George VI	1895	1952	2nd son of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of York – 4 June 1920; King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions 11 December 1936 until his death and Emperor of India from 11 December 1936 until title renounced 14 August 1947.
Henry William Frederick Albert	1900	1974	3rd son of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Gloucester from 31 March 1928 until his death.
George Edward Alexander Edmund	1902	1942	4th son of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Kent from 12 October 1934 until his death.
John Charles Francis	1905	1919	5th son of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth (died age thirteen years).
Alastair Arthur	1914	1943	Only son of Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert & Gt-grandson of Queen Victoria Also a female-line 2xGt-grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November 1917(†); Duke of Connaught and Strathearn from 16 January 1942 until his death.
Johann Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor	1906	1972	1st son of Carl Eduard Georg Albert Leopold & Gt-grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November 1917(†); heir to the title Duke of Albany from 6 March 1954 until his death(‡). Additionally, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from birth.
Dietmar Hubertus Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp	1909	1943	2nd son of Carl Eduard Georg Albert Leopold & Gt-grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November 1917(†). Additionally, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from birth.
Ernst August Georg Wilhelm Christian Ludwig Franz Joseph Nikolaus Oskar	1914	1987	1st son of Ernst August Christian Georg & 3xGt-grandson of King George III Also a female-line Gt-gt-grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom (created by the sovereign) from 17 June 1914 until 20 November 1917(†); heir to the title Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale from 30 January 1953 until his death(‡). Additionally, Prince of Brunswick from birth; head of the House of Hanover from 30 January 1953 until his death.
George Wilhelm Ernst August Friedrich Axel	1915	2006	2nd son of Ernst August Christian Georg & 3xGt-grandson of King George III Also a female-line Gt-gt-grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth until 20 November 1917(†). Additionally, Prince of Brunswick from birth.
Philip	1921		Husband of Queen Elizabeth II Also a female-line Gt-gt-grandson of Queen Victoria	Prince of Greece and Denmark from birth until renounced title 18 March 1947; Duke of Edinburgh – 1947; Prince of the United Kingdom (created by the sovereign) since 22 February 1957.
William Henry Andrew Frederick	1941	1972	1st son of Henry William Frederick Albert & Grandson of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth.
Richard Alexander Walter George	1944		2nd son of Henry William Frederick Albert & Grandson of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Gloucester since 10 June 1974.
Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick	1935		1st son of George Edward Alexander Edmund & Grandson of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Kent since 25 August 1942.
Michael George Charles Franklin	1942		2nd son of George Edward Alexander Edmund & Grandson of King George V	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth.
Charles Philip Arthur George	1948		1st son of Queen Elizabeth II	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay – 1952; Prince of Wales since 26 July 1958.
Andrew Albert Christian Edward	1960		2nd son of Queen Elizabeth II	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of York since 23 July 1986.
Edward Antony Richard Louis	1964		3rd son of Queen Elizabeth II	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Earl of Wessex since 19 June 1999.
William Arthur Philip Louis	1982		1st son of Charles Philip Arthur George & Grandson of Queen Elizabeth II	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth; Duke of Cambridge since 29 April 2011.
Henry Charles Albert David	1984		2nd son of Charles Philip Arthur George & Grandson of Queen Elizabeth II	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth.
George Alexander Louis	2013		Only son of William Arthur Philip Louis & Gt-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II	Prince of the United Kingdom from birth.

Common names

Several names have been used repeatedly:

George is used no fewer than twenty-two times – including six Kings George; Edward VII; Prince George, Duke of Kent and, currently, The Prince of Wales, Prince Michael of Kent, and Prince George of Cambridge.
Frederick occurs twenty times – including Frederick, Prince of Wales; Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Kings George III, IV, V and VI
William is borne by nineteen princes – Prince William, Duke of Cumberland; George III; William IV and, currently, The Duke of Cambridge among them
No fewer than fifteen princes are named Albert, for The Prince Consort – including Edward VII and George VI, who were both known as Prince Albert; George V; Edward VIII; Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, and, currently, The Duke of York and Prince Harry
Edward: Seven kings from Edward I of England to Ex-king Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward sons of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Charles: Two kings Charles Charles I of England, Charles II of England, The heir apparent to the reigning Queen, Prince Henry Albert Charles David, grandson of Elizabeth II, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, last child of George V and Mary of Teck, etc.
Ernst or Ernest: Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, George V of Hanover, the second son of Queen Victoria, Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, George V of the United Kingdom, Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince George William of Hanover (1880-1912), Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914-1987), Prince George William of Hanover (1915-2006), Ernest Augustus V, Prince of Hanover, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover

Notes and references

References

Velde, François. "Royal Styles and Titles of Great Britain: Documents".

Notes

^ Gordon, Rayner (August 2, 2013). "Kate Middleton registers Prince George's birth, lists occupation as Princess of the United Kingdom". National Post. The Telegraph. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ Velde, 1864 Royal Styles and Titles – 1864 Letters Patent
^ Velde, 1898 Letters Patent
^ Velde, 1914 Letters Patent
^ Velde, First 1917 Letters Patent
^ "No. 30428". The London Gazette. 14 December 1917.
^ Velde, Second 1917 Letters Patent
^ Velde, 1937 Letters Patent
^ Velde, 1948 Letters Patent
^ "No. 41009". The London Gazette. 22 February 1957.
^ Velde, regarding the children of the Earl of Wessex
^ "No. 60384". The London Gazette. 8 January 2013.

[1] Gordon, Rayner (August 2, 2013). "Kate Middleton registers Prince George's birth, lists occupation as Princess of the United Kingdom". National Post. The Telegraph. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

[2] Velde, 1864 Royal Styles and Titles – 1864 Letters Patent

[3] Velde, 1898 Letters Patent

[4] Velde, 1914 Letters Patent

[5] Velde, First 1917 Letters Patent

[6] "No. 30428". The London Gazette. 14 December 1917.

[7] Velde, Second 1917 Letters Patent

[ed8-8] Velde, 1937 Letters Patent

[9] Velde, 1948 Letters Patent

[princeforphil-10] "No. 41009". The London Gazette. 22 February 1957.

[11] Velde, regarding the children of the Earl of Wessex

[12] "No. 60384". The London Gazette. 8 January 2013.

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The generations indicate descent from George I, who formalised the use of the titles prince and princess for members of the British royal family.
1st generation	King George II
2nd generation	Frederick, Prince of Wales Prince George William Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
3rd generation	King George III Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Prince Frederick
4th generation	King George IV Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany King William IV Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn King Ernest Augustus of Hanover Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge Prince Octavius Prince Alfred Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
5th generation	Prince Albert¹ King George V of Hanover Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
6th generation	King Edward VII Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany Prince Ernest Augustus
7th generation	Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale King George V Prince Alexander John of Wales Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Arthur of Connaught Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince George William of Hanover Prince Christian of Hanover Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
8th generation	King Edward VIII King George VI Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Prince George, Duke of Kent Prince John Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover Prince George William of Hanover
9th generation	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh² Prince William of Gloucester Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Prince Michael of Kent
10th generation	King Charles III Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
11th generation	William, Prince of Wales Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex
12th generation	Prince George of Wales Prince Louis of Wales Prince Archie of Sussex
¹ Not a British prince by birth, but created Prince Consort. ² Not a British prince by birth, but created a Prince of the United Kingdom. Princes whose titles were removed and eligible people who do not use the title are shown in italics.