by Chancellor von Moritz | Aug 6, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kings, Lord, Noble Titles, Royal Titles
During the Middle Ages, the titles of King and Lord were often used interchangeably, and there was little clear distinction between the ranks. However, as the hierarchy of royalty and nobility evolved, these two titles gradually took on distinct ranks, ultimately...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jul 10, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kingdoms, Kings, Noble Titles, Queen, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
When it comes to baby names for boys, the world of royals and nobles is a natural source of inspiration. Throughout history, parents have turned to the realm of kings, princes and aristocrats for ideas of names to call their newborns. In the past, calling...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jun 15, 2024 | Duchess, Kings, Noble Titles, Princesses, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The story of Meghan Markle, the American actress who married a prince, has captured the imagination of people all around the world. The high-profile couple, known formally as The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has become headline news across the globe, with the...
by Chancellor von Moritz | May 16, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kings, Noble Titles, Princes, Royal Family, Royal Titles
When the former Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, became the new sovereign of England, King Charles III, in 2022, the line of succession to the British throne was affected, and it had to be updated in respect of the new monarch and what these changes meant for all the...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Apr 19, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kingdoms, Kings, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The lives of history’s kings and queens have often been represented as lives of luxury and leisure. It’s easy to imagine that the royals of the ages have enjoyed endless days of social gatherings, escapes and holidays at their many castles and palaces, or...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 19, 2024 | Aristocracy, King, Kings, Noble Titles, Queen, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
It’s the stuff of fairytale and legend; a young girl falls in love with a handsome prince, and after a series of trials and dramas, the couple lives happily ever after in a royal palace. This is, essentially, the narrative of the relationship between the...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Feb 24, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kings, Noble Titles, Princesses, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Almost as historic and legendary as the British Royal Family itself is the headquarters and home base for England’s kings and queens – the world-famous royal residence: Buckingham Palace. With its staterooms that have hosted leaders of the free...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Feb 9, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kings, Noble Titles, Princess, Princesses, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The great royal families of the world have traditionally made strategic marriages and alliances in order to strengthen their sovereign claims and boost their political might. These marriages have led to a fascinating collection of royal family trees that have...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 13, 2024 | King, Kings, Noble Titles, Queen, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Buckingham Palace may be thought of as the home of the British Royal Family for many people around the world, but in fact, the kings and queens of England have historically enjoyed a number of palaces, castles and sumptuous homes scattered around their regal...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 5, 2024 | Aristocracy, Kings, Noble Titles, Princes, Princesses, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Throughout history, kings and queens have been known by a variety of terms. Examples include rulers, monarchs and crowned heads of state. The term sovereign has also been used often to refer to a royal ruler such as a king, queen, emperor, empress, tsar, tsarina or...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Dec 20, 2023 | Aristocracy, Kings, Noble Titles, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
One of the most fascinating and intriguing aspects of royal living is undoubtedly the range of grand homes, castles and palaces that kings, queens and their families have historically enjoyed. The rich history of Britain’s royals, which dates back many...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Dec 8, 2023 | Aristocracy, King, Kings, Noble Titles, Princes, Queen, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
In 2022, after more than seventy years on the British throne, Queen Elizabeth II died, at the age of 96. With her death, many questions arose around the next in line to the British throne and what the new order would mean for all the other members of the royal...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Nov 23, 2023 | Aristocracy, King, Kings, Noble Titles, Princes, Princess, Queen, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
In any collection of people, there are likely to be some notable characters who stand out from the core, due to their colorful personality, their impressive successes, their unusual behavior, or their scandalous dramas. The collection of royals throughout the...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Nov 19, 2023 | Aristocracy, Kings, Noble Titles, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Historical studies of the ages are packed full of stories, facts and figures about the world’s royals and their families. The great royal legends and famous achievements make the headlines and the history books, becoming common knowledge in the minds of...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Feb 22, 2023 | Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
People all over the world enjoy an enduring fascination with the royal families of England. For centuries, people from all walks of life have been captivated by the kings and queens of England, along with their family lines of princes and princesses, as well as...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 15, 2023 | Kingdoms, Kings, Noble Titles, Princesses, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
In the realms of royal titles and sovereign ranks, there are a number of lesser-known titles that have been in use for many centuries and yet are sometimes confusing or difficult to define. Of course, the main royal titles are clear and easy to understand...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 3, 2023 | Duchess, Duke, Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Titles
Popular culture has long been captivated by the fascinating and rarefied world of the nobility and landed gentry. In times past, novelists have ventured many times into the realms of exclusive social classes that are generally prohibited to many ordinary people. ...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Dec 30, 2022 | Kingdoms, Kings, Noble Titles, Princes, Princesses, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
There are a fair number of curious idiosyncrasies within the systems of royalty and aristocracy, but perhaps one of the most popular queries relates to the well-known phrase ‘a person of blue-blood’. But what does this curious phrase actually...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Dec 27, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The realm of royals and nobles is infinitely fascinating and has captured the imagination of scholars and lay folk alike, both in the centuries past and in modern society. After a millennium of evolution, however, these systems have developed into quite a...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Nov 20, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Princesses, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
A popular image of the kings and queens of history depicts lifestyles of lavish wealth and supreme power. For many royals throughout the ages, riches and sovereignty were a given, some even claimed that they were a divine right and sacred privilege, ordained by God by...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Nov 11, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Princes, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The history books are filled with ancient tales of royals who were banished from their kingdoms. In the turbulent times of the medieval period, claims to the throne were often the subject of violent disputes or invasion from foreign forces, It was not unusual for...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Oct 28, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The royals of the ages have experienced varying degrees of devotion from their subjects. Some sovereigns and monarchs have been the subject of revolution, dissension, treachery and revolt. Whereas others have been figures of scandal, exile or controversial falls from...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Oct 20, 2022 | Kings, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The kings and queens of history have customarily been surrounded by the best talent, advisors and assistance that money can buy. The prestige of royalty, along with the tradition of vast royal wealth, tend to provide sovereign rulers with the most talented people...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Sep 29, 2022 | Kings, Knight, Noble Titles, Princesses, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The USA is renowned throughout the world as one of the great modern republics. After the nation declared its independence from British sovereign rule on the 4th of July 1776, America went on to become one of the leading global powers, most notably without a...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Sep 11, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Titles
Throughout history, the kings, queens, emperors and empresses of the world have customarily topped the table when it comes to the possession of riches. While the individual fortunes of royals and their families have wavered over the centuries, the hierarchies of...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Aug 6, 2022 | Germany, Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Titles
Germany has long been regarded as one of the great territories of Europe, with a rich and complex history dating back to the earliest times of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages. As part of the numerous sovereign countries, empires and monarchies of Europe...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jul 23, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Titles
The royals of history are renowned for their astonishing levels of wealth and opulence. Many of their greatest legacies, some of the most beautiful palaces and castles in the world, are glittering examples of the spectacular riches they enjoyed during their...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jun 25, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Titles
For many of us, the idea of living as a member of royalty is the ultimate lifestyle fantasy – the epitome of living the high life and living the dream. After all, who wouldn’t want to spend their days in plush palaces, travelling in style and comfort,...
by Chancellor von Moritz | May 26, 2022 | Kings, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Titles
It’s commonly believed that the French Royal Family ended with the violent recriminations of the French Revolution. In a number of ways, this is true – the absolutist monarchy that had evolved over centuries to rule over the Kingdom of France did meet its demise...
