by Chancellor von Moritz | May 12, 2023 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Houses, Royal Titles, USA
Even though the United States of America has long been a fiercely proud democracy, with no official kings, queens or royal families, there have been a number of women regarded as an American Princess over the last few decades. Princess Grace Perhaps the original...
by Chancellor von Moritz | May 10, 2023 | Aristocracy, Duchess, Duke, Noble Titles, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The modern world is fascinated with the realms of royals, nobles and aristocrats. The lifestyles and characters who occupy these esteemed social strata are the subject of much media attention and public interest. It seems there’s something tantalising and...
by Chancellor von Moritz | May 2, 2023 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Queen, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
In October 2022, just a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the official website of the British Royal Family released details of the new king’s upcoming coronation. After much speculation, it was revealed that King Charles III would be crowned...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 28, 2023 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Princesses, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Little girls the whole world over have wondered what it must be like to be a princess. It’s not unusual for many young girls to declare that when they grow up they’re going to marry a handsome prince and become a princess, living in a castle and perhaps...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 26, 2023 | Noble Titles, Queen, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The world of royals and nobles includes a fascinating collection of intriguing terminology, curious names and fascinating phraseology. Many of these terms date back numerous centuries, with their origins in the royal courts of the ages, often during medieval...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 22, 2023 | Aristocracy, Germany, Noble Titles, Queen, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
As the nations of Europe evolved during the Middle Ages, a variety of names and definitions of the new territories and borders came into effect. Terms like Holy Roman Empire, Prince-electorate, Kingdom and Sovereign Duchy were used to delineate the various...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 18, 2023 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Queen, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The realm of royals and sovereigns includes a vast array of unusual phrases, terms and definitions. Many of these have evolved over many centuries, and some of them have stories and origins that reflect the evolution of the royal classes themselves. One...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 4, 2023 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
In the realm of royals and regal place names, there is often some overlap between the individuals and the locations they own or originate from. So, it’s not surprising there is sometimes confusion between the people themselves and the palaces or estates...
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 | Jun 5, 2022 | Kingdoms, Noble Titles, Queens, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The ordinary people of the world have long been captivated by the lifestyles of royals and aristocrats. Throughout the ages, those who occupied the lofty realms of the upper echelons of society have been renowned for their lives of splendour, opulence, luxury and...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jul 17, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
For those of you who neglected your homework on Victorian serial killers of London at school, you may not be aware of Jack the Ripper. Well, he was something of a scoundrel who took a liking to killing prostitutes in Whitechapel in London, and surgically removing...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jul 10, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
The legendary King Michael of Romania died recently after a long battle with cancer. His death was greeted with national mourning, and his funeral was attended by an array of royalty, including Prince Charles and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. In the course of an...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jun 19, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Although a pairing that courted controversy in the wake of the untimely death of Princess Diana, the relationship of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles was the talk of the noughties, with stories breaking about all manner of strange and curious aspects of their...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Mar 13, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Recent events to do with the British Royal Family suggest that being a royal is largely a matter of putting on extravagant weddings, introducing new babies to the media, posing for photographs for glossy magazines, or sometimes throwing lavish banquets for state...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Feb 27, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Mr. Dracula. Bob Dracula. Jim Dracula. No, they just don’t quite have the same ring as the name we all know and love: Count Dracula. For the countless numbers of us who’ve grown up simply taking it for granted that someone would come dressed as Count Dracula on...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Feb 6, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Ever since the dawn of civilisation, and perhaps before, gemstones and rare metals have held an especial fascination for human beings. Mostly this was because of their rarity, and the difficulty involved in locating and cutting them from the ground. However, another...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 16, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
When we think of the British monarch, it’s unlikely that we envisage someone scraping the pennies together. We’re much more likely to have someone in mind who stands in the foreground of an enormous palace, next to a golden carriage pulled by six horses, surrounded by...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 9, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Admittedly, it’s not very likely that you’ll encounter a duke in your day-to-day affairs. (That is, not unless you’re acquainted with people who know that anyone can obtain a royal title; more on that later.) But perhaps one day it happens, and you bump into a man who...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Jan 2, 2018 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Family, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
On Monday 4th September 2017, Prince William and his wife Princess Kate announced the happy news that they were expecting a third child. Royalty enthusiasts the world over have already had the excitement of Prince George, their first-born, and Princess Charlotte, his...
by Chancellor von Moritz | Dec 12, 2017 | Aristocracy, Noble Titles, Royal Houses, Royal Titles
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, fortunately has a shorter moniker: ‘Fazza.’ Since 2008, he has been the next in line to the world-famous Emirati throne. This isn’t just a matter of aristocratic prestige:...
