Princess Royal facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Princess Royal |
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| Style | Her Royal Highness Ma'am |
| Residence | St James's Palace |
| Appointer | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
| Term length | Life tenure |
| Inaugural holder | Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange |
Princess Royal is a title often given by the reigning British King or Queen to his or her eldest daughter. The title is a gift of the monarch, unlike Prince of Wales which is always given to the eldest son
There can only be one Princess Royal at a time, so Elizabeth II never held the title because her aunt, Princess Mary was already called Princess Royal.
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List of Princesses Royal
The following is a full list of women officially called "Princess Royal":
| Order | Name dates |
Princess Royal from (date) to (date) |
Parent | Date married | Husband dates |
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| 1 | Mary, Princess Royal 1631–1660 |
1642–1660 | Charles I 1600–1649 |
1641 | William II, Prince of Orange 1626–1650 |
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| 2 | Anne, Princess Royal 1709–1759 |
1727–1759 | George II 1683–1760 |
1734 | William IV, Prince of Orange 1711–1751 |
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| 3 | Charlotte, Princess Royal 1766–1828 |
1789–1828 | George III 1738–1820 |
1797 | Frederick I of Württemberg 1754–1816 |
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| 4 | Victoria, Princess Royal 1840–1901 |
1841–1901 | Victoria 1819–1901 |
1858 | Friedrich III of Germany 1831–1888 |
Heiress presumptive 1840–1841 |
| 5 | Louise, Princess Royal 1867–1931 |
1905–1931 | Edward VII 1841–1910 |
1889 | Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife 1849–1912 |
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| 6 | Mary, Princess Royal 1897–1965 |
1932–1965 | George V 1865–1936 |
1922 | Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood 1882–1947 |
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| 7 | Anne, Princess Royal 1950– |
1987–present | Elizabeth II 1926– |
1973–1992 | Mark Phillips 1948- |
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| 1992 | Timothy Laurence 1955– |
Princess Louisa Maria (1692–1712), the last daughter of King James II (d. 1701), was born after he lost his crown in the Glorious Revolution. She was given the title of Princess Royal during James's exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and was so called by Jacobites, even though she was never even James's eldest living daughter.
Eldest daughters of English sovereigns
Before Charles II in 1660 started using the title of Princess Royal, the eldest daughters of the King of England had a special status. The Magna Carta made the Barons to pay for the eldest daughter's wedding, and later sleeping with her was made High Treason, punishable by death - a law only changed in 1998
List of Eldest daughters of English sovereigns
| Name dates |
Eldest daughter from (date) to (date) |
Father | Date married | Husband dates |
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| Adela of Normandy 1062/7-1137? |
1066/7-1087 | William I | 1083? | Stephen II of Blois 1045-1102 |
Mother of Stephen of England. |
| Empress Matilda 1102-1167 |
1102–1135 | Henry I | 1114 | Emperor Henry V 1086-1125 |
Named as her father's heir 1127-1135, briefly (1141) ruler of England; mother of Henry II. |
| 1128 | Geoffrey V of Anjou 1113-1151 |
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| Marie of Boulogne 1136-1182 |
1136–1154 | Stephen | 1160–1170 | Matthew of Boulogne c.1130-1173 |
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| Matilda of Saxony 1156-1189 |
1156–1189 | Henry II | 1168 | Henry the Lion 1129-1195 |
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| Joan of England 1210-1238 |
1210–1216 | John | 1221 | Alexander II of Scotland 1198-1249 |
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| Margaret of England 1240-1275 |
1240–1272 | Henry III | 1251 | Alexander III of Scotland 1241-1286 |
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| Eleanor of England 1269-1298 |
1272–1298 | Edward I | 1293 | Henry III of Bar 1259-1302 |
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| Joan of Acre 1272-1307 |
1298–1307 | Edward I | 1290 | Gilbert de Clare 1243–1295 |
Became eldest daughter of the king then living when her sister died. |
| 1297 | Ralph de Monthermer c. 1270-1325 |
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| Margaret Plantagenet 1275-1333? |
Apr.-Jul. 1307 | Edward I | 1290 | John II of Brabant 1275-1312 |
Very briefly eldest living daughter of the king between her sister's and her father's deaths. |
| Eleanor of Woodstock 1318-1355 |
1318–1327 | Edward II | 1332 | Reginald II of Guelders 1295-1343 |
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| Isabella de Coucy 1332-1379/82 |
1332–1377 | Edward III | 1365 | Enguerrand VII de Coucy 1340-1397 |
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| Blanche of England 1392-1409 |
1399–1409 | Henry IV | 1402 | Louis III of Germany (son of King Rupert) 1378-1436 |
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| Philippa of England 1394-1430 |
1409–1413 | Henry IV | 1406 | Eric of Pomerania King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden 1382-1459 |
Eldest living daughter of the king after her sister's death. |
| Elizabeth of York 1466-1503 |
1466–1483 | Edward IV | 1486 | Henry VII of England 1457-1509 |
Heiress presumptive 1466-70 |
| Margaret Tudor 1489-1541 |
1489–1509 | Henry VII | 1503 | James IV of Scotland 1473-1513 |
Heiress presumptive 1509-11, 1511-16. Great-grandmother of James I. |
| Mary I of England 1516-1558 |
1516-1547 declared illegitimate 1533 |
Henry VIII | 1554 | Philip II of Spain 1527-1598 |
Heiress presumptive 1516-34 and 1547–53; Queen of England and Ireland 1553-58. |
| Elizabeth of Bohemia 1596-1662 |
1603–1625 | James I | 1613 | Frederick V, Elector Palatine 1596-1632 |
Heiress presumptive 1625-30. Grandmother of George I. |
| Mary, Princess Royal | 1631–1649 | See above. | |||
| Mary II of England 1662-1694 |
1685–1689 | James II | 1677 | William III of Orange 1650-1702 |
Heiress presumptive 1685-88, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1689-94. |
See also
In Spanish: Princesa real para niños
