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Princess Royal is a is the Princess Royal. This title came into existence when Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), daughter of Henry IV, King Of France , and Queen-consort of King Charles I (1600-1649), wanted to imitate the way the eldest daughter of the King of France was styled "Madame Royale." The style is granted by Royal Warrant not created by Letters Patent . It is not automatically given to the eldest daughter, but is conferred at the discretion of the reigning sovereign. Princess Mary (later Queen Mary II Of England) (1662-1694), eldest daughter of King James II and wife of William III, Prince Of Orange And King Of England , (1650-1702) and Princess Sophia Dorothea (1687-1757), only daughter of King George I and wife of Frederick William I, King Of Prussia (1688-1740) were eligible for this honor but did not receive it. LIST OF PRINCESSES ROYAL The following is a complete list of women officially styled as "Princess Royal":- # ; wife of William II, Prince Of Orange (1626 - 1650) # ; wife of William IV, Prince Of Orange (1711 - 1751) # ; wife of Frederick I, King Of Wuerttemberg (1754 - 1816) # ; wife of Frederick III, King Of Prussia And German Emperor (1831 - 1888) # ; wife of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke Of Fife (1849 - 1912) # ; wife of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl Of Harewood (1882 - 1947) # ; wife firstly of Mark Phillips (born 1948) and secondly of Timothy Laurence (born 1955)
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