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IMPERIAL, ROYAL, AND PRINCELY STYLES


Emperor s and Empresses had the style of Imperial Majesty ('''HIM''').

Members of imperial families, generally had the style of Imperial Highness ('''HIH''').

  • In Austria , the members of the Imperial family, due to their status as also members of the royal family of Hungary , held the style of Imperial and Royal Highness ('''HI&RH''').


  • Also in Germany the Emperor and Empress would be addressed as Imperial and Royal Majesty because of them ruling over the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire.


  • In Russia , children and male-line grandchildren of the Emperor had the style of Imperial Highness ('''HIH'''). Male-line great-grandchildren held the style of '''Highness''' ('''HH'''). Also, the eldest son of any person who held the style of Highness also held the style of Highness. All other male-line descendants held the style '''Serenity''', often translated as '''Serene Highness''' ('''HSH'''). Some Russian noble princes also hold the style of Serenity; all others and Russian Counts hold the style of '''Illustriousness''', often translated as '''Illustrious Highness''' ('''HIllH''').


Kings And Queens have the style of Majesty ('''HM''').

Members of royal families (Princes and Princesses) generally have the style of Royal Highness ('''HRH'''), although in some royal families (for instance, Denmark ), more junior princes and princesses only bear the style of His or Her '''Highness''' ('''HH''').

Reigning Grand Duke s and ''' Grand Duchess es''' hold the style of '''Royal Highness''' ('''HRH''').

The styles of members of Grand Ducal families have been inconsistent. In Luxembourg , more senior members of the family have also been Royal Highnesses, but only due to their status as Bourbon princes of Parma . In Baden and Hesse And By Rhine , junior members held the style of Grand Ducal Highness ('''HGDH'''). Members of other grand ducal families generally held the style of '''Highness''' ('''HH''').

Reigning Duke s and ''' Duchess es''' bore the style of '''Highness''' ('''HH'''), as did other members of ducal families.

Junior members of some ducal families bore the style of Ducal Serene Highness ('''HDSH'''), although it fell out of fashion.

The Elector of Hesse-Kassel also bore the style of Highness, as did other members of the Hesse-Kassel family.

Mediatized Dukes and reigning and mediatized '' Fürst en'' and '''''Fürstinnen''''' ("Princes" and "Princesses") bear the style of '''Serene Highness''' ('''HSH''', German '' Durchlaucht ''), as do other members of princely families. Members of Reigning Princely Families are also styled '''Serene Highness''' ('''HSH''').

Mediatized Count s and Countess es bear the style of Illustrious Highness ('''HIllH''', German '' Erlaucht '').


NOBLE STYLES IN BRITAIN


  • Dukes and Duchesses in the peerages of England , Scotland , Great Britain , Ireland , and the United Kingdom bear the style of Grace, eg. "His Grace", "Your Grace". They also hold the style of '''Most High, Potent, and Noble Prince''', but even in the most formal situations that is usually simply abbreviated to '''Most Noble''', and even that style is quite archaic and very formal.


  • Marquess es and Marchioness es bear the styles of The Most Honourable and '''Lordship''' (e.g. "His Lordship," "Her Ladyship," "Your Lordship," and "Your Ladyship.") They also hold the style of '''Most Noble and Puissant Prince''', but even in the most formal situations this style is rarely used.


  • Earl s, Countess es, Viscount s, Viscountess es, Baron s, and Baroness es bear the styles of The Right Honourable and '''Lordship'''. Earls and Countesses also hold the style of '''Most Noble and Puissant Prince''', but, as with Marquesses and Marchionesses, even in the most formal situations this style is rarely used.


For more details, see Forms Of Address In The United Kingdom


NOBLE STYLES IN GERMANY


Non-mediatized noble Dukes in Germany bear the style of Serene Highness ('''HSH''') or '''High Born''' (''Hochgeboren'').

Non-mediatized noble ''Fürsten'' (princes) in Germany bear the styles of Serene Highness, '''Princely Grace''' (''fürstliche Gnaden''), or '''High Born'''.

Other non-mediatized German nobles of the rank of count or higher bear the style of High Born.

German nobles below the rank of count bear the style of High Well Born (''Hochwohlgeboren'').

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