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prince

vr.tr.prince · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle princes by family, title, rank, succession and forms of address, neutrally and with sourced data.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle princes by family, title, rank, succession and forms of address, neutrally and with sourced data.

A male member of a royal or princely family, or a ruler of a principality, with titles such as crown prince (heir apparent) and princely titles varying by country and tradition.

What it is for: A rank and role in monarchies and princely states.

It can be identify title holders from official sources; explain succession positions; use correct styles of address; study historical princes.

Distinguishing features

Royal or princely rank

May be heir apparent

May rule a principality

Titles vary by tradition

What it looks like

A title; associated with regalia and ceremonies.

How it is recognised

Titles such as crown prince or Prince of X

Royal and princely houses

Titles such as Duke of Girona held by heirs

Related models

is a kind of - category

aristocrat

is a member of - house

royal family

may succeed - succession

king

is related to - noble title

duke

In practice

Families and kinds

crown princes and heirs apparent

princes of the blood

sovereign princes of principalities

historical princely titles

courtesy titles of heirs

Identifiers

Wikidata item per title holder instances

Standards and regulation

Succession laws

Royal protocol

Failure modes and hazards

Wrong titles or succession order

Partisan framing

Privacy intrusion into private lives

Also called

crown princeShiziCrown Prince of OmanJoseon crown princecrown prince of the Korean EmpireDuke of GironaPrince Nakagusukucrown prince of JapanCrown Prince of Abu DhabiCrown Prince of DubaiCrown Prince of BahrainCrown Prince of GreeceCrown Prince of TongaCrown Prince of RomaniaDauphin of FranceCrown Prince of Ras Al KhaimahCrown Prince of BruneiCrown Prince of JohorCrown Prince of JapanPrince of PortugalCrown Prince of ThailandCrown Prince of JordanCrown Prince of QatarPrince of VianaMarquis of BauxPrince of GironaPrince of AsturiasPrince Consort of LuxembourgAmirlord of Wallachiaemir of provincePrinces and Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandimperial princePrince Consort of DenmarkSupreme Leader of AfghanistanRuler of DubaiRuler of SharjahRuler of AjmanRuler of FujairahRuler of Umm al-Quwain

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.prince

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Title Which prince.

Titles are specific.

Rank

Title.

Rank

Title.

  1. Which princely title is held, in which house? provenance
  2. Is he heir apparent? provenance

Style

Address.

Style

Style of address.

  1. How should he be addressed? definition
  2. Which full title is used? provenance
Succession Position.

Succession needs sources.

Position

Line of succession.

Position

Succession position.

  1. What is his place in the line of succession? provenance
  2. Under which law? provenance

Investiture

Ceremonies.

Investiture

Investiture.

  1. Was he formally invested with the title? provenance
  2. When? provenance
Roles Duties.

Roles vary.

Duties

Public role.

Duties

Public duties.

  1. What public duties does he carry out? provenance
  2. Which organisations does he represent? provenance

Rule

Principalities.

Rule

Sovereign princes.

  1. Is he the ruler of a principality? provenance
  2. What powers does that carry? definition
Neutrality Balance and privacy.

Royals are public figures with private lives.

Balance

Views.

Balance

Balanced account.

  1. Is the account neutral? boundary
  2. Are claims sourced? provenance

Privacy

Private life.

Privacy

Privacy.

  1. Is the information about his public role rather than private life? boundary
  2. Are minors in the family protected? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should princely titles by country be separate entries?
  • How should holders be linked?
  • How should historical titles be linked?
Draft as JSON