His (Royal) Apostolic Majesty was a style style used by the Kings of Hungary since the time of Maria Theresa. This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... This page is about Maria Theresa of Austria (often only known as Empress Maria Theresa), ruler of the Habsburg Empire from 1740-1780. ...
The King of Hungary did not hold the style until his coronation. It did not extend to the King's consort or anyone else but him. The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... A consort is somebodys spouse, usually a royalty. ...
The style has not been used since the abolition of the monarchy in 1918. It is abreviated to HAM or HRAM. When used with the Austrian Imperial style, it was usually simplified to HI&RM or HIM. A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Styles used by monarchs and royalty
Reigning monarchs
Apostolic Majesty (HAM) | His Holiness (HH) | Imperial and Royal Majesty (HI&RM) | Imperial Majesty (HIM) | Majesty (HM) | Royal Highness (HRH) | Highness (HH) | Serene Highness (HSH) Image File history File links Imperial Crown of Austria License:from German language version of Wikipedia. ... His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) His Holiness is the official style or manner of address in reference to the leaders of certain religious groups. ... Look up majesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Majesty is an English word rooting in the Latin Maiestas, meaning literally, Greatness. ... Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun (His/Her/Your Highness, the first two abbreviated HH) and/or an adjective referring to the rank of the dynasty (e. ... Serene Highness (acronym HSH) – His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. ...
Members of Royal Families
Imperial and Royal Highness (HI&RH) | Imperial Highness (HIH) | Royal Highness (HRH) | Grand Ducal Highness (HGDH) | Highness (HH) | Serene Highness (HSH) Imperial and Royal Highness is a style possessed by someone who either through birth or marriage holds two individual styles, Royal Highness and Imperial Highness. ... His/Her Imperial Highness (abbreviation HIH) is a title used by members of an Imperial family to denote Imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King (compare His/Her Royal Highness). ... Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... His/Her Grand Ducal Highness (acronym HGDH). ... Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun (His/Her/Your Highness, the first two abbreviated HH) and/or an adjective referring to the rank of the dynasty (e. ... Serene Highness (acronym HSH) – His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. ...
The term " majesty " was strictly confined in the middle ages to the successors of the Roman emperors in the West, and at the treaty of Cambrai (1529) it is reserved for the emperor Charles V.
From the 16th century dates the application of " Most Christian and Catholic Majesty " to the kings of France, of " Catholic Majesty " to the kings of Spain, of " Most Faithful Majesty " to the kings of Portugal, and " ApostolicMajesty " to the kings of Hungary.
From the particular and very early use of " majesty " for the glory and splendour of God, the term has been used in ecclesiastical art of the representation of God the Father enthroned in glory, sometimes with the other persons of the Trinity, and of the Saviour alone, enthroned with an aureole.
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries.
Apostolic king (or majesty), a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line.
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.
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