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The sobriquet Most faithful king (Rex Fidelissimus) was a title awarded by the Pope as head of the Catholic Church to a monarch. In real life, apparently only one monarchy Portugal has ever received it. The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ...
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The title remains attached to monarchs descended from whomever received the original sobriquet. The sobriquet can be awarded to either a king or a queen.
The only European monarchy that has received the sobriquet Fidelissimus was the now-defunct monarchy of Portugal. The King of Portugal John V of Portugal was favoured with the title of Rex Fidelissimus in 1748 by Pope Benedict XIV. John V (Portuguese João pron. ...
Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini (Bologna, March 31, 1675 – May 3, 1758 in Rome), was Pope from 17 August 1740 to 3 May 1758. ...
According to the fictional storyline, the fictional monarchy of Ruritania received the title in 17th century as thanks for defending papal interests against Reformation in Slavonic lands. Ruritania is a fictional kingdom in Central Europe which forms the setting for three novels by the writer Anthony Hope: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), The Heart of Princess Osra (1896), and Rupert of Hentzau (1898). ...
The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...
See also Fidei defensor, Apostolic Majesty, Rex Christianissimus and Catholic Majesty. Fidei defensor (Latin for Defender of the Faith) has been one of the titles of the English (and later British) monarch since it was granted on October 17, 1521 by Pope Leo X to King Henry VIII of England. ...
His (Royal) Apostolic Majesty was a style style used by the Kings of Hungary since the time of Maria Theresa. ...
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