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An ordinal is the number placed after a monarch's regnal name to differentiate between a number of kings, queens or princes reigning with the same regnal name. Pope Benedict XVI. Born Joseph Ratzinger, he took the name Benedict upon his election to the Papacy on April 19, 2005. ...
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- Kings Umberto I and Umberto II of Italy used the ordinals I and II to distinguish between themselves.
Umberto I or Humbert I of Italy (Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio of Savoy), (14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900). ...
Umberto II of Savoia Umberto II, occasionally anglicized as Humbert II, (September 15, 1904 - March 18, 1983), the last King of Italy, nicknamed the King of May (Italian: Re di Maggio), was born the Prince of Piedmont. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda...
Portrait of Pope John Paul I. This work is copyrighted. ...
Portrait of Pope John Paul I. This work is copyrighted. ...
Pope John Paul I (in Latin ), born Albino Luciani (October 17, 1912 – September 28, 1978), reigned as pope and as sovereign of Vatican City from August 26, 1978 to September 28, 1978. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005), reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the third-longest pontificate in the history of the...
Jump to: navigation, search Rainier III ruled Monaco from 1949 to 2005. ...
Use of ordinals All monarchs and popes since mediaeval times have used ordinals. In British English and Hiberno-English ordinals, though they officially exist, are not used where only one monarch has used that reign name. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
British English (BrE) is a term used to differentiate the form of the written English language in the United Kingdom from other forms of the English language. ...
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Thus, though Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was officially Victoria I her ordinal is not used except in formal legal documents. The ordinal for King Juan Carlos I of Spain is used in both Spanish and English, though the British tradition of not using "I" as an ordinal until there is a "II" is sufficiently strong that he is sometimes simply called King Juan Carlos of Spain in English. Jump to: navigation, search Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877 until her death. ...
Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with King Don Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón. ...
Non-consecutive ordinals may indicate dynastic claims for non-regnant monarchs. For example, legitimists believed that, after Louis XVI of France was executed during the French Revolution, he was succeeded by his young son, who they called Louis XVII. Although the child died in prison a few years later and never reigned, his uncle, coming to the French throne after the revolution, took the name Louis the XVIII in acknowledgement of his dynasty's rights. Similarly, when Emperor Napoleon I's regime collapsed, he abdicated in favor of his four-year-old son, who was proclaimed Napoleon II. The young emperor was desposed only weeks later by the Allies and was never recognized internationally; but when his cousin Louis Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed himself Emperor in 1852, he declared himself Napoleon III of France in recognition of his predecessor. Legitimists are those Royalists in France who believe that the King of France and Navarre must be chosen according to the simple application of the Salic Law. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 – January 21, 1793), was born in Versailles, King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ...
Jump to: navigation, search During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ...
Louis XVII of France (March 27, 1785 - June 8, 1795) also known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy (1785-1789), Louis-Charles, Dauphin of Viennois (1789-1791), and Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France (1791-1793), was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette, never actually...
Jump to: navigation, search French Monarchy- Capetian Dynasty (Bourbon branch) Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815...
Jump to: navigation, search Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, and the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, then...
Napoleon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte (March 20, 1811 -July 22, 1832), Duke of Reichstadt, was briefly the second Emperor of the French. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Napoleon III of France Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (20 April 1808, Paris, France - 9 January 1873, Chislehurst, Kent, England) was a President of France, and later, Emperor of the French. ...
The legnth of time that that the Catholic Church and the Papacy have been in existence have led to difficulties in some cases. For example, Pope Stephen II was only Pope for three days before dying of apoplexy, and was never consecrated. Because not all list-makers count him as having been pope, there has been some confusion in regards to later popes who chose the name Stephen. Later Stephens are sometimes numbered with parentheses, e.g., his immediate successor (in name) is denoted either Stephen (II) III, or Stephen II (III). The church did consider Stephen II a Pope until 1959, when he was removed from the list of Popes. Another example of this is that there has never been a Pope John XX. Stephen II was elected pope in March of 752. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Queens consort
 Princess Grace of Monaco, referred to historically as Grace Kelly. While reigning monarchs use ordinals, ordinals are not used for queens consort and princesses consort. So whereas King George V of the United Kingdom used an ordinal to distinguish him from other kings in the United Kingdoms called George, his wife Queen Mary had no ordinal. Similarly while Prince Rainier III had an ordinal, his wife, Princess Grace of Monaco had no ordinal. Download high resolution version (548x680, 324 KB)Grace Kelly (1929-1982). ...
Download high resolution version (548x680, 324 KB)Grace Kelly (1929-1982). ...
Jump to: navigation, search George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Mary of Teck Princess Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) (26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953), later Queen Mary, was the Queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom. ...
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an Oscar-winning American film actress who, as a result of marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, became Her Serene Highness, Princess Grace of Monaco. ...
The lack of an ordinal in the case of queens consort and princesses consort complicating the recording of history, as there may be a number of consorts over time with the same name with no way to distinguish between them. For that reason, royal consorts after their deaths are recorded in history books and encyclopaedias through the use of their maiden name or pre-marital name.
Examples - At least two English/British kings had wives known as Queen Mary:
 Henry VIII's first wife, Queen Catherine, now universally called Catherine of Aragon. - King Henry VIII of England has two queens called '"Catherine:
- At least two English/British kings had wives known as Queen Elizabeth:
- Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King Henry VII of England, is known as Elizabeth of York.
- Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) is now increasingly referred to historically as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (see below)
- Princess Grace of Monaco, the consort of Prince Rainier III, is known as Grace Kelly.
Jump to: navigation, search James II of England and VII of Scotland ( 14 October 1633–16 September 1701 ) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. ...
Mary of Modena (October 5, 1658 – May 7, 1718) was the queen consort of King James II of England. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Mary of Teck Princess Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) (26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953), later Queen Mary, was the Queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom. ...
Image File history File links Young Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII of England, by Michel Sittow. ...
Image File history File links Young Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII of England, by Michel Sittow. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...
The recently-widowed young Catherine of Aragon, by Henry VIIs court painter, Michael Sittow, c. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Miniature portrait of Catherine Howard by Hans Holbein the Younger Catherine Howard (1520/1525? - February 13, 1542) was the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England 1540-1542, sometimes known as the rose without a thorn. ...
Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. ...
Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England, who she married in 1486, and the mother of King Henry VIII. She was born at Westminster, the eldest child of King Edward IV and his own Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville...
Jump to: navigation, search Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) as Queen Elizabeth was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 and the mother of his successor, Queen Elizabeth II, the current...
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an Oscar-winning American film actress who, as a result of marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, became Her Serene Highness, Princess Grace of Monaco. ...
Changing back from consort name to maiden name The changeover from queen consort name back to maiden name after their death is sometimes gradual, with many of those alive during the late consort's lifetime still using her consort name. Thus for a decade or two people still referred to George V's late consort as Queen Mary. However new generations who never knew her as Queen Mary now use Mary of Teck. Similarly while many still refer to Princess Grace of Monaco, people who did not know her as such now predominantly use Grace Kelly.
 Henry VIII's fifth wife, Queen Catherine, now universally called Catherine Howard Given the fact that she is only relatively recently deceased, people still refer to the widow of George VI by her last title, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. However in time she will come to be referred to (as is increasingly referred to in reference books and sources such as Wikipedia), as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Similarly, though she is still widely referred to as Diana, Princess of Wales, her last title, the late first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales is increasingly being referred to in sourcebooks, and will eventually be generally known as, Lady Diana Spencer. This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or more. ...
This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or more. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) as Queen Elizabeth was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 and the mother of his successor, Queen Elizabeth II, the current...
Jump to: navigation, search HRH The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...
Lady Diana Spencer is a name shared by several members of the Spencer family, an aristocratic English family related to the Churchills of Blenheim Palace. ...
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