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Examples of styles

In law courts

• The Honorable (abbreviation Hon., oral address Your Honor) — Judges and Justices in the United States
• His/Her Honour Judge X, (abbreviation HHJ X, oral address Your Honour); Circuit judges in England and Wales.
• Lord/Lady X (abbreviation X LJ, referential His Lordship/Her Ladyship; oral address My Lord/Lady or Your Lordship/Your Ladyship); Judges of the High Court of Justice, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, High Court of Justiciary, Court of Session, House of Lords and the Old Bailey in the United Kingdom.
• Oral address Your Worship - Justices of the Peace (Magistrates) in the United Kingdom

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In diplomacy

• His Most Reverend Excellency (abbreviation Most Rev. Ex., oral address Your Excellency) - The Apostolic Nuncio, because his rank is equal to an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador and he is simultaneously a higher prelate.
• His/Her Excellency (abbreviation HE, oral address Your Excellency) — most Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Permanent Representatives to International Organizations; sometimes also the Presidents of the Republics, Governors of provinces and the Prime Minister.
• The Honorable (oral address Mr./Madam Ambassador) — U.S. Ambassadors

Karl-Josef Rauber; Nuncio for Belgium Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin Nuntius, meaning any envoy. ...

In religion

See also: The Reverend

• His Holiness (abbreviation HH), Holy Father or Our Most Holy Lord ("Sanctissimus Dominus Noster") (oral address Your Holiness, Holy Father or Our Most Holy Lord) — The Pope
• His Holiness or (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Holiness) — the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch.
• His Highness the Aga Khan (abbreviation HH the Aga Khan., oral address Your Highness and then Sir) — The Head of the Ismalii group of Shi'ite Muslims.
• His All Holiness (abbreviation HAH, oral address Your All Holiness) — the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
• His Holiness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Holiness) — the Dalai Lama and holders of certain other Tibetan Buddhist lineages, and the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
• Her Holiness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Holiness) — the Nisut-Bity of the Kemetic Orthodox Faith
• His Beatitude (oral address Your Beatitude) — Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic Patriarchs and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych.
• His Eminence (abbreviation "HE", oral address Your Eminence) — Cardinals of the Catholic Church
• His Excellency or The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev., oral address Your Excellency) — Catholic Archbishops and Bishops in the United States.
• His Grace or The Most Reverend (abbreviation for latter The Most Rev., oral address Your Grace) — Catholic Archbishops in Commonwealth countries; and Catholic Bishops in Ireland
• His Grace or The Right Reverend (abbreviation for latter The Rt. Rev., oral address Your Grace) — Eastern Orthodox Bishops
• His Lordship or The Right Reverend (abbreviation for latter The Rt Rev., oral address My Lord) — Catholic Bishops in Commonwealth countries.
• The Most Reverend and Right Honourable (abbreviation The Most Rev. and Rt Hon., oral address Your Grace) — Anglican Archbishops who are Privy Counsellors, usually the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev., oral address Your Grace) — Anglican Archbishops, Primates, Metropolitans, Presiding bishops, and Moderators, including the Archbishop of Wales, Archbishop of Armagh, Archbishop of Dublin, and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev., oral address Father) — The Leader of "The People of the Aten"
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev., oral address My Lord) — Anglican Bishop of Meath and Kildare (because historically the Premier Bishop of Ireland)
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev., oral address Presiding Bishop) — the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana
• The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Monsignor (abbreviation The Rt Rev. and Rt Hon. Mgr, oral address Monsignor, or according to personal preference) — Prelate of Honour who is also a Privy Counsellor (The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Monsignor Graham Leonard KCVO; a former Anglican bishop, Mgr Leonard has let it be known that the pope addresses him as a bishop)
• The Right Reverend and Right Honourable (abbreviation The Rt Rev. and Rt Hon., oral address Bishop) — Anglican Bishop who is a Privy Counsellor, usually the Bishop of London
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev., oral address Bishop) — other Anglican Bishops
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev., oral address Reverend) — Moderator of the United Church of Canada
• The Right Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rt. Rev. Fr., oral address Father) — Eastern Orthodox archimandrites
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt. Rev., oral address Father or Father Abbot) — Catholic abbots
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev., oral address Bishop) — diocesan bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana
• Bishop (oral address Bishop) an area bishop in The United Methodist Church. The Right Reverend has never been pervasive in The United Methodist Church.
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Father) — Catholic vicars general, judicial vicars, judges, rectors of seminaries, vicars forane, episcopal vicars, general superiors of religious orders of priests, provincial superiors, priors of monasteries or friaries
• The Very Reverend Father (abbreviation The Very Rev. Fr., oral address Father) — Eastern Orthodox archpriests
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Mr Dean or Mr Provost, as appropriate, or Very Reverend Sir) — Anglican Deans and Provosts of Cathedrals, the Deans of Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel, Windsor, and, for historical reasons, a few parish priests, such as the Dean of Bocking. Sometimes an Anglican Cathedral Dean has previously been a bishop, in which case he is styled as a bishop, except that on formal occasions he may be addressed, Mr Dean.
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Very Reverend Sir or Mr Dean) — Deans of some Anglican Seminaries, especially those in the USA
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Osofo Panin) — Superintendent Minister in the Methodist Church Ghana
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev., oral address Reverend) — former Moderators of the United Church of Canada
• The Reverend Monsignor (abbreviation The Rev. Msgr., oral address Monsignor) — Catholic Church protonotaries apostolic, honorary prelates, chaplains of his holiness
• The Venerable (oral address Venerable Sir or Mr. Archdeacon) — Anglican Archdeacons
• Venerable (abbreviation "Ven.", oral address "Venerable" or "Venerable <name or title>") — fully ordained Buddhist monks and nuns
• The Reverend and Right Honourable (abbreviation The Revd and Rt Hon.) — Protestant ordained ministers who are members of the Privy Council (Dr Ian Paisley)
• The Reverend the Honourable (abbreviation The Rev. the Hon., oral address according to ecclesiastical or other status) — ordained son of an earl, viscount, or baron, or ordained daughter of a viscount or baron (unless also a privy counsellor or peer)
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation "The Very Rev.", oral address: "Overseer") In the Anglican-Apostolic Communion (Pentecostal)tradition, the Overseer is the lowest level of Prelate (only Non-Consecrated Bishop Prelate), with oversight to a specific work or department, directly responsible to the Primate/Presiding Bishop or a Bishop (Ordinary/Diocesan).
• The Reverend (abbreviation The Rev., or, occasionally, The Revd) — Protestant ordained ministers (common variants include Pastor, Parson, Vicar, or simply Reverend" (Rev.), as used in American English; see: The Reverend) ); some Jewish cantors also use this style
• The Reverend Canon (abbreviation The Rev. Canon, oral address Canon) — Catholic and Anglican Canons
• The Reverend Doctor (abbreviation The Rev. Dr., oral address Father or Doctor) — priests with a Doctorate
• The Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rev. Fr., oral address Father) — Catholic (and many Anglican) priests
• The Reverend Mother (abbreviation The Rev. Mo., oral address Mother) — Abbesses (also, some female Anglican priests)
• The Reverend Mister (abbreviation The Rev. Mr., oral address Deacon) — Catholic transitional deacons, i.e. those preparing for priesthood. Transitional Deacons belonging to religious orders (monastic and non-monastic) are titled Reverend Brother, (similar situations and modifications apply to Anglican deacons as in The Rev. Fr., above)
• Mister (abbreviation Mr., oral address often Deacon) — Catholic permanent deacons
• Mister (abbreviation Mr., oral address Mister) — Catholic Sulpician priests
• Mister (abbreviation Mr., oral address often Mister) — Catholic seminarians and scholastics (members preparing for priesthood) of some religious orders (notably, Jesuits)
• Brother (abbreviation Br., oral address Brother) — Catholic members of religious orders under vows (both monastic and non-monastic) who are not priests
• Sister (oral address Sister) - Catholic members of religious orders under vows (both monastic and non-monastic) who are not abbesses
• Rabbi (oral address Rabbi; if holder of the appropriate degree, Doctor both in oral and written communication) - Jewish rabbis
• Cantor (oral address Cantor; some cantors use The Reverend as style, as above) - Jewish cantors

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In monarchies

• His/Her Imperial Majesty (abbreviation HIM, oral address Your Imperial Majesty) — Emperors and Empresses
• His/Her Imperial and Royal Majesty (abbreviation HI&RM, oral address Your Imperial and Royal Majesty) — Emperors and Empresses who were simultaneously Kings and Queens, such as the German Emperor and Emperor of Austria
• His/Her Apostolic Majesty (abbreviation HAM, oral address Your Apostolic Majesty) — the King of Hungary, usually styled Imperial Majesty or Imperial and Royal Majesty as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, also sometimes Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty
• His/Her Catholic Majesty (abbreviation HCM, oral address Your Catholic Majesty) — the King of Spain
• His/Her Most Faithful Majesty (abbreviation HFM, oral address Your Most Faithful Majesty) — the King of Portugal
• His/Her Majesty (abbreviation HM, oral address Your Majesty) — Kings, Queens and Sultans
• His/Her Imperial Highness (abbreviation HIH, oral address Your Imperial Highness) — other members of an imperial House
• His/Her Imperial and Royal Highness (abbreviation HI&RH, oral address Your Imperial and Royal Highness) — Archdukes of the Habsburg family, the German Crown Prince, German Crown Princess and members of the Brazilian Imperial Family; also women with one style by birth and the other by marriage
• His/Her Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH, oral address Your Royal Highness) — other members of a Royal House, reigning grand dukes, members of some grand ducal houses, some princes consort
• His/Her Grand Ducal Highness (abbreviation HGDH, oral address Your Grand Ducal Highness) — junior members of some grand ducal houses
• His/Her Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address, Your Highness) — reigning dukes and members of reigning ducal houses, members of some grand ducal houses, junior members of some royal houses, emirs and sheikhs, also princes or princesses of nobility in several European countries, not belonging to a royal house
• His/Her Ducal Serene Highness (abbreviation HDSH, oral address, Your Ducal Serene Highness — members of some ducal houses
• His/Her Serene Highness (abbreviation HSH, oral address Your Serene Highness) — sovereign or mediatized Fürst ("Prince") and his family - this is a mistranslation from German Durchlaucht, the correct form should be His/Her Serenity
• His/Her Illustrious Highness (abbreviation HIllH, oral address Your Illustrious Highness) — sovereign or mediatized Count and his family - this is a mistranslation too, from German Erlaucht; it should be correctly His/Her Illustriousness
• His/Her Highborn - counts, barons in several European countries, and also marquesses and viscounts in the Netherlands
• His/Her Grace - peers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• His/Her High Well-born - knights and untitled noble persons in several European countries, and also barons in the Netherlands
• His/Her Excellency (abbreviation HE, oral address Your Excellency) — Governors-General

The English style Serene Highness and even more Illustrious Highness goes back to an incorrect translation. These styles originally did not exist in English-speaking countries. Imperial Majesty (HIM) is a style used by the Emperors and Empresses. ... His/Her Imperial and Royal Majesty was the style used by King-Emperors and their consorts who reigned simultaneously as King of Hungary, King of Bohemia and Emperor of Austria and also by the Shah of Iran or Persia. ... 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. ... The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. ... The sobriquet Most faithful king (Rex Fidelissimus) was a title awarded by the Pope as head of the Catholic Church to a monarch. ... This is a List of Portuguese monarchs from the independence of Portugal from Castile in 1139, to the beginning of the Republic in October 5, 1910. ... Look up majesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Majesty is an English word rooting in the Latin Maiestas, meaning literally, Greatness. ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... 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). ... Imperial and Royal Highness (in German:Kaiserliche und königliche Hoheit) is a style possessed by someone who either through birth or marriage holds two individual styles, Imperial Highness and Royal Highness. ... Look up Archduke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness); plural Royal Highnesses (abbreviation TRH, Their Royal Highnesses). ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ... A prince consort, generally speaking, is the husband of a Queen regnant, unless he himself is a king. ... His/Her Grand Ducal Highness (acronym HGDH). ... Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun (His/Her/Your Highness, the first two abbreviated HH) is an attribute referring to the rank of the dynasty (such as Royal Highness, Imperial Highness) in an address. ... Ducal Serene Highness is a style used by members of certain ducal families, such as those of Nassau. ... Serene Highness (acronym HSH) – His Serene Highness or Her Serene Highness. ... Mediatized (from Mediatization) refers to a formerly souvereign non-eccelesiastic principality within the Holy Roman Empire that has has lost its immediate souvereignty (Reichsunmittelbarkeit = Imperial immediacy) within the Empire and been incorporated into another realm -- an event with wide application in Germany in 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss), following Napoleons victory over... Fürst (plural Fürsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince; however this translation can be misleading, since a Fürst usually ranks below a Duke. ... Illustrious Highness is the English-language form for a style used by various members of the European aristocracy. ... Mediatized (from Mediatization) refers to a formerly souvereign non-eccelesiastic principality within the Holy Roman Empire that has has lost its immediate souvereignty (Reichsunmittelbarkeit = Imperial immediacy) within the Empire and been incorporated into another realm -- an event with wide application in Germany in 1803 (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss), following Napoleons victory over... This article is about the style or title of nobility. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ...

His/Her Serene Highness = German: Seine/Ihre Durchlaucht; His/Her Illustrious Highness = German: Seine/Ihre Erlaucht; Italian: Sua Illustrissima; Spanish: Su Ilustrísima

In republics

• His/Her Excellency (abbreviation HE, oral address Your Excellency) —Presidents.

• The President of the United States is officially forbidden to use the style "His/Her Excellency"; instead The Honorable or more commonly "Mr. President" are used. Nonetheless, in an international context the President of the USA is often addressed as His Excellency.

• The custom in France and Ireland is to call office-holders acting within their official capacity "Mr" (Monsieur) or "Ms" (Madame) followed by the name of their offices. Thus, the President of the Republic is "M le President" or "M le President de la République" if a male, "Madame.." if a female; this may occasionally lead to situations when there are presidents of various bodies. Styles such as "excellency" or similar are not used, except for talking about foreign dignitaries. "Citizen" may be used instead of Mr. Ms.

• In Italy, members of the parliament are usually styled honourable. The style was originally introduced in the Kingdom of Italy because being a member of the parliament was a honorary post, i.e. with no indemnity. This style is still commonly used today, even though they are now paid.[1] [2] [3]

• Their High and Mighty Lords —States-General of the Netherlands

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In academic field

Traditional forms of address at German-speaking universities:

• His/Her Magnificence - rector (president) of a university
• His/Her Notability (Seine Spektabilität; Professors have the privilege to use the latin Spectabilis) - dean of a faculty
• Most Learned Sir (Hochgelehrter Herr Professor) - a professor
• Very Learned Sir (Sehr gelehrter Herr Doktor) - a doctor
• Well Learned Sir (Wohlgelehrter Herr Magister) - a master
• Learned Sir (Gelehrter Herr) - a bachelor or candidate (student after the first pre-examen)

Traditional forms of address at Dutch-speaking universities:

• His/Her great honour (De edelgrootachtbare heer/vrouwe) - rector magnificus (president) of a university
• The highly learned Sir/Madam (De hooggeleerde heer/vrouwe) - dean of a faculty (a professor)
• The highly learned Sir/Madam (De hooggeleerde heer/vrouwe) - a professor
• The (noble) very learned Sir/Madam (De weledelzeergeleerde heer/vrouwe) - a doctor
• The (noble) learned Sir/Madam (De weledelgeleerde heer/vrouwe) - a doctorandus, a master
• The (noble) strictly Sir/Madam (De weledelgestrenge heer/vrouwe) - a doctorandus or master in laws, a university engineer

Doctorandus (Latin: he who should become a doctor) is a Dutch academic title according to the pre-bachelor-master system. ...

In Commonwealth countries

Commonwealth Prime Ministers are usually addressed just as Prime Minister, but the form of address Mr. Prime Minister is also often used in certain countries. "Mr. Prime Minister" remains a common form of address in international diplomacy, "Prime Minister" alone remains more common within domestic politics. The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total...

In legislative bodies

• The Right Honourable Member for... — British and some Commonwealth countries' MPs who are Privy Counsellors, some Commonwealth Realm prime ministers
• The Honourable Member for... —
  • In the United Kingdom: Members of Parliament who are not Privy Counsellors when being referred to in the chamber of the House of Commons. Outside the House of Commons Members who are not entitled to another style or title are described as, for example, John Smith, Esq., MP.
  • In Australia: Members of the Federal Executive Council
  • In Canada: Members of the Parliament of Canada who are not ministers or secretaries.
• Senator... — in some Commonwealth countries' whose upper House is called the Senate.

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Local government

• The Right Honourable — Lord Mayors of London, Cardiff, Belfast, York and Bristol (England and Wales and Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom); Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow (Scotland in the United Kingdom); and (rarely used nowadays) Lord Mayors of all state and territorial capital cities of Australia
• The Right Worshipful — all other Lord Mayors and Mayors of cities and the original Cinque Ports (United Kingdom), and (rarely used nowadays) Lord Mayors of certain large cities of Australia
• The Worshipful — all other Mayors or other municipal governors
• His/Her Worship (oral address Your Worship) — municipal leaders in Commonwealth Realms.

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In Australia

• His/Her Excellency - Governor-General and his wife and all state Governors (but not their wives/husbands)
• The Honourable - Justices of the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the Family Court of Australia and state Supreme Courts
• The Honourable - all current and former members of the Federal Executive Council and all current members of State Executive Councils and certain former members of State Executive Councils and long-serving members of State Legislative Councils (upper houses of state parliaments) that have been given the right to keep the title by permission of the Governor of that state.

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In Canada

• His/Her Majesty — King/Queen of Canada
• His/Her Excellency — Governor General and Vice-regal consort in office
• The Right Honourable — former and current Governors General, Prime Ministers, Chief Justices of Canada & certain eminent Canadians for life
• His/Her Honour — Lieutenant-Governors and Viceregal consorts in office
• The Honourable
  • For life — Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Senators & Lieutenant-Governors
  • In office only — Speaker of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Commons, Minister Members of Parliament, Judges of provincial courts, Premiers of Provinces and Territories, Territorial commissioners & Provincial and Territorial cabinet ministers
    • Note: Members of Parliament are often referred to as "the honourable member for" (their riding) but do not use the style "honourable" with their name.
• The Honourable Mr/Madam Justice — Chief Justices of province & Justices of superior courts
• His/Her Worship (oral address Your Worship) — Justices of the Peace, magistrates and Municipal leaders in office

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In the United Kingdom

• The Most Noble or His Grace (oral address Your Grace) — Dukes. Occasionally the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York and other Archbishops are also styled His Grace.
• The Most Honourable (abbreviation The Most Hon.) — Marquesses
• The Right Honourable (abbreviation The Rt Hon.) — Earl, Viscounts, Barons/Lords of Parliament and members of the Privy Councils
• The Right Honourable and Learned — as the previous explanation, but if the holder is also a Queen's Counsel
• The Right Honourable and Gallant — as the previous explanation, but if the holder is also a serving military officer
• The Honourable (abbreviation The Hon.) — younger sons of Earls, all children of Viscounts and Barons/Lords of Parliament
• The Much Honoured (abbreviation The Much Hon.) — Scottish feudal Lairds and Barons

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Styles existing through marriage

Styles can be acquired through marriage, though traditionally this applies more to wives of office-holders than to husbands. Thus, in the United Kingdom, Anne, Princess Royal is styled Her Royal Highness (HRH), her husband, Timothy Laurence, has no style and there would have to be a special arrangement to give him one. In contrast, when Sophie Rhys-Jones married Prince Edward, she became The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex (&c.) and automatically acquired an HRH, by virtue of her marriage to a royal prince. Rear Admiral Timothy James Hamilton Laurence, MVO, ADC (born 1 March 1955) was Equerry to The Queen from 1986 to 1989 and is the second husband of Anne, Princess Royal. ... HRH The Countess of Wessex The Countess of Wessex (Sophie Helen Mountbatten-Windsor, née Rhys-Jones), (born January 20, 1965), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke... The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, KG, KCVO, SOM (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest child and third son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999. ...

This gender differentiation continues into the next generation in traditional royal families. Thus, while the sons of The Prince of Wales and the daughters of The Duke of York have HRH styles, the children of The Princess Royal have no styles. (She requested that they, like her husband, be given no courtesy titles or peerages, though they could have been: the key point is that they did not automatically receive any.) “Prince Charles” redirects here. ... The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since 1986. ...

Styles and titles can terminate when a marriage is dissolved. The late Diana, Princess of Wales held the style Her Royal Highness or HRH during her marriage to HRH The Prince of Wales and the title Princess of Wales. Her marital status was indicated by the title Princess of Wales. When the couple divorced, she lost her title and her style, which had existed only by virtue of her marriage to a royal prince: she became instead Diana, Princess of Wales, although she was still entitled to the style "Lady" as the daughter of an Earl. Diana Spencer redirects here. ... Camilla Mountbatten-Windsor, the current Princess of Wales. ...

The style Princess of Wales — not preceded by a definite article — indicated that she was a former Princess of Wales; when applied to the current Princess of Wales, the style includes a definite article (The Princess of Wales). If she had remarried, the style Princess of Wales would also lapse. Camilla Mountbatten-Windsor, the current Princess of Wales. ...

While there was the option of awarding an HRH style to Diana, Princess of Wales in her personal capacity (which could be justified, given that she was the mother of a future king), it was decided not to award her the style. As a result, from the moment of her divorce until her death, she ceased to hold any royal style or title, though out of courtesy or ignorance many people still applied the style 'HRH' to her. Similarly, when Sarah, Duchess of York was divorced from her husband, HRH The Duke of York, she too lost her HRH style and title. Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson, 15 October 1959) is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, fourth in line to the British throne. ... HRH The Duke of York His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Windsor), styled HRH The Duke of York (born February 19, 1960), is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II...

In 1936, Wallis Simpson was not given the HRH style by George VI when she married his brother, the former Edward VIII, by then known as HRH The Duke of Windsor. There was no precedent for a divorced woman marrying a member of the royal family and it was feared that, if the couple divorced (she had already divorced two husbands) she would lose the style but could conceivably still try to use it anyway, undermining its status. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor and the Duke of Windsor on their wedding day Bessie Wallis Warfield, more widely known as Wallis Simpson and later The Duchess of Windsor (June 19, 1896–April 24, 1986) was the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII of the... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on 20...

In the Philippines

• His/Her Illustrious Excellency- The President of the Philippines. This is a throwback to Spanish colonial practice when the Royal Governor General of the Philippines used the same title. The full title of the current Philippine President is "Her Illustrious Excellency, The Right Honourable the President for the Republic of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo".
• His/Her Excellency- Governors of Philippine Provinces. The full title of a Philippine Governor is "His/Her Excellency, The Honourable the Governor for the Province of X".
• His/Her Honour- Vice Governors of Provinces. The full title of a Philippine Vice Governor is "His/Her Honour, The Honourable the Vice Governor for the Province of X".
• Sir/Madame- The Presidential or Gubernatorial Consort has no constitutional title, but it is common custom to address the Consort with these titles. The titles "Don" and "Doña" are used occasionally.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials G.M.A., is the 14th and current president of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

In the United States

In general, all government officials in the U.S., particularly elected officials and judges, are styled "The Honorable," in formal circumstances ("The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York"). They are generally addressed as "Mister" or "Madam" and their title ("Mr. President," "Madam Mayor") or simply by name and title ("Councilman Jones," "Chairwoman Smith"). The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ...

• Judges are all, in general, addressed as "Your Honor," or "His/Her Honor," or else as "Judge Smith" or "Justice Jones" (the form, "Mr. Justice Jones" for members of the Supreme Court of the United States is considered archaic and is no longer used by the court, although at present "Mr. Chief Justice" is still used to address the Chief Justice of the United States).
• In some municipalities (e.g., New York City and Chicago), mayors are addressed as "Your Honor" -- this may be a vestige of the fact that the mayor of New York City (and some others) were also magistrates of the court system.
• His/Her Excellency (oral address Excellency, Your Excellency) was customarily used of governors of states in general, though this has given way to the generic "honorable" for the most part, except in such states as the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and of the states of Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire which retain the older form.
• Members of the House of Representatives, referred to as Members of Congress, are similarly styled The Honorable, sometimes with "M.C." after their names in certain circumstances, or else their simple title (that is, "The Honorable John Jones, M.C.," or "Representative John Jones," or "Congressman John Jones"). Senators similarly are "The Honorable" or "Senator Smith." On the actual floor of the houses during debate, members commonly refer to one another as the gentleman/gentlewoman (of "from such-and-such a state" - "As my friend, the distinguished gentleman from Ohio just said..." or "I yield three minutes to the gentleman from New York, Mr. Smith"). In the Senate, it is customary to refer to colleagues as the junior or senior senator from a state ("I disagree with my dear friend, the junior senator from Ohio...").
• Though it has no legal meaning in the U.S. and may, in theory, be used by anyone (or at least, customarily, by any male), the term "esquire," abbreviated "Esq." after the name (John Jones, Esq.) is used almost exclusively by lawyers and may generally be regarded on business cards or stationery as an indication that the person is a member of the bar. Although some authorities previously urged that use of "Esq." should be restricted to male lawyers, today the term is used in addressing both male and female attorneys.
• In academic fields, it is customary to refer to those holding professorships as "Professor Jones." Lecturers and adjunct instructors may be referred to as "Dr. Jones" if they hold a doctorate.

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Ireland

In the Republic of Ireland, Holders of offices with Irish names are usually addressed in English by its nominative form (so, 'Taoiseach' and 'Tánaiste'), though the Irish vocative forms differ (a Thaoisigh and a Thánaiste). The President may be styled 'His/Her Excellency' (Irish: A Shoilse [ə hɘʎʃ̪ʲə] /A Soilse [ə sɘʎʃ̪ʲə]) and addressed 'Your Excellency' (Irish: A Shoilse), or simply 'President' (Irish: A Uachtaráin [ɘ uːəxt̪ˠɘɾaːn̥]). The titles 'Minister' and 'Senator' are used as forms of address; only the latter as a style. A TD (Teachta Dála) is formally addressed and styled as 'Deputy', though often simply Mr, Mrs, etc. Similarly, county and city councillors can be addressed as 'Councillor', abbreviated Cllr. which is used as a written style, but are just as frequently addressed as Mr, Mrs etc. The declension of Irish nouns, the definite article, and the adjectives is discussed on this page. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: , phonetic: TEE-shock — plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach [1], is the head of government or prime minister of the Republic of Ireland . ... The Tánaiste (IPA: ; plural Tánaistí ), or, more formally, An Tánaiste[1], is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland. ... The declension of Irish nouns, the definite article, and the adjectives is discussed on this page. ... Official Seal of the President of Ireland The President of Ireland (Irish: ) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Government (Irish: ) [ral̪ˠt̪ˠəs̪ˠ n̪ˠə heːɼən̪ˠ] is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ... Type Upper house of Oireachtas Cathaoirleach Pat Moylan, Fianna Fáil since 13 September 2007 Members 60 Political groups Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Party Independents Progressive Democrats Green Party Sinn Féin Last elections 2007 Meeting place Leinster House Web site www. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Local government in the Republic of Ireland is governed by the Local Government Acts, the most recent of which (Local Government Act 2001) established a two-tier structure of local government. ...

Former styles

All former monarchies had styles, some, as in the Bourbon monarchy of France, extremely complicated depending on the status of the office or office-holder. Otto von Habsburg, who was Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary (1916-1918), had the style 'His Imperial and Royal Highness'. He was last addressed as such by church figures during the funeral of his late mother, Empress-Queen Zita of Austria-Hungary in 1989, although the use of these styles has been prohibited in Austria since 1920. [4] Otto, Crown Prince of Austria or Otto von Habsburg (born 20 November 1912 as Archduke Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius of Austria) is the current head of the Habsburg family and the eldest son of Karl of Austria... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma (Italian: Zita Maria delle Grazie Adelgonda Micaela Raffaela Gabriella Giuseppina Antonia Luisa Agnese, Principessa di Borbone di Parma) (German: Zita von Bourbon-Parma; May 9, 1892 – March 14, 1989) was the wife of Emperor Charles I of Austria and was the last Empress-consort of... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

For the styles of address to government officials in Imperial Russia, see Table of Ranks. The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Table of Ranks (Табель о рангах; Tabel o rangakh) was a formal list of positions and ranks in military, government, and court of the Imperial Russia. ...

The names of some offices are also titles, which are retained by the office holder for life. For example, in Finland, the President of the Republic from 1994 to 2000, Martti Ahtisaari, retains the title "President", and is called "President Ahtisaari", in contrast to the current President of the Republic Tarja Halonen. A title is a prefix or suffix added to a persons name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. ... The President of the Republic may be: The Président de la République Française, see President of the French Republic The Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας (President of the Hellenic Republic), see President of the Hellenic Republic The President of the Irish Republic (1921-1922) The Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, see President... Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (IPA: ) (born June 23, 1937 Viipuri, Finland) is a former President of Finland (1994–2000) and a United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ...

Styles and titles of deposed monarchs

General tradition indicates that where a monarch has been deposed but has not abdicated, they retain the use of their style and title for the duration of their lifetime, but both die with them. Hence Greece's deposed king is still technically His Majesty King Constantine II of the Hellenes, as a personal title, not a constitutional office, since the abolition of the monarchy by the Hellenic Republic in 1974. Similarly, until his death the last King of Italy, King Umberto II, was technically entitled to be called His Majesty the King of Italy or Your Majesty. In contrast, the ex-King Michael I of Romania, who abdicated his throne in 1947, technically lost the use of his title, though out of politeness, he may still be called His Majesty King Michael or Your Majesty. Constantine of Greece, formerly Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. ... 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. ... King Michael I of the Romanians (born October 25, 1921), Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2][3], reigned as King of the Romanians (in Romanian Maiestatea Sa Mihai I Regele Românilor or Majestatea Sa Mihai I Regele Românilor) from July 20, 1927 to June 8, 1930, and again from...

While this rule is generally observed, and indeed some exiled monarchs are allowed diplomatic passports by their former state, other states take offence at the use of such titles. The current Hellenic Republic has long challenged King Constantine's right to use his title; in 1981, the then Greek President Constantine Karamanlis declined to attend the wedding of the Prince of Wales when it was revealed that Greece's deposed monarch, a friend of the Prince, had been referred to as 'King' in his invitation. However, King Constanine now travels in and out of Greece without any problems, on a Danish royal passport (as "King Constantine of Greece"), and has done so several times in the past few years. Because of the Schengen agreements the Greek government cannot refuse him entry. This article is about the former Greek president who lived from 1907 to 1998. ... Schengen Treaty members are in dark blue, while signatories (where it is not yet implemented) are in light blue. ...

Other parallel symbols

Styles were often among the range of symbols that surrounded figures of high office. Everything from the manner of address to the behaviour of a person on meeting that personage was surrounded by traditional symbols. Monarchs were to be bowed to by men and curtsied to by women. Senior clergy, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church, were to have their rings (the symbol of their authority) kissed by lay persons while they were on bended knee, while cardinals in an act of homage at the papal coronation were meant to kiss the feet of the Supreme Pontiff, the Pope. For other uses, see Pope (disambiguation). ...

Many of these traditions have lapsed or been partially abandoned. At his inauguration as pope in 1978 (itself the abandonment of the traditional millennium-old papal coronation), Pope John Paul II himself kissed cardinals on the cheeks, rather than follow the traditional method of homage of having his feet kissed. Curtsies have for many years been no longer obligatory when meeting members of the British Royal Family; indeed some royal highnesses positively hate being curtsied to.^{[citation needed]} One described the experience of a row of curtsying women, bobbing up and down, as leaving them 'sea-sick'. Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of...

Similarly, styles, though still used, are used less often. The current President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, is usually referred to as President Mary McAleese, not President McAleese, as had been the form used for the first six presidents, from President Hyde to President Hillery. Tony Blair asked initially to be called Tony. In a break with tradition, though as the second in line to the throne and a son of a royal prince, Prince William of Wales formally has a HRH style, he chose while at university not to use it. The United States has become one of the most informal countries in the world^{[citation needed]}, with styles such as Excellency now largely abandoned or ignored, even by those who legally have them. First names, or even nicknames, are often widely used among politicians in the US, even in formal situations (as an extreme example, President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter choose to take the Oath of Office using his nickname). One notable exception involves judges: a judge of any court is almost invariably addressed as "Your Honor" while presiding over his or her court, and often at other times as well. This style has been removed in the Republic of Ireland, where judges are addressed only as "Judge". Official Seal of the President of Ireland The President of Ireland (Irish: ) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... Mary Patricia McAleese (Irish: [1]; born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ...

However, styles are still widely used in formal documents and correspondence between heads of state, such as in a Letter of Credence accrediting an ambassador from one head of state to another. A Letter of Credence is a formal letter sent by one head of state to another formally accrediting a named individual (usually but not always a diplomat) to be their ambassador in the country of the head of state receiving the letter of credence. ...

Self-styled

The term self-styled roughly means awarding a style to yourself, often without adequate justification or authority. However, often people style themselves with titles, rather than true styles. A title is a prefix or suffix added to a persons name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. ...

Notes

¹ Though Republic of Ireland does not possess a Privy Council, the style is still used. The Lord Mayor of Dublin is still styled the Right Honourable, as previous lord mayors of Dublin were ex-officio members of the former Irish Privy Council until its abolition in 1922. The Mansion House The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the symbolic head of the city government in the capital of Ireland. ... The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922. ...

See also

• Honorifics
• Royal and noble styles
• Styles in the United Kingdom
• suffix (name)
• Title
• Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing
• T-V distinction

An honorific is a term used to convey esteem or respect. ... This page will detail the various styles used by royalty and nobility in Europe, in the final form arrived at in the nineteenth century. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Forms of address in the United Kingdom. ... A name suffix, in the Western naming tradition, follows a person’s full name and provides additional information about the person. ... A title is a prefix or suffix added to a persons name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. ... The use of courtesy titles (Mr. ... In sociolinguistics, a T-V distinction describes the situation wherein a language has second-person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. ...

References

1. Austrian law on noble titles

External links

• Forms of Address for use orally and in correpondence (UK Crown Office)
• Table of titles to be used in Canada (Canadian Heritage)
• Forms of Address from Infoplease