@@AmericanViscountess dear Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, I do wish to know one thing. Why was Queen Elizabeth II not Princess of Wales before she became Queen, but King Charles III was Prince of Wales before he became King
My dearest Vicountess, I'm afraid I must correct you on one thing. The husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert was not King Consort, but Prince Consort. Only the husband of Mary Queen of Scots was styled King Consort.
Dear Viscountess Hinchingbrook, thank you for making us American girls proud of you as a representative of us, love your channel and your super cute apartment in Italy❤️
I'm orignally from Sandwich Ma named after the Earl of Sandwich. It's a pretty little town on Cape Cod. Yes the police cars say Sandwich police on them and all the tourists laugh and take pictures of them! Anyhow, I enjoy your videos! RIP to Queen Elizabeth also!!!
Sandwich Police, I love it! Is there an Earl of Donut as well? ;) I think this is what I enjoyed the most about growing up in the midAtlantic region of the US (which is similar to New England) is all the territories and towns named after places back in England. Yes, we were a colony and we learn all about it, but when you see all the commonalities you really understand how those who came over from England influenced the earliest US settlements to make it feel like home. I grew up in the Philadelphia area and you can't throw a rock without hitting a reference to somewhere (or someone) in the UK.
When I lived in Sommerville, MA, I visited the Cape and on the way through Sandwich, MA there was a police car outside the Dunkin' Donuts which said "Sandwich Police" Ha, ha, ha!
@@lydiabarber8931the spouse of the Monarch is granted the title of consort. Prince Phillip was never called Prince Consort, Queen Camilla only used Queen consort till coronation to give us chance to get used to used the loss of our Queen. Queen consort or Queen Camilla is the same thing
This was a great video. You explained it simply. Of course its WAY more complicated when you consider widows, styles, forms of address, formal styles, and historical/extinct titles and ranks(i.e. Ealdorman). Then there is also the title "Prince of Wales" and court titles like Lord High Constable, Lord High Chamberlain, Lord High Admiral etc.
I truly appreciate you, so much more, for absolutely embracing all you have, being grateful for it and making it 💯% yours and so much better! Thank you for being such a remarkable lady! 🌸🌿💕
Another fantastic video Julie! I am at school with Nestor and I am very grateful that he introduced me to your channel. Also you should ask him about his future career in boxing.
Hi Julie, loved watching you on Ladies of London and so happy that you are doing so much royal history, British history etc. My favourite topics with a favourite person! So happy I found this! xx
Thank you for explaining how it all works - love the background setting of your video too:-) but is it possible please to turn down the volume of the background music? Just found it a little distracting as I was trying to concentrate on the great information being given. xx
I've been totally fascinated by all of this ever since my first visit to England in 1976. I have a question - I always understood that Queen Victoria wanted Albert to be called King Consort but that Parliament refused to allow that title. You video says to the contrary. Wikipedia seems to back up the position that Albert was denied this title and was given instead the title of Prince Consort in 1857. What is correct here? I love your channels and enjoy each new video very much.
Why does it matter what he wanted to be known as or what he went by in private? Officially he was Prince Consort. It's confusing and historically inaccurate to suggest that the regnant queen's spouse is the king consort.
After watching the Queen's Funeral, I wondered if you could explain all of the "guards". Why does one guard have a green feather, another a red, etc. Some wear kilts, some are Beefeaters. I was interested in the Officers that marched beside the hearse. If you could recommend a website or book about this it would be helpful. Thank you!
Thank you Julie for explaining British titles which can be complicated. I was fortunate to have met Princess Alexandra of Kent when I worked in London in the 1970's. To meet an actual Princess for an American like me was amazing! Hope to meet you someday also!
I know the history of the titles but it was interesting to hear when and who the first Earl of Sandwich got his title. I would also state that Albert was known as Prince consort to Queen Victoria.
Hi and yes all fascinating. He was known as that publicly but wanted to be King Consort and from what I'm told he was known as that in his inner circles.
As an American Anglophile in SC, I find your channels to be always fascinating. I have learned much and I greatly appreciate the quality of the content, visuals, and sound of your videos (vlogs). They are exceptionally well done. Today the blue dress you are wearing is so striking and you look wonderful in it. Thanks for all the sharing, the knowledge, the enthusiasm, and the laughter.
Very well explained. Our Kumar Family hails from a special royal heritage from India. The literal meaning of Kumar is "Prince" and Kumari is "Princess". These were shortened, or truncated, from Rajkumar & Rajkumari respectively. Although I am from a 3rd generation descendant of my Paternal Grandfather living in the United States, we always have had an extraordinary sense of pride for our unique lineage. In India, there were Maharajas and Shahs, who were the kings of various kingdoms. My Paternal Grandfather was the Diwan of Gangpur Kingdom which was a medium-sized kingdom in pre-independent India. A Diwan can also have overlapping role comparisons with a Royal Vizier. So, my Paternal Grandfather's position at the Gangpur Palace, called Kishore Mahal, was a Minister in rank right below the Maharaja, or King of Gangpur. We, including my Dear Wife, Radha Kumari Devi, our two Dear Children, Sanjay Arman Kumar II Sanjana Shafali Shaharazade are very proud that we have our own separate Diwan Coat of Arms & Crest, and to be descendants of the Diwan of Gangpur Dr. Sanjay Kumar I & The Entire Diwan of Gangpur Family
I’m confused: are you an American citizen or dual citizenship? Because I believe the constitution forbids titles of nobility unless with congressional consent. I am just curious.
Please make a video about baronets cause it was interesting since they were in between nobility and knighthood which is kinda confusing since where are they really in both groups nobility or knighthood and also what are their roles when James I created it and can they be passed down through generations and what also please make a video about curtesy types
I was going to mention the same thing. They are basically hereditary knights and can use Sir in front of their name. For example, some of my own ancestors were the Baronets Colclough of Tintern. You can see that they used the family name and place in their title (much like a baron) sometimes; most of the time it would be just Sir X Colclough, Y’th Baronet
Thankyou so much American Viscountess Julie for explaining the titles I now can explain to my family I find the Royal and aristocracy just fascinating 😍👌Have a fabulous weekend my love I’d love to know about who to curtesy to💖💖👌👌🌟🌟
Don’t forget Baronets ! The only noble heriditary title that is not a peerage - ranked above all knights (except thistle and garter) and below all peers Baronets are part of the baronetage an honour that is all it’s own !
Hi Julie, good explanation, congratulations on making it so short and au point! Sorry to note, but shouldn't you mean Countsess of Wessex instead of Essex? Waiting for next episode, as always! Regards from Portugal 🙂
@@AmericanViscountessoh so sorry, didn't know, must research the Countess of Essex and learn a bit more! So sorry, she was next to other royal titles, just assume it could be just one letter short... 😅 Thank you for explaining to me! See you in your next episode!
@@AmericanViscountess That sent me down quite the rabbit hole! The current Earl is 78, unmarried with no heir and after him, the title will go to his fourth cousin once removed who is American.
With the change in the Line of Succession putting Princess Charlotte 3rd in line now, is there any chance title structures may chance, allowing the Royal Princesses to inherit a Dukedom?
that's up to the king. such stuff is written into the letter patent and for example the title Duke of Marlborough went to a woman as second holder and then to her sister's son. Charles could create his sister Anne as duchess marchioness countess whatever in her own right, no problem. same with Charlotte upon her marriage (the usual timestamp to receive a title in royal family)
What with the coronation of King Charles III likely to take place next year, please consider an upcoming video explaining the roles your father-in-law, The Earl of Sandwich, and your husband, Viscount Hinchingbrook will play on that important day.
I have a few questions? What about Lords and Ladys or would it be Lordship and Ladieship titles? Who gets them? How are they appointed and where do they rank in the title and or hierarchy of nobility? Does that also include knights and dames? Where do they rank in the hierarchy of things? If you could please let me know or rather do a new segment of these titles on you show? If at all possible? I thank you most kindly and do appreciate it.
Thank you for this lovely video. However, there are a few inaccuracies: First, Prince Albert was Prince Consort, not King Consort. The title "King Consort" does not exist in Britain, as far as I'm aware. In fact, Albert was awarded the title "Prince Consort" 17 years into his marriage to Queen Victoria. Before this, he simply held the title that he was born with, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, with the additional style of Royal Highness that he was given a few days prior to his wedding. Second, although there is currently an extant Earldom of Essex and therefore probably a Countess of Essex, as you listed the titles of the British Royal family at the beginning of the video, I assume you meant the Countess of Wessex? Third, considering the titles of a monarch's grandchildren in the female line, using the title of Prince/Princess is *not* optional. Descendants in the female line do not have the right to hold that title, according to the current rules in the UK. Children of British princesses always hold the title of their father - if he has any. As it became more common for royals to marry commoners, men that married a princess but did not hold a title of their own where often offered a hereditary peerage by the monarch. The last man to accept such an offer was Anthony Armstrong-Jones, husband to Princess Margaret, who was created Earl of Snowdon following his wedding. Hence, their children are styled as the children of an Earl. The same offer was made to Mark Phillips when he married Princess Anne, but they declined. Therefore, their two children Peter and Zara do not hold any titles and simply use their fathers surname. The only case in which a female line descendant could hold a Prince/ss title would be if the monarch specifically gave that title to them. :)
From my research, before he was titles Prince Consort he was known as King Consort as that is the title he wanted. The Countess of Essex is an example used - she was an American Heiress and I'm doing research on her. And yes, it is optional - Princess Anne had the option (if granted by The Queen) to use these titles for her 2 children. :-)
I love your channel! Being a Lexington, Kentucky native, I probably got my fascination with the British royal family, titles, and so on when the Queen, God rest her soul, made visits to our fair countryside to visit her racehorses. I’d love to hear more about titles and what each means. For example, what resources and responsibilities come with a title?
Thank you very much Viscountess, it has been very interesting and in a few minutes you taught us in an easy way the British titles. I really wish your fellow American who is married to Prince Harry had your respect for the British Monarchy.
Very interesting and difficult to keep track of. I do however believe that Queen Victoria gave her husband the title of Prince Consort and not King Consort once she was crowned Queen.
Lady Hinchingbrooke, its been brought to my attention that here in America , if your surname ( maiden name) is a locational name from England then its likely you are related to someone who held a title. Being a history buff and a very very curious person , I must know if my Maiden name Barnstable has anything to do with a previous Earl? My Great Aunt believed it did as she did some ancestry research however she passed away before we sat down and got into the details and her children now have all of that research and I do not speak much with them. I am not sure how to go about researching my family history past my grandparents? I would love some advice?
Woah, I actually learned something. Not the meanings of all the titles (I already knew that) but that the Earl of Sandwich brought Charles II back to England. Everyone just knows him as the inventor of the sandwich helping restore the monarchy is way more important.
IIRC, Prince Albert was never known as "king consort." Queen Victoria wanted him to have the title but it was ultimately rejected in favor of Prince Consort, which was also Prince Philip's title.
@@melodyclark1944 Thanks for clarifying. Albert, however, did have the title of Prince Consort. And I always wondered why Philip didn't have the title Prince Consort if that was his role. Was Duke of Edinburgh his only title?
@@hotwax9376 That's what I meant. He was Albert, Prince Consort and the only one with that title. It was Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich and a bunch of knighthoods and stuff
Love your video , it was very clear and you explained the content of the video very well.. Very interesting. I learnt something too , had no idea it was the first Earl Sandwich who brought King Charles second back to the throne of England. Thank you .,
❤️❤️❤️the American Viscountess educational interesting entertaining... puts our British Viscountess' to shame! thank you for sharing your home, family, lifestyle, experiences, opinions, knowledge, privilege, humour & style.... ICON🇺🇲🇬🇧
Here you area, twenty plus years as a Viscountess, and still learning about heraldry and titles and nobility. Yet, Duchess Meghan had less than three years to try to grasp the enormity of British aristocracy and was “bashed” in the press when she made mistakes. As an American, you know that we aren’t taught these topics. I looked at my son’s history books, when he was in high school in 2010-2011, and there was less than a page explaining topics such as heraldry. Thank you for taking the time to teach those of us who want to know more and learn bewt via videos.
Hello, Viscountess Henchingbrook, may I call you Julie? I was just curious, Even as an American I'm pretty well versed in the way titles work however, my question is, why is Sophie the Countess of Wessex and Edward Earl of Wessex instead of Count of Wessex? That one has always baffled me a bit. Thank you for the information and your wonderful videos. I enjoy them immensely. Have a wonderful day! Sincerely, Stacey S, Kansas USA.
Hi! And yes in Europe it would be Count and Countess. In the English nobility the title Earl developed as an equivalent to the title of Count. Hope that helps!
Earl is the British equivalent of Count in Europe, and Countess is the female equivalent of Earl in the UK. Have you ever watched Downton Abbey? The main characters are the Earl of Grantham and his wife, the Countess of Grantham.
@@BlissfulDee yes, that's what Julie just said. Thank you for the help. And no, that's one of the few I haven't seen. But my mom and sister love that show, and the movie.
Do you still have your US citizenship, like dual citizenship, or did you renounce your American citizenship and just have British citizenship to have the title?
What I like the most about this video is that you don't do the typical American trying sound/act more European in order to be classy. You are straightforwardly a classy American, rather than pretending to be something else. 90% of class is about simple-but-quality tastes, good manners, and either demonstrating a real understanding of the topic being discussed, or a genuine interest in learning from the other person if you don't (being well-educated is more of a bi-product of being classy, rather than the cause of it). The fancy ceremonies that most people associate with class are maybe 2% of it. Outside of that, "less is more" is typically the way to go. People mess things up when they try to hard and put on heirs to look impressive/sophisticated.
What is your oldest sons title then? Are your in laws invited to King Charles coronation? Do they have coronation gowns and crowns? Do you get to go? Who makes the coronation robes? Are the peers preparing now? Has William ever worn a crown in public? He will wear one when his father is crowned correct?
Invitation/ attendance to a coronation depends on available space, order of precedence of the title’s creation (peerages of England, Scotland and NI before created for GB or UK), and for the main title holder and consort. Royal and non-royal dukes and other peers and peeresses wear coronets and their ceremonial robes at a coronation, and they are also distinguishable by rank (highest being dukedoms, and lowest baron, though for Scotland baronies and lordships are different as before the union a Scottish baron was created for attendance of the Scottish parliament and a lord (equal to baron in England) was feudal. If the new P of W gets an investiture, he will, if memory serves me correctly, wear a coronet. In the UK it’s usually only the ladies (princesses, peeresses etc.) who wear tiaras in public, but rules for wearing tiaras differ from country to country. In the UK only (unmarried) women of sufficient rank (royal princesses), married women (also widows), can wear them at applicable functions. The Viscountess Hinchingbrooke’s eldest son can use the second subsidiary title of baron Montagu, but doesn’t, and as such is then styled as the Honourable William Montagu, but when his father inherits the earldom, he will then be Viscount Hinchingbrooke, and his younger brother will remain an ‘Hon’, though remains in the succession line to the titles, but above his uncle (the current viscount’s younger brother).
@@Elvertaw it would normally be the second subsidiary title (being Baron Montagu), however under the Letters Patent when the Earldom was created, the grandson lawfully begotten is titled only as "The Hon." When the current (11th) Earl of Sandwich passes, the American Viscountess will then become Countess of Sandwich (as an Earl in England and Wales is the equivalent to a Count in Continental Europe), while the oldest grandson of the current Earl of Sandwich will become Viscount Hinchingbrooke.
Do we know why they still refer to Prince Andrew as the Duke of York? I thought the Duke of York was the second oldest son of the monarch, so now it would be Harry. By the way, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke is the coolest title I've ever heard!
They hold the title for life and are hereditary. They will always be Duke of York and Duke of Sussex. The next Duke of York would likely be Prince Louis as Prince Andrew only had daughters. The next Duke of Sussex while be his son Archie.
It is tradition if the title Duke of York is available it goes to the second son who keeps it for life and then it passes on to his son. If they don't change the law so Princess Beatrice can inherit it then it will likely next be given to Prince Louis after William is king and then it would pass on to Louis's son.
He is Prince Andrew because he was the sovereign's child, i.e., a prince. Until he got married, his title was "His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew". When he got married, he was made the Duke of York, and his title became "His Royal Highness The Duke of York". People use Prince Andrew and Duke of York interchangeably. Or sometimes "Prince Andrew, Duke of York." Peerages are given, not automatic. Traditionally, the second son of the monarch is given the title Duke of York, but it is not guaranteed or automatic.
I can see that others have already pointed out that Prince Albert was a Prince Consort, never King Consort. Also male-line great-grandchild of the monarch are not automatically a princes, as your chart seems to imply. As you said, exceptions were made in the case of Prince William's children. Otherwise, very informative; thanks for posting!
yes he was officially known as Prince Consort 17 years later but wanted to be known as King Consort and from my research was known as that until the official title of Prince Consort.
I’ve just come across with this interesting channel. Are you related to HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester? As she was from the House of Montagu as well.
sorry to disturb you but i have a question to ask: if a woman that becomes queen through marriage already has a daughter would her being appointed princess absolutely require her to be married to a prince or are there other ways for her to be appointed and can she be named princess by virtue of her mother's marriage to the king?
The daughter would not be styled Princess even upon marriage of her mother as she is not the daughter of the monarch. See also as an example Marius Borg Høiby, who is the son of Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, now Crownprincess of Norway. He was never made prince as his father is not part of the royal family. If she marries a prince, she is technically just the wife of a prince, which does not make her a princess in her own right. She will share the title of her husband as seen in HRH Princess Michael of Kent. (Prince Michael of Kent is a cousin of the late Queen).
Honestly, I’d love parts 2, 3, etc of this. You explain things in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
American English, how glorious the sound is…
@@AmericanViscountess dear Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, I do wish to know one thing. Why was Queen Elizabeth II not Princess of Wales before she became Queen, but King Charles III was Prince of Wales before he became King
My dearest Vicountess, I'm afraid I must correct you on one thing. The husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert was not King Consort, but Prince Consort. Only the husband of Mary Queen of Scots was styled King Consort.
Husband of Mary I was too, Philip of Spain
@@04nbod Phillip wasn't King consort, but King(Joint with his wife) of England and Spain
Parliament made it that Phillips title ended with the death of his wife. He was in earnest a King Consort.
@@adamross1596Correct! The right term is King jure uxoris (by the right of his wife) of England.
This poor woman must be treated horribly by the vile English Establishment. Abolish the embarrassing and redundant royal family!
That was precise, brief, and to the point. Thank you for the knowledge without wasting anyone's time.
You're so welcome!
You are so full of historical information! I love it when you put out this type of information!♥️
Thank you!
Dear Viscountess Hinchingbrook, thank you for making us American girls proud of you as a representative of us, love your channel and your super cute apartment in Italy❤️
Thank you so much!
Agree, thank you for being such an excellent representative of American women! Xx
I'm orignally from Sandwich Ma named after the Earl of Sandwich. It's a pretty little town on Cape Cod. Yes the police cars say Sandwich police on them and all the tourists laugh and take pictures of them! Anyhow, I enjoy your videos! RIP to Queen Elizabeth also!!!
The Sandwich, MA motto is the same as Julie's family's, "After so many shipwrecks, a haven".
Sandwich Police, I love it! Is there an Earl of Donut as well? ;)
I think this is what I enjoyed the most about growing up in the midAtlantic region of the US (which is similar to New England) is all the territories and towns named after places back in England. Yes, we were a colony and we learn all about it, but when you see all the commonalities you really understand how those who came over from England influenced the earliest US settlements to make it feel like home. I grew up in the Philadelphia area and you can't throw a rock without hitting a reference to somewhere (or someone) in the UK.
When I lived in Sommerville, MA, I visited the Cape and on the way through Sandwich, MA there was a police car outside the Dunkin' Donuts which said "Sandwich Police" Ha, ha, ha!
Prince Albert never got King Consort lol, he was simply known as Albert, Prince Consort lol.
Been a year with this correction, and no response. But the sycophants get replies. How telling.
@@XandrdCI know right 😂 that’s how most content creators are, don’t respond to honesty which they mistake for negativity.
Prince Albert was never called King Consort. He only was granted Prince Consort after many years of HM Queen Victoria asking for it from Parliment.
That’s why late Queen Elisabeth announced changing Camilla from Princess Consort to Queen Consort. But Alas, Charles changed it to Queen.
@@lydiabarber8931the spouse of the Monarch is granted the title of consort. Prince Phillip was never called Prince Consort, Queen Camilla only used Queen consort till coronation to give us chance to get used to used the loss of our Queen. Queen consort or Queen Camilla is the same thing
You don’t know how much I needed and appreciate this well-presented vlog.
Madam you're a breath of fresh air,it's wonderful to learn about history and peerage system thank you for sharing with us.
Wow, thank you
Thank you, Viscountess. I am an American who is writing a fictional monarchy, and your explanation of the titles is helping me so much.
This was a great video. You explained it simply. Of course its WAY more complicated when you consider widows, styles, forms of address, formal styles, and historical/extinct titles and ranks(i.e. Ealdorman). Then there is also the title "Prince of Wales" and court titles like Lord High Constable, Lord High Chamberlain, Lord High Admiral etc.
I truly appreciate you, so much more, for absolutely embracing all you have, being grateful for it and making it 💯% yours and so much better! Thank you for being such a remarkable lady! 🌸🌿💕
Thanks, Julie, for explaining all about the monarch titles, etc. So interesting and nice to know. Janice from Arkansas USA
I LOVE learning about this kind of thing!
Thanks so much for this vlog! Fascinating and so well done!💛💐🙋♀️
Glad you enjoyed it
Another fantastic video Julie! I am at school with Nestor and I am very grateful that he introduced me to your channel. Also you should ask him about his future career in boxing.
Thanks Henry! I'll be sure to mention boxing to him now! :-)
Informative, short and sweet and covered everything, I always find your vlogs fascinating, Julie. I look forward to many more!
So glad!
Thank you for the video. I lived in Devizes Castle for 7 years. It was a great privilege.
Glad you enjoyed it
Short but very informative. Thank you.
Hi Julie, loved watching you on Ladies of London and so happy that you are doing so much royal history, British history etc. My favourite topics with a favourite person! So happy I found this! xx
Oh thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to explain all the titles ❤😍😘
Hi from USA, VA. I love learning now and history!
Thank you for a very understandable explanation. I’ve heard titles explained before but your video made a lot more sense.
/thanks!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for explaining how it all works - love the background setting of your video too:-) but is it possible please to turn down the volume of the background music? Just found it a little distracting as I was trying to concentrate on the great information being given. xx
Yes of course!
Wow, she must have lowered it, bcz i didnt even notice it and had to go back to listen again. Sounds great.
Very interesting and clearly unpacked. Thank you.
You explained it so beautifully .
Thanks a lot 😊
I've been totally fascinated by all of this ever since my first visit to England in 1976. I have a question - I always understood that Queen Victoria wanted Albert to be called King Consort but that Parliament refused to allow that title. You video says to the contrary. Wikipedia seems to back up the position that Albert was denied this title and was given instead the title of Prince Consort in 1857. What is correct here? I love your channels and enjoy each new video very much.
It’s what he wanted to be known as.
@@AmericanViscountess Yes, that's what I've always understood. Maybe if he'd lived long enough Parliament would have given in.
Why does it matter what he wanted to be known as or what he went by in private? Officially he was Prince Consort. It's confusing and historically inaccurate to suggest that the regnant queen's spouse is the king consort.
I really enjoyed listen and watching this. I found it exceptionally interesting! Thanks so much!!!❤😊❤
I just found your channel this morning. Thank you for the content, and greetings from the NW suburbs.
Welcome!
Julie, Very well done.
Bravo 👏
Thank you! 😃
Julie it is very good explanation about the titles.
I STUMBLED UPON YOUR CHANNEL AND AM INLOVE ALREADY! thank you for sharing, viscountess
You are so welcome!
After watching the Queen's Funeral, I wondered if you could explain all of the "guards". Why does one guard have a green feather, another a red, etc. Some wear kilts, some are Beefeaters. I was interested in the Officers that marched beside the hearse. If you could recommend a website or book about this it would be helpful. Thank you!
Will looks into doing a vlog on this! thanks!
You may want to check out Mark Felton's channel for the military stuff
@@mattheww2797 thank you, it’s a great site.
Thank you Julie for explaining British titles which can be complicated. I was fortunate to have met Princess Alexandra of Kent when I worked in London in the 1970's. To meet an actual Princess for an American like me was amazing! Hope to meet you someday also!
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I know the history of the titles but it was interesting to hear when and who the first Earl of Sandwich got his title. I would also state that Albert was known as Prince consort to Queen Victoria.
Hi and yes all fascinating. He was known as that publicly but wanted to be King Consort and from what I'm told he was known as that in his inner circles.
Fascinating history lesson, Julie!
Answered some confusing head-spinning questions for this girl from the Midwest, USA! Lol!
Thanks much🥰
Glad it was helpful!
Very simply put, Thank you Julie. Very much appreciated.
You are so welcome!
Hi Julie. Enjoyed your show on English estates and this video. Subbed.
Thanks for subbing!
As an American Anglophile in SC, I find your channels to be always fascinating. I have learned much and I greatly appreciate the quality of the content, visuals, and sound of your videos (vlogs). They are exceptionally well done. Today the blue dress you are wearing is so striking and you look wonderful in it. Thanks for all the sharing, the knowledge, the enthusiasm, and the laughter.
Very well explained.
Our Kumar Family hails from a special royal heritage from India.
The literal meaning of Kumar is "Prince" and Kumari is "Princess".
These were shortened, or truncated, from Rajkumar & Rajkumari respectively.
Although I am from a 3rd generation descendant of my Paternal Grandfather living in the United States,
we always have had an extraordinary sense of pride for our unique lineage.
In India, there were Maharajas and Shahs, who were the kings of various kingdoms.
My Paternal Grandfather was the Diwan of Gangpur Kingdom
which was a medium-sized kingdom in pre-independent India.
A Diwan can also have overlapping role comparisons with a Royal Vizier.
So, my Paternal Grandfather's position at the Gangpur Palace, called Kishore Mahal, was a
Minister in rank right below the Maharaja, or King of Gangpur.
We, including my Dear Wife, Radha Kumari Devi, our two Dear Children,
Sanjay Arman Kumar II
Sanjana Shafali Shaharazade
are very proud that we have our own separate
Diwan Coat of Arms & Crest, and to be descendants of the
Diwan of Gangpur
Dr. Sanjay Kumar I
& The Entire
Diwan of Gangpur Family
Do you have a toilet of your own
This is very interesting. Thank you for explaining!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m confused: are you an American citizen or dual citizenship? Because I believe the constitution forbids titles of nobility unless with congressional consent. I am just curious.
I love you! Thanks for the video! Anglophile in Florida!
Fascinating, thankyou for explaining this, I always wondered how these titles were bestowed
Please make a video about baronets cause it was interesting since they were in between nobility and knighthood which is kinda confusing since where are they really in both groups nobility or knighthood and also what are their roles when James I created it and can they be passed down through generations and what also please make a video about curtesy types
I was going to mention the same thing. They are basically hereditary knights and can use Sir in front of their name. For example, some of my own ancestors were the Baronets Colclough of Tintern. You can see that they used the family name and place in their title (much like a baron) sometimes; most of the time it would be just Sir X Colclough, Y’th Baronet
Thankyou so much American Viscountess Julie for explaining the titles I now can explain to my family I find the Royal and aristocracy just fascinating 😍👌Have a fabulous weekend my love I’d love to know about who to curtesy to💖💖👌👌🌟🌟
Good idea for my next vlog!
@@AmericanViscountess Thankyou for considering I just love all the history grazie mille 💖👌
been looking for this and it appears on my yt rec. thanks for the explanation 😀
Glad I could help!
love your new style of dressing.
very regal 🏆👍🇬🇧
Thank you sincerely for this, it was insightfully.
Glad it was helpful!
Don’t forget Baronets ! The only noble heriditary title that is not a peerage - ranked above all knights (except thistle and garter) and below all peers
Baronets are part of the baronetage an honour that is all it’s own !
such a fascinating family history
Awesome and very much appreciated. Thanks you
Julie! Prince Albert was "The Prince Consort" same with Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne
Yes he was but he wanted King Consort and was referred to that in the inner circles.
Not the same. George of Denmark was a prince consort, but Victoria's husband was the only time there was an official Prince Consort.
@@melodyclark1944 Its the same thing. One has capital letters to soothe his wounded ego thats all.. shrug..
Hi Julie, good explanation, congratulations on making it so short and au point! Sorry to note, but shouldn't you mean Countsess of Wessex instead of Essex? Waiting for next episode, as always! Regards from Portugal 🙂
There’s also a Countess of Essex who was an American 🥰
@@AmericanViscountessoh so sorry, didn't know, must research the Countess of Essex and learn a bit more! So sorry, she was next to other royal titles, just assume it could be just one letter short... 😅 Thank you for explaining to me! See you in your next episode!
@@AmericanViscountess That sent me down quite the rabbit hole! The current Earl is 78, unmarried with no heir and after him, the title will go to his fourth cousin once removed who is American.
@@mariadocarmogodinho7661 A Countess is a member of the Nobility, not of The Royal Family.
This was delightful. Thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm intrigued by Baronets. Apparently some view them peers while others don't?
I can help you here.... ua-cam.com/video/dQpVqNyrsBI/v-deo.html
Just love you and your videos. Thank- you!!!
You are so welcome!
With the change in the Line of Succession putting Princess Charlotte 3rd in line now, is there any chance title structures may chance, allowing the Royal Princesses to inherit a Dukedom?
that's up to the king. such stuff is written into the letter patent and for example the title Duke of Marlborough went to a woman as second holder and then to her sister's son.
Charles could create his sister Anne as duchess marchioness countess whatever in her own right, no problem. same with Charlotte upon her marriage (the usual timestamp to receive a title in royal family)
not impossible because the queen of duc of nomandy.
Very informative.
What with the coronation of King Charles III likely to take place next year, please consider an upcoming video explaining the roles your father-in-law, The Earl of Sandwich, and your husband, Viscount Hinchingbrook will play on that important day.
If you’re a Hapsburg you can have a lot of titles. Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary had so many titles I can’t name them all.
Love your amazing channel! ❤️👍🇺🇸
Thanks so much
I have a few questions? What about Lords and Ladys or would it be Lordship and Ladieship titles? Who gets them? How are they appointed and where do they rank in the title and or hierarchy of nobility? Does that also include knights and dames? Where do they rank in the hierarchy of things? If you could please let me know or rather do a new segment of these titles on you show? If at all possible? I thank you most kindly and do appreciate it.
Very informative Julie. Thank you!!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for explaining the titles
Thank you, Julie,
What does a title actually look like? Is it a collection of documents or is it a legal name change?
Thank you for this lovely video. However, there are a few inaccuracies:
First, Prince Albert was Prince Consort, not King Consort. The title "King Consort" does not exist in Britain, as far as I'm aware. In fact, Albert was awarded the title "Prince Consort" 17 years into his marriage to Queen Victoria. Before this, he simply held the title that he was born with, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, with the additional style of Royal Highness that he was given a few days prior to his wedding.
Second, although there is currently an extant Earldom of Essex and therefore probably a Countess of Essex, as you listed the titles of the British Royal family at the beginning of the video, I assume you meant the Countess of Wessex?
Third, considering the titles of a monarch's grandchildren in the female line, using the title of Prince/Princess is *not* optional. Descendants in the female line do not have the right to hold that title, according to the current rules in the UK. Children of British princesses always hold the title of their father - if he has any. As it became more common for royals to marry commoners, men that married a princess but did not hold a title of their own where often offered a hereditary peerage by the monarch. The last man to accept such an offer was Anthony Armstrong-Jones, husband to Princess Margaret, who was created Earl of Snowdon following his wedding. Hence, their children are styled as the children of an Earl. The same offer was made to Mark Phillips when he married Princess Anne, but they declined. Therefore, their two children Peter and Zara do not hold any titles and simply use their fathers surname. The only case in which a female line descendant could hold a Prince/ss title would be if the monarch specifically gave that title to them. :)
From my research, before he was titles Prince Consort he was known as King Consort as that is the title he wanted. The Countess of Essex is an example used - she was an American Heiress and I'm doing research on her. And yes, it is optional - Princess Anne had the option (if granted by The Queen) to use these titles for her 2 children. :-)
Great I would love to learn more about the royal titles
I always get confused after Duke and earl. That’s really nice that your father in law is in the House of Lords.
I love your channel! Being a Lexington, Kentucky native, I probably got my fascination with the British royal family, titles, and so on when the Queen, God rest her soul, made visits to our fair countryside to visit her racehorses. I’d love to hear more about titles and what each means. For example, what resources and responsibilities come with a title?
Will do a vlog on that soon!
@@AmericanViscountess I would love that. Thank you.
Thank you. Clear and concise.
Thank you very much Viscountess, it has been very interesting and in a few minutes you taught us in an easy way the British titles. I really wish your fellow American who is married to Prince Harry had your respect for the British Monarchy.
Very interesting and difficult to keep track of. I do however believe that Queen Victoria gave her husband the title of Prince Consort and not King Consort once she was crowned Queen.
17 years after she was made Queen, he became Prince Consort but prior to that he and she wanted him to be King Consort
Very nice, very understanding.
Lady Hinchingbrooke, its been brought to my attention that here in America , if your surname ( maiden name) is a locational name from England then its likely you are related to someone who held a title. Being a history buff and a very very curious person , I must know if my Maiden name Barnstable has anything to do with a previous Earl? My Great Aunt believed it did as she did some ancestry research however she passed away before we sat down and got into the details and her children now have all of that research and I do not speak much with them. I am not sure how to go about researching my family history past my grandparents? I would love some advice?
Woah, I actually learned something. Not the meanings of all the titles (I already knew that) but that the Earl of Sandwich brought Charles II back to England. Everyone just knows him as the inventor of the sandwich helping restore the monarchy is way more important.
This was excellent. This was very educational. 🤔 Hmmmmm who can I test. 😄 By the way love your blue dress. 💙
Thank you! 🤗
Fascinating 👏🏻👏🏻
IIRC, Prince Albert was never known as "king consort." Queen Victoria wanted him to have the title but it was ultimately rejected in favor of Prince Consort, which was also Prince Philip's title.
Yes, he wanted to be known as King Consort
@@AmericanViscountess He wanted to be but ultimately wasn't. You implied that he was.
No, Philip was a prince consort, but not the Prince Consort like Victoria's husband. It wasn't his title.
@@melodyclark1944 Thanks for clarifying. Albert, however, did have the title of Prince Consort. And I always wondered why Philip didn't have the title Prince Consort if that was his role. Was Duke of Edinburgh his only title?
@@hotwax9376 That's what I meant. He was Albert, Prince Consort and the only one with that title. It was Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh, earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich and a bunch of knighthoods and stuff
Great explanation!! Thanks!!💫
Glad it was helpful!
Love your video , it was very clear and you explained the content of the video very well.. Very interesting. I learnt something too , had no idea it was the first Earl Sandwich who brought King Charles second back to the throne of England. Thank you .,
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puts our British Viscountess' to shame!
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Here you area, twenty plus years as a Viscountess, and still learning about heraldry and titles and nobility. Yet, Duchess Meghan had less than three years to try to grasp the enormity of British aristocracy and was “bashed” in the press when she made mistakes. As an American, you know that we aren’t taught these topics. I looked at my son’s history books, when he was in high school in 2010-2011, and there was less than a page explaining topics such as heraldry. Thank you for taking the time to teach those of us who want to know more and learn bewt via videos.
I see the lapel mic on the Vicountess, but in editing it appears that the sound source chosen is the camera microphone.
Hi! Do you get invitations for any activities from Their Majesties? Dinners, the coronation etc?
Hello, Viscountess Henchingbrook, may I call you Julie? I was just curious, Even as an American I'm pretty well versed in the way titles work however, my question is, why is Sophie the Countess of Wessex and Edward Earl of Wessex instead of Count of Wessex? That one has always baffled me a bit. Thank you for the information and your wonderful videos. I enjoy them immensely. Have a wonderful day! Sincerely, Stacey S, Kansas USA.
Hi! And yes in Europe it would be Count and Countess. In the English nobility the title Earl developed as an equivalent to the title of Count. Hope that helps!
@@AmericanViscountess oh. Thank you so much for the clarification. Because I've heard both I was a bit confused. 💐💖
Earl is the British equivalent of Count in Europe, and Countess is the female equivalent of Earl in the UK. Have you ever watched Downton Abbey? The main characters are the Earl of Grantham and his wife, the Countess of Grantham.
@@BlissfulDee yes, that's what Julie just said. Thank you for the help. And no, that's one of the few I haven't seen. But my mom and sister love that show, and the movie.
I believe that the tradition in England for using "Earl" instead of countess derives from the Scandanavian/Viking word "Jarl".
Thank you🎉I like your videos 🎉
Do you still have your US citizenship, like dual citizenship, or did you renounce your American citizenship and just have British citizenship to have the title?
I love these shorter videos
Well Julie if you remember in USA we do have titles " Burger King" the king of Burgers
What I like the most about this video is that you don't do the typical American trying sound/act more European in order to be classy. You are straightforwardly a classy American, rather than pretending to be something else. 90% of class is about simple-but-quality tastes, good manners, and either demonstrating a real understanding of the topic being discussed, or a genuine interest in learning from the other person if you don't (being well-educated is more of a bi-product of being classy, rather than the cause of it). The fancy ceremonies that most people associate with class are maybe 2% of it. Outside of that, "less is more" is typically the way to go. People mess things up when they try to hard and put on heirs to look impressive/sophisticated.
What is your oldest sons title then? Are your in laws invited to King Charles coronation? Do they have coronation gowns and crowns? Do you get to go? Who makes the coronation robes? Are the peers preparing now? Has William ever worn a crown in public? He will wear one when his father is crowned correct?
I believe her son may have the third curtesy title or may be styled The Honorable
Invitation/ attendance to a coronation depends on available space, order of precedence of the title’s creation (peerages of England, Scotland and NI before created for GB or UK), and for the main title holder and consort. Royal and non-royal dukes and other peers and peeresses wear coronets and their ceremonial robes at a coronation, and they are also distinguishable by rank (highest being dukedoms, and lowest baron, though for Scotland baronies and lordships are different as before the union a Scottish baron was created for attendance of the Scottish parliament and a lord (equal to baron in England) was feudal. If the new P of W gets an investiture, he will, if memory serves me correctly, wear a coronet. In the UK it’s usually only the ladies (princesses, peeresses etc.) who wear tiaras in public, but rules for wearing tiaras differ from country to country. In the UK only (unmarried) women of sufficient rank (royal princesses), married women (also widows), can wear them at applicable functions. The Viscountess Hinchingbrooke’s eldest son can use the second subsidiary title of baron Montagu, but doesn’t, and as such is then styled as the Honourable William Montagu, but when his father inherits the earldom, he will then be Viscount Hinchingbrooke, and his younger brother will remain an ‘Hon’, though remains in the succession line to the titles, but above his uncle (the current viscount’s younger brother).
@@Elvertaw it would normally be the second subsidiary title (being Baron Montagu), however under the Letters Patent when the Earldom was created, the grandson lawfully begotten is titled only as "The Hon." When the current (11th) Earl of Sandwich passes, the American Viscountess will then become Countess of Sandwich (as an Earl in England and Wales is the equivalent to a Count in Continental Europe), while the oldest grandson of the current Earl of Sandwich will become Viscount Hinchingbrooke.
Correction here... children of princesses are not given any princely titles.
Do we know why they still refer to Prince Andrew as the Duke of York? I thought the Duke of York was the second oldest son of the monarch, so now it would be Harry. By the way, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke is the coolest title I've ever heard!
They hold the title for life and are hereditary. They will always be Duke of York and Duke of Sussex. The next Duke of York would likely be Prince Louis as Prince Andrew only had daughters. The next Duke of Sussex while be his son Archie.
It is tradition if the title Duke of York is available it goes to the second son who keeps it for life and then it passes on to his son. If they don't change the law so Princess Beatrice can inherit it then it will likely next be given to Prince Louis after William is king and then it would pass on to Louis's son.
He is Prince Andrew because he was the sovereign's child, i.e., a prince. Until he got married, his title was "His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew". When he got married, he was made the Duke of York, and his title became "His Royal Highness The Duke of York". People use Prince Andrew and Duke of York interchangeably. Or sometimes "Prince Andrew, Duke of York." Peerages are given, not automatic. Traditionally, the second son of the monarch is given the title Duke of York, but it is not guaranteed or automatic.
I can see that others have already pointed out that Prince Albert was a Prince Consort, never King Consort. Also male-line great-grandchild of the monarch are not automatically a princes, as your chart seems to imply. As you said, exceptions were made in the case of Prince William's children. Otherwise, very informative; thanks for posting!
yes he was officially known as Prince Consort 17 years later but wanted to be known as King Consort and from my research was known as that until the official title of Prince Consort.
I’ve just come across with this interesting channel. Are you related to HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester? As she was from the House of Montagu as well.
sorry to disturb you but i have a question to ask: if a woman that becomes queen through marriage already has a daughter would her being appointed princess absolutely require her to be married to a prince or are there other ways for her to be appointed and can she be named princess by virtue of her mother's marriage to the king?
The daughter would not be styled Princess even upon marriage of her mother as she is not the daughter of the monarch. See also as an example Marius Borg Høiby, who is the son of Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, now Crownprincess of Norway. He was never made prince as his father is not part of the royal family.
If she marries a prince, she is technically just the wife of a prince, which does not make her a princess in her own right. She will share the title of her husband as seen in HRH Princess Michael of Kent. (Prince Michael of Kent is a cousin of the late Queen).
I’m distantly related to your husband I’m a descendant of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury