Princess Royal

The title of Princess Royal ( [ prɪnsəs rɔɪəl ] German about: Royal Princess ) gives the British monarch traditionally, but not automatically, his eldest daughter. This is worn for life and may be awarded to another lifetime Princess Royal Princess no. Overall, there have been seven winners of the title.

The current Princess Royal Princess Anne. The title was launched as Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the daughter of Henry IV of France and wife of Charles I of England wanted to imitate the title of the eldest daughter of the king of France, " Madame Royale ".

List of Princesses Royal

The Princess Mary (later Queen Mary II of England, 1662-1694 ), the eldest daughter of James II and wife of William III. of Orange, and Sophia Dorothea (1687-1757), the only daughter of George I., and wife of Friedrich Wilhelm I would come for the title in question, but did not get it.

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