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A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. (Crown Princess is also the title of the wife of the Crown Prince.) In Europe, lineal succession conventions (see for example Salic Law) usually dictate that the eldest child (as in Sweden, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands) or the eldest son of the current monarch ( United Kingdom, Spain, Denmark etc) fills this role, but in Arab monarchies, for example, succession rules may differ and a Crown Prince may gain the title on merit, or because someone is not seen as a threat to the reign of the current monarch; in such cases a person granted the title may also lose it, with it being granted to another member of the Royal Family.
Compare heir apparent and heir presumptiveAn heir presumptive is one who is first in line to inherit a title or property, such as a monarchy, because there is not yet an heir apparent. Depending on the rules of the monarchy in question, the heir presumptive might be the daughter of a monarch (if.
It should however be noted that, although it is often used as a generic term for heir apparent, it is seldom an official title in the European monarchies. Currently, only the heirs apparent to the Scandinavian monarchies officially bear the title, while the heir presumptive normally would be titled Hereditary Prince. Many monarchies use special titles
- DauphinThe Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. Guy VIII, Count of Vienne, had a dolphin on his coat of arms and had been nicknamed le Dauphin ( French for dolphin . The title of Dauphin du Viennois descen (France)
- Prince of AsturiasThe title Prince of Asturias is given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. The current Prince of Asturias is Prince Felipe, son of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia. In the event of the lack of an heir apparent, the title is not given to th (Spain)
- Duke of BraganzaThe Duchy of Braganca or Braganza is one of the most important titles of the Portuguese Royal Family. Since the accession to the throne of the Dynasty of Braganca, in 1640, the heir of the Portuguese Crown is the Duke of Braganca a tradition that lasted e or Prince of Brazil (titles of the PortugueseRepublica Portuguesa ( In Detail) National motto: None Official language Portuguese 3 Capital Lisbon President Jorge Sampaio Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes Area Total % water World ranking: 109th 92,391 kmē0. 5 % Population Total ( 2004) Density World heir after 1640Events December 1 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. Spain does not recognize the indepedence before 1668 Charles I summons and rapidly dismisses the Short Parliament in an attempt to fund the second of the)
- Prince of OrangePrince of Orange (Dutch: Prins van Oranje is a title given to the Heir Apparent of the Netherlands. History and Use The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (from (House of Orange-Nassau) (The Netherlands)
- Duke of Brabant ( Belgium)
- Duke of Calabria ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies)
- Prince Imperial (Napoleonic France)
- Tsesarevich (Russia)
- Prestolonaslednik ( Serbia)
- Duke of Cornwall (England, Great Britain, United Kingdom)
- Duke of Rothesay (Scotland, Great Britain, United Kingdom)
- Prince of Wales (England, Great Britain, United Kingdom)
See also: Crown Prince Party of the People's Republic of China
