Hereditary Prince

In ruling princely families, the title Hereditary Prince or Hereditary Princess refers to the child who is intended for the inheritance an legal succession o the ruler (presumption), while possible siblings are not taken into account. When a Hereditary Prince is married, his wife receives the title of Hereditary Princess. In imperial and royal families, the intended heir tae the throne is referred to as the crown prince an the heir to the throne as the Crown princess, thus the teetle is outranked by someone who is Crown Prince. Most Hereditary Princes were heirs to duchies in the German Empire or within the Holy Roman Empire. The heir to the Principality of Monaco uses the title Hereditary Prince.

Related pages

 * Crown Prince
 * Electoral Prince
 * Duchy
 * Kingdom