MyWiki:WikiProject British Royalty/Style guide
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The below is an essay that provides a detailed template for biographies of members of the British royal family.
| Forename IV | |||||
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| File:ForenameYYYY.jpg Portrait by Name of Artist, Date | |||||
| King of Somewhere, Somewhere Else, and Third Place | |||||
| Reign | D Month YYYY – D Month YYYY | ||||
| Coronation | D Month YYYY | ||||
| Predecessor | Thingy | ||||
| Successor | Son II | ||||
| Born | {{birth date|yyyy|m|d|df=yes}} Residence, City | ||||
| Died | {{death date and age|YYYY|M|D|yyyy|m|d|df=yes}} Town, Region | ||||
| Burial | D Month YYYY Region, Country | ||||
| Spouse | Lady Wife Maidenname m. YYYY; d. YYYY Lady Newwife Maidenname m. YYYY; wid. YYYY | ||||
| Issue | Son II Princess Daughter, Title2 of Place2 Prince Son2 of Nod | ||||
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| House | House of Pies | ||||
| Father | Daddy, Prince of Wales | ||||
| Mother | Mummy Maidenname | ||||
| Occupation | Military; Ballet | ||||
Forename IV (formerly Prince Forename of Nod; born Lord Forename Surname; Forename Middle Names Surname[N 1]; D Month YYYY – D Month YYYY) was a senior/junior member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of Queen Thingy. He was notable for, between YYYY and YYYY, doing something or other.
Early life
[edit source]Lord Forename Surname was born on D Month YYYY at Residence, City. He was the second son and third child of Prince Daddy, Earl of Theshire and his second wife, Lady Mummy Hermaidenname, and the second grandson and fourth grandchild of Prince Grandad, Duke of Nod and Princess Grandma, Duchess of Nod. He was baptised on D Month YYYY in the baptism room at Residence, City, by Archbishop Bob Roberts. His godparents were a considerable list of wikilinked individuals.[2]
Within months of his birth, he was created a Prince of the United Kingdom, and granted the style of Highness, becoming known as HH Prince Forename of Nod.
Dukedom of Nod
[edit source]When, in a freak accident, at Somewhere, on D Month YYYY, his father and childless elder brother died within months of eachother, Prince Forename inherited his father's dukedom, and became HRH The Duke of Nod[3].
Marriage
[edit source]An interesting tale of how he met his wife, Lady Wife Maidenname, youngest daughter of Father Maidenname, 8th Baron of Oz and his wife, Mother Maidenname, Baroness of Oz. The couple wed, on D Month YYYY, at A Certain Chapel, Town.
The Duchess of Nod died, in Place, soon after the birth of their youngest child, Prince Son2 of Nod, who died himself within months of birth.
Soon after the marriage, in recognition of his status as heir-apparent, the Duke of Nod's great-grandmother created him Prince of Wales.
Ascension
[edit source]When, on D Month YYYY, Queen Thingy died at Buckingham Palace, the Prince of Wales ascended the throne, using the regnal name HM Forename IV.
Later life
[edit source]Forename IV died, on D Month YYYY, at Windsor Castle, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Son, Prince of Wales, who ruled as HM Son II. He was buried, on D Month YYYY, at Chapel.
Legacy
[edit source]An assessment of their life, and notes on their legacy.
Including details of places, etc. named after them.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit source]| Royal styles of Forename IV of Somewhere | |
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| File:Arms of the United Kingdom.svg | |
| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Titles and styles
[edit source]From his father's ascension to the throne, on D Month YYYY, until his own accession, on D Month YYYY, Prince Forename held the style His Royal Highness Prince Forename, Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
Honours
[edit source]British honours
- KG: Knight of the Garter, YYYY
- KBE: Knight of the British Empire, YYYY
- GBE: Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire, YYYY
Commonwealth honours
- Australia Abbrev.: Knight of BBQ, YYYY
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Foreign honours
- Republic of Ireland Abbrev.: Knight of Whatever, YYYY
Military
[edit source]- 2Lt, YYYY–YYYY: Second-Lieutenant, Whatever division
- Lt, YYYY–YYYY: Lieutenant, Whatever division
Honorary military appointments
[edit source]British
- YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of Whatever
Commonwealth
- YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of Canada Whatever
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Foreign
- YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of Japan Whatever
Other appointments
[edit source]- Chancellor of the University of X
Arms
[edit source]Forename's arms were: Quarterly, I and IV Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or (for England); II Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland).
Issue
[edit source]| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Lady Wife Maidenname | |||
| Son II | D Month YYYY | D Month YYYY | married (1), YYYY, Princess Wife of Elsewhere; divorced YYYY; had issue (2), YYYY, Princess Wife of Elsewhere; no issue |
| Princess Daughter, Title2 of Place2 | D Month YYYY | D Month YYYY | married, YYYY, Husband, Title2 of Place2; had issue |
| Prince Son2 of Nod | D Month YYYY | D Month YYYY | died in infancy |
| By Lady Newwife Maidenname | |||
| no issue | |||
Ancestry
[edit source]Ancestral table.
See also
[edit source]
Notes
[edit source]References
[edit source]- List of reference works cited in the article
External links
[edit source]- An external web-site