Substantive title explained

A substantive title, in the United Kingdom, is a title of nobility which is owned in its own right, as opposed to titles shared among cadets, borne as a courtesy title by a peer's relatives, or acquired through marriage.^[1]

Current monarchies

• United Kingdom – Prince of Wales (must be conferred by monarch)
• United Kingdom – Duke of Cornwall (restricted to eldest son of monarch)
• United Kingdom – Duke of Rothesay (restricted to eldest son of monarch)

Granted titles

The Almanach de Gotha treated titles used by dynasties of abolished monarchies:^[2] the head of the house bearing a traditional title of the dynasty in lieu of or after the given name.

In accordance with a tradition dating back to the reign of Napoleon I, titles in pretence were treated by the Almanach de Gotha as if still borne by members of reigning dynasties.^[2]

See also

• Cadet (genealogy)
• Ennoblement
• Hereditary peer
• Imperial, royal and noble ranks
• Jure uxoris
• Peerages in the United Kingdom
• Subsidiary title
• Territorial designation

Notes and References

1. Web site: About titles. GOV.UK. .
2. Book: de Diesbach, Ghislain. Ghislain de Diesbach

   . Secrets of the Gotha. Ghislain de Diesbach . 1967. Chapman & Hall. UK, pp. 23-24, 29, 37.