Royalty 101: Prince of Wales
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For 64 years Charles, the heir to the British throne was known as The Prince of Wales. On September 9th, 2022, his mother died and he became King Charles III,. One day later, in his first address as monarch he made the announcement that his son and heir, William was created Prince of Wales. The heirs to most European thrones hold the title Crown Prince or Princess. So why is the heir to the British throne called the Prince of Wales?
Let’s explore the history of how the title was taken by the English royal family; meet the 29 men, both native Welsh and English Royal who have held;
find out why 7 Princes of Wales never got to be king; learn who gets to be Prince of Wales, what rights and other titles they have, the history of the heraldry, what other heirs to the thrones of Europe are called, and explore the possible future of the title and if the current Prince of Wales will ever get an investiture ceremony....
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The research and making of these videos must take you at least a fulltime job or more. You really find facts that are way beyond the standard rehash of royal history. How long does each video take you?
That’s a great point! I wonder, what does she do by trade?
I'm pretty sure Lindsay confirmed in another video she has been able to make this her full-time job now that she has a large following! 🙂
Yes I am fortunate enough to do this as my full time job, thanks to my awesome subscribers and patrons! It takes 30-50 hours to research, write, record, create graphics and edit each video. And I love every minute of it!
@@LindsayHoliday That's so cool! You do an amazing job. You make history fun!
@@LindsayHoliday Wow, that’s lot of time. Thank you so much for this. I’ve learned so much over the past few years and it’s changed my life much for the better.
Im from Gwynedd in Wales, well done on the pronunciation of the names. They can be really difficult. Love the depth you go to in your videos
That's a first, usually her pronunciation of names is appalling. Maybe she finally decided to up her game.
@@sballantine8127 two videos back it was "bandou"... Now it's "ik diEn".... 🙄🙄
What about her pronounciation of "Worcestershire" 🙉😬😬😬
Lindsay’s videos have changed my life! I’ve always known I enjoyed history but it wasn’t until I discovered this channel that I became fascinated with it. Lindsay Holiday was the first historical TH-camr I’d ever found and opened the door for a deep passion with everything history. One day I hope to be a History teacher so I can spread this devotion I feel to the subject. Keep up the great work, Lindsay. Thank you for these amazing videos!
That's awesome! We need more great history educators!
I'd love to see a video about the queens regnant of Navarre, I always found it fascinating how, through circumstances, many women got to sit on that throne!
Very informative video. May I respectfully point out one error. At 15:10 you referred to Prince William as “Baron Carrickfergus in Ireland”. He is in fact Baron Carrickfergus in NORTHERN Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland (which includes about 75% of the island of Ireland) we don’t have monarchs or royal titles.
I know it's a semantic argument (and I intend no offence) but the thing called the "Peerage of Ireland" still exists though it obviously has no official recognition by the government of the Republic of Ireland or under its constitution.
No new titles in the Peerage of Ireland have been created since the 19th century.
However, the titles created before that time continue to be inherited even though many take their names from places which are situated in the Republic of Ireland. For example, the current (9th) Duke of Leinster is Maurice Fitzgerald. There are many other such titles.
The Peerage of Ireland as a peerage of territory that formerly formed part of the UK until 1922 is administered from the present day UK, along with the other peerages of the UK (England, Scotland, Great Britain and the UK).
You are completely right in saying that Carrickfergus is in Northern Ireland (probably a politically wise move by the UK's royal family to stick to titles from within the UK) but there is no such thing as the "Peerage of Northern Ireland" and Carrickfergus does sit on the geographical island of Ireland. I know there are sensitivities around these matters.
I was thinking of commenting the same point, but ou hot to it first.
There's 2 Irelands? Like 'the Two Sicilies' or literally separate countries, 🤔 ?? I didn't know that. How could I not know that?
@@mediocremaiden8883 Similar, you could say, to Macedonia (Greece and Northern Macedonia), Luxembourg (Belgium and Luxembourg) and Brabant (Belgium and the Netherlands).
Ireland is an island.
It was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1921.
26 of its counties became independent in 1921. These form the modern day Republic of Ireland.
The remaining 6 counties stayed put in the United Kingdom and the name changed in 1927 to its current form: "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and *Northern* Ireland."
@@mediocremaiden8883 Well, you know now.
If they replaced the title, they could invent something along the lines of “Prince/Princess of Wessex” since it was the first dynasty to rule over England, or they could simple have the title Crown Prince/Princess
YEAH I THINK PRINCE OF WESSEX SOUNDS GOOD
There already is a Prince of Wessex. Queen Elizabeth's youngest son Edward well officially its Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife Countess Sophie Rhys-Jones of Wessex. Although now that Charles is King, He will bestow Prince Edward as the Duke of Edinburgh, as well (Prince Phillip's title)
@@mediocremaiden8883 He’s EARL of Wessex, not Prince, it’s two different levels of peerage, honestly I don’t think that it would matter the two having the same name, and no, Edward is not going to be Duke of Edinburgh, actually Charles wants to bestow the title to Princess Charlotte
@@amitystan Charles wanting to make Princess Charlotte the Duchess of Edinburgh is actually a rumour
@@amitystan Well there sort of *are* both a prince and princess of Wessex currently: Prince Edward's children, currently known as Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn, could theoretically be referred to as Princess Louise of Wessex and Prince James of Wessex, respectively.
Your narration is very lyrical and concise and conveys a lot of useful historical information. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
The heir to the spanish throne also bears the titles of Prince of Viana (Kindom of Navarre) and Prince of Girona (Crown of Aragon). Speaking of Spain, all noble titles in Spain pass to the eldest child regardless of gender unlike other realms titles which pass preferebly if not only to men. That's why the noble with the most noble titles in the world is a woman with over 40 titles to her name, most notably the Duchy of Medinaceli.
And please also make videos about other famous queens regnant, like the queens regnant of Navarre, Georgia (most notably Tamar the Great) and Jerusalem (which had five queens regnant in a row).
She is only half-Spaniard though. The duchess is a German aristocrat, a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Most of her paternal and maternal ancestry is Germany. Her Spanish blood comes from her paternal grandmother
" That's why the noble with the most noble titles in the world is a woman with over 40 titles to her name, most notably the Duchy of Medinaceli."
As every country in the Commonwealth is a title of the british monarch, that's still less than the king of England ^^'
Old titles in the peerage of Scotland are also heritable by women (Countess of Mar and Countess of Sutherland)
@@krankarvolund7771 k?
@@krankarvolund7771 Not really. Only 14 of them.
I've been watching your videos since last year when HRM Elizabeth II passed. Love your research, look into the history and why's of the royal lines all over the world.
I’ve had your videos playing for about 40% of my day for the last few weeks and I’m still absolutely obsessed!
an interesting fact about Mary I was that she was unofficially Princess of Wales (heir apparent to Henry VII). The wikipedia article reads as "In 1525, Henry sent Mary to the border of Wales to preside, presumably in name only, over the Council of Wales and the Marches. She was given her own court based at Ludlow Castle and many of the royal prerogatives normally reserved for a Prince of Wales. Vives and others called her the Princess of Wales, although she was never technically invested with the title. She appears to have spent three years in the Welsh Marches, making regular visits to her father's court, before returning permanently to the home counties around London in mid-1528."
Thatis true.
To pronounce "Ich Dien" better, try saying "itch deen" (itch without the "t").
Wouldn't be perfect, since the german "ch"-sound doesn't seem to exist in english, but it's a lot closer to the real prononciation :)
Still, I appreciate the effort you made. Thank you. Keep it up Lindsay,
Greetings from Germany
OMG!! This is my request!! 🤩
Thank you Lindsay, thank you so much, i'll be looking forward for the next videos about the Princes of Wales 👑
Man you could make a video on the history of grass and I'd watch every minute. You have such a gift for story telling!!
You are officially among the Top 10 Teachtubers! May you reach 800k & + soon!
I wish you would do a series on French Consorts. I know you get tons of requests but maybe sometime this year? *fingers crossed* please 🙏
Ooh, yes please.
I love your videos! Always very entertaining and informative. Just one suggestion....Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is mispronounced in several videos. Coburg should be pronounced [ko-bUrk] (short oo like "book", not open E like "bear"). For most foreign place names and place names, there are phonetic transcriptions and recordings of native speakers on Wikipedia and Forvo to help you.
Also the pronunciation of the German word ‘dien’ is ‘deen’, the I is silent.
I deeply hope she takes advantage of this tip, her mangled pronunciation of names of people and places is usually so painfully awful that I've been avoiding watching her videos. Which is a shame, because she addresses so many extremely interesting subjects.
I could listen to you for hours. You articulate perfectly and the way you explain all the rich history of the Royals is fascinating. I have never subscribed to any of these videos but, I would yours if, I knew how. Thank-you
Thank you for making this content and will upload their wives as well (Princess of Wales). I have many suggestions for your future content.
All the Chinese Emperors through 2852 BC - 1912
All Japanese Emperors through
660 BC - present
All Russian Tsars through 862-1917
Thank you 😄. I always find your videos fascinating.
Ooh, yes please.🤔
Thanks!
I learned a lot from your channel. Plus your voice is like asmr to me. I have trouble sleeping. Thank you 😊
Thank you for all the hard work you do for these videos!
im always happy when your videos are longer, they're always a treat :) looking forward to next weeks video, ive got my notification bell on! great work as usual
Hi Lindsay! First I wanted to say I'm so happy I've come across your channel, especially the Medieval Christmas one, I think we should bring back 12 days of Christmas rest!!
I wanted to just let you know that as a Welsh citizen, that some of your pronunciations of the Welsh Princes of Wales weren't quite right. But saying that, if you're thinking of creating another video on Welsh history in the future I would be more than happy to lend a helping hand on language & pronounciation if you were interested! I speak Welsh as well!
And also, thank you so much for taking an interest in our incredible and long-forgotten history! It means a lot!
Regards, Gwenllian
I hope she takes your advice. Her voice is a little annoying and the mispronunciations add to that effect
I'll never get over the black prince drilling a hole in that gigantic ruby 😆😆😆😂😭 Every time I hear it I my eye twitches hahahahaha lawd!
George of Hanover was Anne's heir presumptive for only 2 months; before that it was his mother, Sophia of Hanover. Dien in Ich Dien is pronounced like "deen."
Excellent video.
I do wonder 🤔 about this 🙂 I can't wait to watch this tomorrow
Hi there I am a long-term subscriber here. Hopefully you ❤️this comment.....love all of your dedication and hard work in you're videos. keep up the amazing work
So much juicy history and your presented it so smoothly.
I am astounded by your level of research. Thank you for your hard work!
You are appreciated and admired.
This was great! Wonderfully researched and presented. I'm quite familiar with this subject, but even I learned a few things from this video. Can't wait until the three part series, expanding on this topic!
Jane Seymour didn’t die giving birth as you mentioned at 7:20. She died from what was most likely puerperal fever 12 days after her son’s birth.
As a result of giving birth Jane Seymour developed sepsis. The knowledge of proper sanitation and germs were unknown at that time. Many women of that era died the same way succumbing to systemic infections some days or more after childbirth.
I always find these so interesting!! Thank you!!
Happy New Year Lindsay and Thanks for your videos, Looking forward to your next video, I'm heading to your Podcast next
The ruby you mentioned, the Black Prince’s Ruby, is not actually a ruby, but a Spinel!
Do you think you could do King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. I think kings like him are so fascinating. 🙏
The big stone in the imperial state crown is an spinel and not an ruby. Learned this last week
Probably not so bad knocking a hole in it then! I had been thinking "wow, that's ruined a very nice ruby".
Thanks Lindsay! I learned so much with ur videos!
I enjoy your channel immensely, and have learned so much that during my visit to London I've impressed the guide of the Buckingham Palace area tour so much with my knowledge, especially since I'm not even British! And all thanks to your videos! Thank you Lindsay! 😊
Good one! Looking forward to the next video
Fun little fact: it was suggested to King George VI to make Princess Elizabeth the Princess Of Wales to try to smooth over political events in Wales but the King didn't do it.
I adore your voice.
Been waiting this whole time for this video, I love you
I can't wait for Princesses of Wales and 3 part series of All Princes of Wales as well 👍👍❤️❤️
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Thank you, Lindsay. This was very interesting.
Impressive research.
I hope he chooses the King George V coronet. It looks more regal and not dated as a 60's/70's idea.
I’m waiting for a video about Queen Joanna I of Naples. Her life was so interesting and unique for a woman in these times that I’m really suprised there is so little videos abt her
@write me up @LindsayHoliday @LindsayHoliday Wow, that's awesome!!! How can I contact you exactly???
Can you do a video on the Medici family of Italy?
I love your videos. Thank you
Does anyone else have to listen to this on .75 playback speed because there’s such a wealth of information at once? 😂 I love these videos. So fascinating and well done.
A wealth of knowledge! 🙏
Can someone teach me something? From everything I’ve read, when Charles and Diana divorced, Diana was allowed to keep her title as Princess of Wales as part of the settlement. Had she not preceded Her Late Majesty in death, how would this have worked when Charles became king? Diana and Kate could not have shared the title. Would Diana have, at that time been forced to relinquish the title? As the mother of the future king, would she have been given a different title to use; one of Charles’ other subsidiary titles, perhaps?? Thanks in advance!!!
Wow, what an absolutely fascinating question! I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to know the answer to this. I wonder who else we could ask who would know the right answer? My first guess would be Lady Colin Campbell, but then one would have to listen to her unfortunately much too strident (for me) podcasts in the hopes of finding out the answer.
Actually, at the divorce, Queen Elizabeth II issued a decree how former wives of peers should be styled. So Diana was Her Royal Higness THE Princess of Wales. After her divorce, she was Diana, Princess of Wales. She lost the HRH and the important THE. So if Diana were alive, she'd be Diana, Princess of Wales and her daughter-in-law would be The Princess of Wales. It's like with the situation where a dowager Queen and a new Queen exist. Also, the title was never Diana's to begin with. It belonged to her husband, in the sense it was his name and she used the feminine version of it. So if a Miss Jane Smith married a Mr John Cooper, she'd be Mrs John Cooper, the female version of her husband's name, and she'd lose it upon divorce.
@@sballantine8127 I enjoy Lady Colin Campbell's videos but everyone has different tastes.
Reportedly Diana was offered the title of Princess in her own right the same as Prince Philip but she was bitter and declined, announcing that she was keeping Princess of Wales in order to keep the status as the third lady in the land. The RF then had no choice but to remove the HRH. She would probably have remarried eventually especially once Charles married Camilla and would have given up the title at that point.
Honestly being welsh I think the title should not be used anymore unless they do have ties to wales.
Amazing video, Lindsay! Please consider doing a Prince of Asturias video, if that interests you.
The beautiful Michel Sittow painting you use for a young Catherine of Aragon isn’t her. Recent scholarship has identified the sitter as Mary Tudor, the sister of Prince Arthur and Henry VIII. The painting is currently on view at the Met with this identification. There’s a great catalog entry explaining the re-identification in the catalogue “The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England”.
Excellent as always
@LindsayHoliday. I tried, but was unable to
Great video
Very interesting love the history, Thank you.
This was very educational. Thank you.
Great video!
I love the modern crown. Something about it speaks to my MCM loving soul. It’s so different and special.
My personal opinion on the prince of Wales title in the future when William becomes king is to let the Welsh decide if they agree for the title to be used if not then it will be better to get rid of any conflict by exchanging the british heir's title to crown prince like most other monarchies
As a welsh person I agree.
@History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday I really do appreciate all the work you put into your videos, as do all your fans!!!!!
A great big THAAANK YOU isn't even enough!
I'll see you on Patreon!
I love watching your videos and may I please suggest a future video on Lucrezia Borgia?
Conquer: to gain or acquire by force of arms. Stolen is different than conquer. Some can argue that they are the same but when nations go to war and there is a victor and it's not post 1776 (we only request territory to bury our dead), then to the winner goes the spoils. Context. The Welsh may wish it differently but the English conquered them and they were unable to gain back their independence. The English were never able to gain their independence from the French King, William the Conqueror. So it is not theft when you win it in a fight especially if it is in medieval times.
Ur my favorite TH-camr
I hope you'll make a video of margherita of Savoy queen consort of Italy heard she's also interesting
Honestly i think the only thing keeping the title alive at this point is William and Kates personality.
I think it would help if the Prince of Wales had a stronger connection to Wales. Perhaps moving there (or at least holiday there like balmoral) and carry out more royal duties in Wales. Becoming a sort of seperate institution.
He lived and worked in wales for a few years tbf and actually has said he loves wales can’t blame him my country is gorgeous 🏴
I wouldn’t. They start doing this stuff and the whole thing unravels.
I have to correct you about the German pronunciation of Ich Dien. Dien in German is sounded with a long e. It would be phonetically sounded as Ick Deen, not Ick Dee-In.
Can you make more videos about Monaco’s royal family
In France, the heir apparent was given the title of Count of Dauphiné, which was nicknamed in "le Dauphin" or the dolphin in english.
Perhaps if they ( William and Catherine) resided in actual Wales and were representatives for the Welsh it would be a little more appropriate?? Surely they could live there as past Princes and Princesses of Wales have at Ludlow? Or somewhere within Wales that was suitable? Learn the language and culture? Teach it to their children or at least George who will also be the Prince of Wales one day?? Maybe I'm being naive but I'd think the Welsh would appreciate it that their Prince knew their traditions and culture and resided within their country?
Cool video
I hope William wears the older coronet. The one made for Charles, well you can tell it was made in the 60’s.
Is this a fact or an imaginary opinion?
@@sballantine8127 what part of “I hope…” made it seem like I was stating anything other than an opinion?
7:23 Why does everyone forget that Anne of Cleves was the true survivor among Henry VIII's wives, outliving Catherine Parr by nine years?
If yes, other titile are on the same level, such as Prince/Princess of Asturia, would be abolished too?
Queen Mary I was Princess of Wales, living at Ludlow castle 1525-1531!
You should make a video on the House of Glucksburg.
So, a huge glaring omission is any info on how/where/when the coronet was "stolen" before King Edward I placed it on his son's head??
Jane Seymour did not die while giving birth… She lasted almost two weeks before dying of complications.
Do one on the children of emperor karl I of austria hungary
This video was very informative! I was VERY DISAPPOINTED when it was announced that Prince William would NOT get an investiture ceremony as the new Prince of Wales.
Too close in time to his own father’s investiture ceremony as King Charles 111.
Do you have a video of "A History of Royal Christening" ?
Super Film
Makes sense since I got one
74 years not 64 and Elizabeth died on the 8th
Charles named Prince of Wales in 1958, which was 64 years before he became king. His investiture ceremony took place in 1969.
Dunning-Kruger. Well done.
On the view of the Tudor family tree, I am sorry to say that Queen Elizabeth's name is misspelled. The "z" is missing.
I am a decendant of Owain Glyndowr his daught being my greatest grandmother
Ugh that crown in the first few seconds. Just stunning !! Lifetime goal to see it in person
Less than 1% of Welsh adults are negative while 99% are positive to the POW.
William ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Archaeology has shown that the celts were not pushed west into Wales. This was the idea like, 100 years ago before DNA testing. The remains in England show that the Celts and Saxons mixed.
As it should! I can see why Wales is still pissed.
Makes sense
"Dien" in German is pronounced without the e and sounds like the English "dean"
I’m Welsh and proud to have have William and Catherine as the Prince and Princess of Wales
The title is not stolen
It's just how the world was back until
When you play chess you must play by the rules and on losing the game you can't suddenly change the rules and say that the other party's victory is pointless.