Royal styles

title for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon

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Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty. It is typically used with a possessive adjective: "His Highness", "Her Highness" (HH), "Their Highnesses", etc. Although often combined with other adjectives of honour indicating rank, such as "Imperial", "Royal" or "Serene", it may be used alone.

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way of addressing religious figures

style of reference for high nobility

title given by the Pope to the monarch of Poland

formulaic and constitutional phrase

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way of addressing the monarch of France

title given by the Pope to the monarch of Spain

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sobriquet awared by Pope Benedict XIV and used by the Portuguese monarchs from 1748 to 1910

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Sire is an archaic respectful form of address to reigning kings in Europe. In French and other languages it is less archaic and relatively more current. In Belgium, the king is addressed as "Sire..." in both Dutch and French.

honorific title of the emperor of Japan

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styled title used by the Kings of Hungary

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former Swedish Privy Council

Style used by members of certain sovereign ducal families

Formal mode of address to a Georgian monarch

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