Wikipedia: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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]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, second son and fourth child of Prince Grandad, Duke of Nod and Princess Grandad, Duchess of Nod, and his second wife, Lady Mummy Hermaidenname. 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]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]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]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]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]An assessment of their life, and notes on their legacy.
Including details of places, etc. named after them.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit]| Royal styles of Forename IV of Somewhere | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Titles and styles
[edit]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]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
Abbrev.: Knight of BBQ, YYYY
Foreign honours
Abbrev.: Knight of Whatever, YYYY
Military
[edit]- 2Lt, YYYY–YYYY: Second-Lieutenant, Whatever division
- Lt, YYYY–YYYY: Lieutenant, Whatever division
Honorary military appointments
[edit]British
- YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of Whatever
Commonwealth
- YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of
Whatever
Foreign
- YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of
Whatever
Other appointments
[edit]- Chancellor of the University of X
Arms
[edit]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]| 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]Ancestral table.
See also
[edit]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- List of reference works cited in the article
External links
[edit]- An external web-site