Comments by "rivenoak" (@rivenoak) on "UsefulCharts" channel.

  1.  @Fenrasulfr  the english term is Principality, so the head of state is a prince. still the same as monarch and not to confused with "son of king", who is a prince too. the superior to Prince of Liechtenstein would be the Holy Roman Emperor, but such a title does not exist anymore :D
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  2. it pays off to build; his pyramid is the earliest AND the last intact building of the seven wonders of ancient world. the other 6 fell to earthquakes and fires etc. Man fears time, but time fears the pyramids arab proverb
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  3. grandson George is always able to keep it and become George VIII. aside from the 8 Henrys and 8 Edwards George is the next most used name afaik
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  4.  @aarn700  in his case african + american, because he skipped all that slave part.
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  5.  @smallrossy  daughter of Henry, wife of Henry, mother of Henry :D the sole living legal offspring of Henry I. and wife to HRE Heinrich V. and mother of Henry II. her claim to the throne was disputed by the distant male relatives of her father and so Stephen of Blois became king instead, years of civil war followed
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  6. anti-monarchists, do they even exist "up on the young Rhine" ? :D
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  7.  @onneheijsteeg8507  maybe confused Liechtenstein with Luxembourg, the head of state of the latter is a grand duke.
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  8. it hinges now on Hisahito, the nephew to current emperor Naruhito. if he fathers daughters only, the issue is on the table again.
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  9. for a free Interpretation of the Pazzi events the fictional Ezio Auditore is your guide :)
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  10.  @jonathan1450  fun fact: the bishop is of course installed with papal discretion. so one monarch is able to dictate who is the other monarch. :) pope Benedict XVI. elevated the acting Bishop to Archbishop as personal title. would be funny if the pope created him cardinal even, so the Co-Prince of Andorra is able to elect another monarch (new pope) too.
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  11. Hellenic Republic = Elliniki Dimokratia the english and original designations for today's Greece :D
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  12.  @vrenak  Westminster Abbey is a royal peculiar, the monarch can do what he/she wants and if they order a burial there, it would happen. :)
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  13. yep, just because they are not kings, the grand duchy of Luxemburg is still a thing. and principalities of Monaco and Liechtenstein are independent entities for a long time.
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  14.  @Fenrasulfr  no prob. ranks of nobility are confusing sometimes; especially the co-princes of andorra: a spanish bishop and the french president :D
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  15.  @LurpakSpreadableButter  yes, he missed.... but it was close.
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  16.  @emilybarclay8831  still a fancy and valid name. :)
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  17.  @red.aries1444  prince Philip turns 100 in a few months. he is on track to become longest living consort and is already the longest living descendant of Queen Victoria.
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  18. George I. was also elector of Hanover. kings of the Plantagenet family were from the House of Anjou, Dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine; those were buried anywhere in their vast realms if they choose so.
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  19.  @naomid5806  and also to expel him from Westminster Abby after all :)
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  20. a flat argument as monarchs usually sit on trust/estates which already provides for maintenance. but presidents leech on taxpayers, because there is nothing else to provide.
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  21. fun fact: Philip himself was also in line of succession somewhere down the queue; he was descendant of Queen Victoria's daughter Alice
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  22.  @Fenrasulfr  both are hereditary Principalities. so far so good. :)
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  23. Elizabeth the Eternal will make it :)
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  24. nice for you. if you feel better because you stated your faith here: irrelevant, sorry
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  25.  @dorderre  unfortunately the House of Anhalt runs out in the agnatic line and thus the 2 eldest daughters of Eduard von Anhalt did not change the name upon marriage or did not marry at all, so their children are princes and princesses still.
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  26.  @MisterSquirtle  afaik populace of LI is not so adamant against the principality for a chance of a change. or the populace knows they cannot seize the property to keep it for whatever republic they envision ? a poor republic is not an advantage over a rich prince. ;)
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  27.  @Romartus  Edward VIII. neither, they took the scheduled coronation date for George VI. afaik .
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  28. "insieme per la vittoria" :p
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  29.  @gidzmobug2323  as James will inherit all titles his father carries or will carry, he is not short of fancy titles. he is already Viscount Severn by courtesy title.
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  30. Duke Eduard von Anhalt decided to do exactly that; the other houses just lack the will.
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  31. hindu and beef ? naaah ! :)
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  32. presidential systems fail in the same category, so what ?
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  33.  @jamesclendon4811  Lancaster + Crown Estates >>>> Cornwall :) most of revenue of Crown Estates fills the coffers of the treasury, but still an allowance to kill for ;)
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  34. me lives in Baden, a former Grand Duchy. such a title would be posh as eff :D
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  35. male primogeniture still afaik
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  36. since when do atheist use Nietzsche ? no need for that :D
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  37. depends on his and brother richard's survival. lot of ifs like marriage yes /no, living offspring yes/no etc. still a chance the claim would have passed over to their sister and suddenly we are in known territory again. Elizabeth of York married Henry VII. and their daughter became queen of scotland, which leads to Mary Queen of Scots and James VI/I as usual
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  38.  @northatlanticcommonwealth1188  we know she'll go to Windsor, if it happens. it is a bit spooky to know your burial place decades ahead ?
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  39.  @Inzersdorf93  Karl's mother was Regina Prinzessin von Sachsen-Meiningen; he (and siblings) could claim german citizenship any time. his son Ferdinand is rich with citizenships; his maternal line is german hungarian and swiss.
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  40. everybody is related here :)
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  41. and what of the other billionaires ? .)
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  42.  @emilybarclay8831  Ernst August Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg Königlicher Prinz von Großbritannien und Irland is still in line, but very distant.
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  43. even with Seth considered evil, there were 2 Pharaos named Sethos and they were not the bad.
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  44. since the counts of Foix merged with the french throne (long winded line of succession), french kings and then its emperors and presidents hold the title of Prince of Andorra bishop of Urgell in spain is the other prince, whole Andorra is part of the diocese the relations will be small, but a fine distinction is the fact that one other ruler, which is the pope, has to consent to install the clerical co-ruler of Andorra. by the way: if catholic, the french president usually claims the medieval privilege (bestowed upon Henry IV. of france) to be clergy of honour to the lateran basilica, the pope's seat as bishop of rome.
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  45. Felipe was free to wed a journalist and his sisters are married to commoners as well. fat chance nobody will bat an eye over whatever Leonor brings home unless he is non-catholic.
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  46. conclave is an election
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  47.  @beverlyarcher3744  Queen of Alderan for a very brief moment, BUT she inherited every wealth of the Organa family outside of the system.
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  48.  @Fenrasulfr  aah happens :)
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  49.  @Edmonton-of2ec  LI is tied to CH (currency and postal zip codes etc); otherwise the monarchy would have been abolished like the austrian's 100 years ago. fortunately for tiny Liechtenstein Switzerland is cool with it.
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  50. Edward IX. would immediately bestow princely titles upon his offspring by tradition. Louise becoming Princess Royal is also secured
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  51. cousins and moreso cousins third grade, do not count as inbreeding sorry to burst the bubble, modern europe is not like the pharaohs :p
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  52. Pazzi conspiracy and violent popes, ubisoft picked some interesting times. :)
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  53.  @pedanticradiator  privat property rule was a problem with Edward VIII. those estates were his by right of descent, not by succession. UK purchased the estates from him for George VI. and thus he got his allowance to live in Paris.
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  54. Universi Dominici Gregis allows the election of any male catholic until today. in such a case the new pope will be ordained deacon, then priest and finally consecrated bishop ASAP and cannot give blessings until it is done.
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  55.  @kolomaznik333  Eduard is the only surviving male heir to Joachim Ernst, last Duke of Anhalt before republican era. as such he is of course able to amend everything and to be honest: he is always able to quote german laws, which prohibit strict salic law anyway. married or not and with whomever: your children inherit every time and son or daughter is the same to the law. he was afaik able to convince his 3 daughters that they will not change their last name upon marriage AND put their feet down in case of marriage so every descendant follows the mother's last name. Eduard is now smiling with a handful of princes and princesses as grandchildren :)
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  56. good question William will decide the issue in due time
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  57.  @melodyclark1944  afaik Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is a Conte in italian nobility.
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  58.  @gabrielegenota1480  you cannot run for president without some pampered background; sometimes you are blessed with a fortune to spent on campains or you are in debt to the donors of campaigns. personal endeavours wont help here.... on the other hand royal families are trained to serve and represent.
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  59. uuuh, we are "blessed " with his style of living for years here in germany.
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  60. pope still rules absolute and by papal bull the pope was supreme to ANY other king and queen. ok, at least the catholic ones ;) remember the nice 3 tiered tiara the popes wore ? he was crowned with the following speech: Accipe tiaram tribus coronis ornatam, et scias te esse patrem principum et regum, rectorem orbis in terra vicarium Salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi, cui est honor et gloria in saecula saeculorum "Receive the tiara adorned with three crowns and know that you are Father of princes and kings, Ruler of the world, Vicar of our Saviour Jesus Christ "
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  61. yup; such stuff might work in math where negative proof is sometimes useful. but for a concept of god you will need flesh to the bone and it's up to theists to provide the meat
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  62. .....and is not in Wales :)
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  63. naah, it would be hereditary ;)
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  64. yep, Ramses needs a spot on the list.
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  65.  @tt-ew7rx  the idea is out of fashion in most countries. between pope and andorra it is across borders.
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  66. that spine is from scoliosis not a pretty condition in his time or ours.
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  67. why not ? it only became silly when the line of french kings was broken and the claim is now with french presidents instead of the remaining french bourbons.
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  68. hmmm, the designation should not bar him from the list. the list counts sultans, so it should count souvereign princes.
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  69. if the genetist is worth a cent, he will agree on the social construct. the differences between several humans from far away areas of earth are still way to miniscule to count as different races.
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  70. her position is head of state.
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  71. you know by now who that is: Arthur Chatto i bet he would not brag about his #30 spot :)
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  72.  @UsefulCharts  pope was crowned with the words "Receive the tiara adorned with three crowns and know that you are Father of princes and kings, Ruler of the world, Vicar of our Saviour Jesus Christ" ( ok, in its original latin it was Accipe tiaram tribus coronis ornatam, et scias te esse patrem principum et regum, rectorem orbis in terra vicarium Salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi, cui est honor et gloria in saecula saeculorum ) unless the popes after the last crowned Paul VI. abanoned the claim, they are still kings.
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  73.  @niapor  they could choose any male catholic and the cardinal dean (always the cardinal bishop of Ostia) would ordain him bishop ASAP
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  74. more than 3: Innocent VIII. (Giovanni Battista Cibo) between Sixtus and Alexander and for a short time (22 sep to 18 oct 1503) Pius III. (Francesco Piccolomini). Pius III. was the nephew of Pius II.: family business as usual :)
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  75.  @ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски  unfortunately Ezio is fictional only, the also fictional family tree of Desmond Miles (Ezio included here) would be a challenge too.
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  76. lot of monarchies rank pretty in democracy, others not. depends on countries
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  77.  @GAMER123GAMING  which part of the thread are you salty about ?
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  78.  @GAMER123GAMING  never said it is, my correction was Liechtensten is principality, hence no duke as head of state. the other thread member was confusing Luxembourg (a grand duchy) with Liechstenstein (a principality)
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  79.  @gabriel.knight  Hitler was Reichskanzler so it was a reich obviously. head of state was Reichspräsident
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  80.  @gabriel.knight  it was an example how the Weimar Republik was a Reich still. the title Reichspräsident was oxymoron even, but was a thing
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  81.  @sebe2255  germany's history was void of any reich without a major royal figure.
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  82.  @sebe2255  weimar republic never called itself republic, ist was "Deutsches Reich" still to keep the tradition intact
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  83.  @sebe2255  me is german and our various reichs were part of many history lessons :D
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  84. to sink your boat: the existence of universe proves nothing as it will by entropy destroys its structures itself. if proton decay is a thing, it will destroy everything above atom level we are just a short term occurance; most of time the universe exists it is to hot or to cold for life as we know it.
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  85. the title was hereditary, the elections never took place anymore.
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  86. yep, along Pepi II. of egypt
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  87. yep, Christkind is always female. dunno how the link to jesus is warranted.
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  88.  @TheOwenMajor  current line of succession is clear, but the medieval line of kings of england is disputable and the Act of Succession to install the hanovers broke the claim of otherwise eligible catholic claimants. there is a chart of the otherwsie jacobite kings of england here on the channel.
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  89.  @stevebrent2500  it would be awkward if his offspring would decline the offer, but they are able to drop out of line of succession on their own volition immediately. no princely titles then and Princess Anne (plus Peter and Savannah and Isla etc.) is suddenly next as heir presumptive.
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  90. what about the pope himself ? papal state was a huge chunk of italy and he was (and is still !) considered a king. by election, not hereditary, but still
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  91. what is the notion to write Hapsburg when everybody and their grandma know it is Habsburg ? :p
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  92.  @RaymondHng  only a hindrance if it bans everybody from a foreign throne. for example Haakon would become Norges Konge and for sure his children would deny british succession as well but his sister Märtha Louise would be free to accept IMHO
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  93. play some AC2 and you are fluent in italian....and in curse words :)
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  94. your former titles "merge with the crown", so those titles are gone until the new monarch bestows them upon someone else. charles was a triple duke too because he inherited Duke of Edinburgh from his father in april 2021 and he could not ceize it to his brother immediately.
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  95. nope. it is back to George I plusminus some parents/grandparents
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  96. they retain "head of state" as position, so it counts as if they were rulers.
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  97. me lives in Baden and a Großherzog would be posh :D
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  98. 66ish and by bureaucracy also the oldest holder of a passport after death, he needed one to be transported to Paris for preservation. :)
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  99. theirs were personal individual pieces.
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  100. cousins are not incest in current times and none of the kings and queens are related cousin first grade.
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  101.  @UsefulCharts  it is still a shame they never respected his last wish to be buried in the Lady Chapel of York minster.
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