Substantive Title
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.
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: the head of the house bearing a traditional title of the dynasty in lieu of or after the given name.
- United Kingdom:
- Princess Royal; since 1987.
- Duke of Albany
- Duke of Cambridge; since 2011: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
- Duke of Clarence
- Duke of Edinburgh; since 2023: on occasion of the recipient's birthday
- Duke of Gloucester
- Duke of Kent
- Duke of Lancaster
- Duke of Sussex; since 2018: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
- Duke of York; since 1986: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
- Duke of Windsor; on occasion of the recipient's abdication
- Earl of Forfar; since 2019: on occasion of the recipient's 55th birthday
- Earl of Wessex; since 1999: on occasion of the recipient's wedding
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.
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