Royalty
- (Ruling) Prince (Latin: princeps or dux, Hungarian: fejedelem, Slovak: knieža, German: Fürst): Fejedelem was the title of the ruler of the Hungarian principality before the first king, Stephen I, was crowned in 1000. In later centuries a fejedelem was the ruler of Transylvania. Francis II Rákóczi was also elected "prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary" during a war of independence (1703–1711).
- King (Latin: rex, Hungarian: király, Slovak: kráľ, German: König): The Magyar word király is derived from the Slavic word kral or kralj, which in turn is derived from the German name Karl. A reigning queen was called királynő in Hungarian; a queen consort was called királyné. The title of junior king (Latin: rex iunior) designated a crowned son of the monarch who held territorial power and ruled by the grace of God and his father.
- Emperor (Latin: imperator, Hungarian: császár, Slovak: cisár, German: Kaiser): After the Kingdom of Hungary became part of the Habsburg empire in 1526, the country was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor, who also ruled Austria—although the Kingdom of Hungary itself was not part of the Holy Roman Empire.
Read more about this topic: Nobility And Royalty Of The Kingdom Of Hungary
Famous quotes containing the word royalty:
“Powerful, yes, that is the word that I constantly rolled on my tongue; I dreamed of absolute power, the kind that forces to kneel, that forces the enemy to capitulate, finally converting him, and the more the enemy is blind, cruel, sure of himself, buried in his conviction, the more his admission proclaims the royalty of he who has brought on his defeat.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)
“Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)