Beavering away

[pengolodh_sc]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Shaun Hately" wrote:
[snip]

> Basically a women marrying a British Prince is only a Princess in
> her own right *if* she was a Princess to start with. Princess
> Michael (IIRC) was a Baroness (German?). As Prince Michael of Kent
> has no other titles, she couldn't become 'Duchess of...'
> or 'Countess of...' as other women marrying into the Royal Family
> have.

To the extent that Princess Michael was a baroness in her own right 
prior to the marriage, she surely still is.  The title may be 
Austrian - her parents married in Vienna (her mother being a "former 
countess", according to royal.gov.uk).

Few princes have other titles than that of Prince until they marry - 
certainly Prince Andrew was not created Duke of York (and some other 
titles), nor was Prince Edward created Earl of Wessex, until they 
married.  Prince Edward, incidentally, will eventually succeed to the 
title Duke of Edinburgh, which is why he was not created a duke upon 
his marriage.  In the case of Prince Michael of Kent, he is the 
younger brother of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, both being sons of 
the late Prince George, Duke of Kent (fourth son of King George V) 
and the late Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece - 
it seems that grandchildren of sovereigns, while princes and 
princesses in their own right, are not created dukes upon marriage as 
are the children of sovereigns.

Best regards
Christian Stubø