British princess

A British princess is a princess who has the title of a Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Britain, the title "Princess" and the use of the style "Royal Highness" can only be used for these persons:

 the legitimate daughters of a British sovereign,
 the legitimate male line granddaughters of a British sovereign,
 the wife of a British prince.

Queen Elizabeth II issued Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996 stating that any woman divorced from a Prince of the United Kingdom would no longer be entitled to the style "Royal Highness". This has so far applied to Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York.

List of princesses by birth since 1714

 Full Name Lifespan Royal lineage Right Notes Sophia Dorothea 1687–1757 Only daughter of King George I Created Princess by the sovereign  Anne 1709–1759 1st daughter of King George II Created Princess by the sovereign  Amelia Sophia Eleanor 1711–1786 2nd daughter of King George II Created Princess by the sovereign  Caroline Elizabeth 1713–1757 3rd daughter of King George II Created Princess by the sovereign  Mary 1723–1772 4th daughter of King George II Princess from birth  Louise 1724–1751 5th daughter of King George II Princess from birth  Augusta Frederica 1737–1813  Princess from birth  Elizabeth Caroline 1741–1759  Princess from birth  Louise Anne 1749–1768  Princess from birth  Caroline Matilda 1751–1775  Princess from birth  Charlotte Augusta Matilda 1766–1828 1st daughter of King George III Princess from birth  Augusta Sophia 1768–1840 2nd daughter of King George III Princess from birth  Elizabeth 1770–1840 3rd daughter of King George III Princess from birth  Mary 1776–1857 4th daughter of King George III Princess from birth  Sophia Matilda 1777–1848 5th daughter of King George III Princess from birth  Amelia 1783–1810 6th daughter of King George III Princess from birth  Sophia Matilda 1773–1844  Princess from birth  Caroline Augusta Maria 1774–1775  Princess from birth  Charlotte Augusta 1796–1817 Only daughter of King George IV Princess from birth  Charlotte Augusta Louisa 1819–1819 1st daughter of King William IV Princess from birth  Elizabeth Georgiana Adelaide 1820–1821 2nd daughter of King William IV Princess from birth  Alexandrina Victorialater, Queen Victoria 1819–1901  Princess from birth  Augusta Caroline Charlotte Elizabeth Mary Sophia Louise 1822–1916 Granddaughter of King George III Princess from birth  Mary Adelaide Wilhemina Elizabeth 1833–1897  Princess from birth  Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa 1840–1901 1st daughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Alice Maud Mary 1843–1878 2nd daughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Helena Augusta Victoria 1846–1923 3rd daughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth   Frederica Sophie Marie Henrietta Amelia Theresa 1848–1926 Great-granddaughter of King George III Princess from birth  Louise Caroline Alberta 1848–1939 4th daughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth Marie Ernestine Josephine Adolphine Henrietta Theresa Elisabeth Alexandrina 1849–1904 Great-granddaughter of King George III Princess from birth  Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore 1857–1944 5th daughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar 1867–1931 1st daughter of King Edward VII Princess from birth  Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary 1868–1935 2nd daughter of King Edward VII Princess from birth  Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria 1869–1938 3rd daughter of King Edward VII Princess from birth  Marie Alexandra Victoria 1875–1938 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Victoria Melita 1876–1936 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria 1878–1942 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Marie Louise Victoria Caroline Amelia Alexandra Augusta Frederica 1879–1948 Great-great-granddaughter of King George III Princess from birth  Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah 1882–1920 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Alexandra Marie Louise Olga Elizabeth Theresa Vera 1882–1963  Princess from birth  Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline 1883–1981 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria 1884–1966 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Olga Adelaide Louise Marie Alexandrina Agnes 1884–1958  Princess from birth  Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth 1886–1974 Granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise 1891–1959 Granddaughter in female line of King Edward VII Created Princess by the sovereign  Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha 1893–1945 Granddaughter in female line of King Edward VII Created Princess by the sovereign  Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary 1897–1965 Daughter of King George V Princess from birth  Sibylla Calma Maria Alice Bathildis Feodora 1907–1972 Great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Caroline Matilda Helen Louise Augusta Beatrice 1912–1983 Great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria Princess from birth  Frederica Louisa Thyra Victoria Margareta Olga Cécilie Isabella Christa 1917–1981 Great-great-great-granddaughter of King George III Princess from birth  Elizabeth Alexandra Marylater, Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022 1st daughter of King George VI Princess from birth  Margaret Rose 1930–2002 2nd daughter of King George VI Princess from birth  Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel 1936–present Granddaughter of King George V Princess from birth  Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise 1950–present Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II Princess from birth  Beatrice Elizabeth Mary 1988–present Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II Princess from birth  Eugenie Victoria Helena 1990–present Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II Princess from birth  Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary 2003–present Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II Princess from birth  Charlotte Elizabeth Diana 2015–present Granddaughter of King Charles III Princess from birth  Lilibet Diana 2021–present Granddaughter of King Charles III Princess since the accession of her grandfather  

List of princesses by marriage since 1714
+ Unless specified title held from marriage to death or present dayTitle of Princess where spouse's title was eliminated by Letters Patent issued 30 November 1917 or Order in Council in 1919

+PrincessBirthDeathMarriageHusbandCommentsPrincess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach168317371705George of HanoverGained title by accession of her father-in-law as King George I in 1714 and held it until her husband's accession as King George II in 1727.Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha171917721736Frederick, Prince of WalesMaria Walpole173618071766Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and EdinburghAnne Luttrell17421808 1771Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and StrathearnGained title by her second marriage.Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia176718201791Prince Frederick, Duke of York and AlbanyDuchess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel176818211795George, Prince of WalesHeld title until her husband's accession as King George IV in 1820.Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz17781841 1815Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and TeviotdaleGained title by her third marriage. Became Queen of Hanover on her husband's accession as King Ernest Augustus in 1837.Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel179718891818Prince Adolphus, Duke of CambridgePrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld178618611818Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and StrathearnGained title by her second marriage.Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen179218491818Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St AndrewsHeld title until her husband's accession as King William IV in 1830.Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg181819071843George, Crown Prince of HanoverBecame Queen of Hanover on her husband's accession as King George V in 1851.Princess Alexandra of Denmark184419251863Albert Edward, Prince of WalesHeld title until her husband's accession as King Edward VII in 1901.Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia185319201874Prince Alfred, Duke of EdinburghHeld title until her husband's accession as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893.Princess Thyra of Denmark185319331878Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of HanoverHusband lost British title of Prince in 1917.Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia186019171879Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and StrathearnPrincess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont186119221882Prince Leopold, Duke of AlbanyPrincess Mary of Teck186719531893Prince George, Duke of YorkHeld title until her husband's accession as King George V in 1910.Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein188519701905Prince Charles Edward, Duke of AlbanyHusband lost British title of prince in 1919.Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia189219801913Ernest Augustus, Duke of BrunswickHusband lost British title of Prince in 1917. Princess Viktoria Luise was born Princess of Prussia being the only daughter of the German Emperor Wilhelm II.Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon190020021923Prince Albert, Duke of YorkHeld title until her husband's accession as King George VI in 1936.Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark190619681934Prince George, Duke of KentPrincess of Greece and Denmark by birth. However, when she was widowed she reverted her title to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, styling herself as a princess suo jure in the UK.Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott190120041935Prince Henry, Duke of GloucesterWhen she was widowed in 1974 she was granted special permission to style herself as a princess suo jure.Katharine Worsley19331961Prince Edward, Duke of KentBirgitte van Deurs Henriksen19461972Prince Richard, Duke of GloucesterBaroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz19451978Prince Michael of KentGained title by her second marriage.Lady Diana Spencer196119971981Charles, Prince of WalesOn marriage she became: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales. She lost style of Her Royal Highness upon divorce, and was restyled as "Diana, Princess of Wales".Sarah Ferguson19591986Then Prince Andrew, Duke of YorkOn marriage she became: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York. She lost style of Her Royal Highness upon divorce, and was restyled as "Sarah, Duchess of York".Sophie Rhys-Jones19651999Prince Edward, Duke of EdinburghOn marriage she became: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex and Viscountess Severn. On 10 March 2019, the Queen granted the Earldom of Forfar to the Earl of Wessex for use in Scotland. On 10 March 2023, her husband become Duke of Edinburgh, Sophie is thus Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh.Camilla Shand19472005Charles, Prince of WalesBy her second marriage she became: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Chester etc. She also held the title of Princess of Wales but did not use it because the title became strongly associated with its previous holder, Diana. On 9 April 2021, she became Duchess of Edinburgh. She held the titles until her husband's accession as Charles III on 8 September 2022, when she became Her Majesty The Queen.Catherine Middleton19822011William, Prince of WalesOn marriage she became: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus. On 8 September 2022, she became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge. On 9 September 2022, she became Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales.Meghan Markle 19812018Prince Harry, Duke of SussexBy her second marriage she became: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton and Lady Kilkeel. She has elected not to use the style of Her Royal Highness after spring 2020.

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