Posted by Johan on 10/6/2009, 16:39:55, in reply to "weddings of Albert's sons"
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The Belgian monarchy has it's own rules. The title prince of Liege was given to Albert as a personal title and he still holds it. Unlike the title Duke of Brabant it is not a title linked to a position. That title automatically transfers to the oldest child of the new monarch.
In Dutch marriage ceremonies parents are mentioned as well. I've so far never been at a wedding where one of the parents was unknown so i don't what happens in that scenario. My best guess is that only the known legal parent is mentioned.
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: you write 'during ceremonies'.
: was it an oral announcement, or an official
: document, where king Albert purportedly had
: such princely titles ??
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: I wonder whether this is the formula of
: marriage in Belgium, generally (i.e, to
: announce the names of the groom's parents
: too);
: and what will then be done in Belgium in the
: matrimony situation of a guy who is
: illegitimate and name of father is not
: known...
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: Another disturbing point: the title 'prince
: of Liege' is a title held 'from' the king of
: Belgium, and in the normal protocol, would
: have vanished (= merged to the crown) at the
: accession of Albert to the kingship, because
: the king doctrinarily cannot hold a title
: from himself.
: So, either the Belgian monarchy does not
: observe these subtleties of feudal law and
: usual european royal protocol; or the
: drafter of the things uttered in these
: ceremonies is a pompous person adding titles
: which are unsound, or redundant, or already
: merged.
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: During the civil ceremonies the groom is
: mentioned by his full names and than son of:
: HM Albert King of the Belgians, prince of
: Belgium, prince of Liege and HM Queen Paola
: of the princes of Ruffo di Calabria.
: Those titles were actually announced in all
: three national languages.
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