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: Bit of technical question here, but perhaps
: someone knows. During the German Empire of
: 1871-1918, how was precedence determined
: among the various reigning princes and
: members of their houses? I have read in
: multiple places that it was a continuing
: source of indignation for non-Prussian
: German monarchs to be treated on diplomatic
: visits and such as vassals rather than
: reigning monarchs in their own right, but
: officially, if, say the kings of Bavaria and
: Saxony were both present, how was precedence
: determined? Was it by date of accession, or
: was there a specified table of precedence
: which determined the order regardless of the
: monarch's accession date? Also, how did it
: work for the family members other than the
: monarchs? Would a prince of Wurttemberg
: (Royal Highness) outrank the reigning Duke
: of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Highness)? Thanks for
: any help.
:
Just a guess but surely the Emperor first, then Kings (Bavaria, Wurttemberg, Saxony) in order of accession, then Grand Dukes likewise, then Dukes in the same manner, then reigning Princes (HMSH), then reigning Princes (HSH). I would guess that other members of ruling families would be ordered according to their rank: HIH, HRH, HGDH, HH, HMSH and HSH.