Part 124 (1/2)

”My Liege,” the usual style till the Lancastrian usurpation.

”Your Grace,” Henry IV.

”Your Excellent Grace,” Henry VI.

”Most High and Mighty Prince,” Edward IV.

”Your Highness,” Henry VII.

”Your Majesty,” Henry VIII. So addressed in 1520, by Francois I.

”The King's Sacred Majesty,” James I.

”Your Most Excellent Majesty,” Charles II.

”Your Most Gracious Majesty,” the present style.

=Royal t.i.tles.=

WILLIAM I. called himself ”Rex Anglorum, comes Normannorum et Cinomanentium.”

WILLIAM II. called himself ”Rex Anglorum,” or ”Monarchicus Britanniae.”

HENRY I. called himself ”Rex Anglorum et dux Normannorum.”

Subsequent to 1106 we find ”Dei gratia” introduced in charters.

HENRY II. called himself ”Rex Anglorum, et dux Normannorum et Aquitannorum, et comes Andegavorum;” or ”Rex Angliae, dux Normanniae et Aquitaniae, et comes Andegaviae.”

RICHARD I. began his charters with ”Dei gratia, rex Angliae, et dux Normaniae et Aquitaniae, et comes Andegaviae.”

JOHN headed his charters with ”Johannes, D.G. rex Angliae, dominus Hiberniae, dux Normanniae et Aquitaniae, et comes Andegaviae.” Instead of ”Hiberniae” we sometimes find ”Iberniae,” and sometimes ”Yberniae.”

HENRY III. followed the style of his father till October, 1259, when he adopted the form ”D.G. rex Angliae, dominus Hiberniae, et dux Aquitaniae.”

EDWARD I. adopted the latter style. So did Edward II.[TN-137] till 1326, when he used the form ”Rex Angliae et dominus Hiberniae.”

Edward I.[TN-137] for thirteen years headed his charters with ”Edwardus, Dei gratia rex Angliae, dominus Hiberniae, et dux Aquitaniae.” But after 1337 the form ran thus: ”Edwardus, D.G. rex Angliae et Franciae, dominus Hiberniae, et dux Aquitaniae;” and sometimes ”Franciae” stands before ”Angliae.”

RICHARD II. began thus: ”Richardus, D.G. rex Angliae et Franciae, et dominus Hiberniae.”

HENRY IV. continued the same style. So did HENRY V. till 1420, after which date he adopted the form, ”Henricus, D.G. rex Angliae, haeres et regens Franciae, et dominus Hiberniae.”

HENRY VI. began, ”Henricus, D.G. rex Angliae et Franciae, et dominus Hiberniae.”

EDWARD IV., EDWARD V., RICHARD III., HENRY VII. continued the same style.