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'{{Infobox political post |post = Princess |body = Wales |insignia = |insigniasize = |insigniacaption = |nativename = |image = Camilla Parker Bowles - Duchess of Cornwall.jpg |imagesize = |alt = |incumbent = [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]] |incumbentsince = |style = Her Royal Highness<br />Ma'am |residence = |termlength = As long as married to the Prince of Wales |formation = |succession = |inaugural = [[Joan of Kent]] |deputy = |salary = ''Undisclosed'' |website = [http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/ www.princeofwales.gov.uk] }} '''Princess of Wales''' ({{lang-cy|Tywysoges Cymru}}) is a [[British people|British]] [[Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom|courtesy title]] held by the wife of the [[Prince of Wales]], who is, since the 14th century, the [[heir apparent]] of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|English or British]] monarch. The first acknowledged title holder was Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It has subsequently been used by wives of post-conquest princes of Wales. The title is currently held by [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|Camilla]] (the former Camilla Parker Bowles) second wife of [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], since her marriage in 9 April 2005. She does not, however, use the title<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050404/text/50404w42.htm|title=House of Commons |publisher=parliament.uk |accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref>, as it has remained strongly associated with the previous holder, [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Diana]]. Instead, she uses the style and title, HRH the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland. ==Status of the title== The Princess of Wales is not a princess in her own right. There have been some Princesses of Wales who were addressed as such; for example, Catherine of Aragon, Alexandra of Denmark, and Mary of Teck were called "Princess Catherine", "Princess Alexandra", and "Princess Mary" respectively. However, that was because they were already princesses of their ancestral countries when they married: Catherine was a Princess of [[Aragon]] (the component kingdom of Spain ruled by [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|her father Ferdinand]]), and also of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] (of which [[Isabella I of Castile|her mother Isabella]] was queen); Alexandra was Princess of [[Denmark]]; and Mary was a Princess of Teck because her father was [[Francis, Duke of Teck|Duke of Teck]]. Diana, Princess of Wales was commonly called "Princess Diana" following her marriage to [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], but - as Diana herself pointed out - this was factually incorrect, because she was not a princess in her own right. Although not granted the title in her own right, the future Queen [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] was, during her youth, invested by her father, [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], with many of the rights and properties traditionally given to the Prince of Wales, including use of the official seal of Wales for correspondence. For most of her childhood, Mary was her father's only legitimate heir, and for this reason she was often referred to as "the Princess of Wales," although Henry never formally created her as such. For example, Spanish scholar [[Juan Luis Vives]] dedicated his ''Satellitium Animi'' to "''Dominæ Mariæ Cambriæ Principi, Henrici Octavi Angliæ Regis Filiæ''".<ref>"To the Lady Mary, Prince of Wales, Daughter of Henry VIII, King of England" [http://books.google.com/books?id=L64RAAAAYAAJ&pg=1#PPA161,M1]</ref> When a title was discussed for the future [[Elizabeth II]], the possibility of investing her as Princess of Wales in her own right was raised. This suggestion was rejected, because Princess of Wales is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales. If it were used by Princess Elizabeth, it would have degraded her right as a [[Princess of the United Kingdom]] unless [[Letters Patent]] or legislation were introduced to the contrary. Furthermore, if the then Princess Elizabeth had been given the title of Princess of Wales, there would have been the problem of what to call her future husband. Therefore, King George VI decided not to grant his elder daughter the title. ==Other titles of the Princesses of Wales== The Princess of Wales, by virtue of her marriage to The Prince of Wales, takes on the feminine equivalent of her husband's titles. Thus, upon marriage, the wife of The Prince of Wales assumes the styles and titles – [[Her Royal Highness]] The Princess (husband’s Christian name) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Princess of Wales, [[Duchess of Cornwall]], [[Duchess of Rothesay]], Countess of Chester, [[Countess of Carrick]], [[Baroness of Renfrew]], [[Lady of the Isles]] and [[Princess of Scotland]]. Of all these titles, "Princess of Wales" has been used officially, due to it being of a higher rank than the additional peerage titles. However, as noted with the example of the current holder, a subsidiary title may just as easily and legally be used. The Princess is known as '''Duchess of Rothesay''' in Scotland, as the Prince of Wales is known as Duke of Rothesay there, the dukedom being the title historically associated with the heir to the Scottish throne. The Princess of Wales also holds the titles of Duchess of Cornwall and Countess of Chester, as spouse to the Prince of Wales who is also Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester. ==Native princesses of Wales== {{main|Wales in the High Middle Ages}} Several consorts of Welsh princes of Wales were theoretically princesses of Wales while their husbands were in power. [[Llywelyn ab Iorwerth]]'s consort, [[Joan, Lady of Wales]], used that title in the 1230s; [[Isabella de Braose]] and [[Elizabeth Ferrers]] were likewise married to princes of Wales, but it is not known if they assumed a title in light of their husbands' status. The only consort of a Welsh prince definitively shown to have used the title was [[Eleanor de Montfort]], the English bride of [[Llywelyn ap Gruffudd]], the last native Prince of Wales. Their only child was [[Gwenllian of Wales]], who was taken prisoner as an infant following her father's death. Gwenllian was the last native Welsh princess to actually be identified as Princess of Wales; [[Edward I]] had her raised in [[Sempringham Priory]] in Lincolnshire, far from where any Welsh rebels could find her, and once appealed to the Pope to increase funds to the priory by writing that "...herein is kept the Princess of Wales, whom we have to maintain."<ref>[http://www.castlewales.com/gwen.html Gwenllian, Princess of Wales] at castlewales.com</ref> ==Princesses of Wales== ''This is a list of Princesses of Wales who held the title by their marriage to the Prince of Wales'' {| width=95% class="wikitable" !width = "8%" | Person !width = "12%" | Name !width = "12%" | Birth !width = "8%" | Marriage !width = "8%" | Became Princess of Wales !width = "7%" | Spouse !width = "12%" | Ceased to be Princess of Wales !width = "10%" | Death |- |align="center"| [[File:Joan of Kent.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Joan of Kent]] |align="center"| 19 September 1328 |align="center" colspan="2"| 10 October 1361 |align="center"| [[Edward, the Black Prince]] |align="center"| 7 June 1376<br>''Husband's death;<br>became [[Dowager]] Princess of Wales'' |align="center"| 7 August 1385 |- |align="center"| [[File:Cecily neville.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of York]] |align="center"| 3 May 1415 |align="center"| October 1429 (or earlier) |align="center"| 1460 |align="center"| [[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York|Richard of York]] |align="center"| 30 December 1460<br>''Husband's death;<br>later accorded the title Queen of right, after using the title Cecily, the King's Mother''.<ref name="laynesmith">Joanna Laynesmith. ''The Kings' Mother'', History today. 56, no. 3, (2006): 38</ref> |align="center"| 31 May 1495 |- |align="center"| [[File:Anne Neville portrait.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Anne Neville]] |align="center"| 11 June 1456 |align="center" colspan="2"| 13 December 1470 |align="center"| [[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales|Edward of Westminster]] |align="center"| May 4, 1471<br>''Husband's death;<br>later became Duchess of Gloucester then [[List of English consorts|Queen Consort]] as the wife of [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]'' |align="center"| 16 March 1485 |- |align="center"| [[File:Catherine aragon.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Catherine of Aragon]] |align="center"| 16 December 1485 |align="center" colspan="2"| 14 November 1501 |align="center"| [[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] |align="center"| 2 April 1502<br>''Husband's death;<br>became Dowager Princess of Wales;<br>later became Queen Consort as the wife of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]'' |align="center" colspan="2"| 7 January 1536 |- |align="center"| [[File:Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Caroline of Ansbach]] |align="center"| 1 March 1683 |align="center"| 22 August 1705 |align="center"| 27 September 1714 |align="center"| [[George II of Great Britain|George Augustus of Brunswick and Lüneburg]] |align="center"| 11 June 1727<br>''Husband acceded to throne as George II;<br>became Queen Consort'' |align="center"| 20 November 1737 |- |align="center"| [[File:Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales by Charles Philips cropped.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha]] |align="center"| 30 November 1719 |align="center" colspan="2"| 17 April 1736 |align="center"| [[Frederick, Prince of Wales]] |align="center"| 31 March 1751<br>''Husband's death;<br>became Dowager Princess of Wales'' |align="center"| 8 February 1772 |- |align="center"| [[File:Caroline of Brunswick.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Caroline of Brunswick]] |align="center"| 17 May 1768 |align="center" colspan="2"| 8 April 1795 |align="center"| [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George, Prince of Wales]] |align="center"| 29 January 1820<br>.''Husband acceded to throne as George IV;<br>became Queen Consort'' |align="center"| 7 August 1821 |- |align="center"| [[File:Alexandra of Denmark02.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Alexandra of Denmark]] |align="center"| 1 December 1844 |align="center" colspan="2"| 10 March 1863 |align="center"| [[Edward VII|Edward, Prince of Wales]] |align="center"| 22 January 1901<br>''Husband acceded to throne as Edward VII;<br>became Queen Consort'' |align="center"| 20 November 1925 |- |align="center"| [[File:Victoria Mary of Teck.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Mary of Teck]] |align="center"| 26 May 1867 |align="center"| 6 July 1893 |align="center"| 9 November 1901 |align="center"| [[George V of the United Kingdom|George, Duke of York]] |align="center"| 6 May 1910<br>''Husband acceded to throne as George V;<br>became Queen Consort'' |align="center"| 24 March 1953 |- |- |align="center"| [[File:Princess Diana 1985.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Diana Spencer]] |align="center"| 1 July 1961 |align="center" colspan="2"| 29 July 1981 |align="center" rowspan="2"| [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] |align="center"| 28 August 1996<br>''Divorced;<br>assumed the style of Diana, Princess of Wales''<ref>{{cite web|author1=The press secretary to the Queen|title=DIVORCE: STATUS AND ROLE OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES|url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/divorce-status-and-role-of-the-princess-of-wales-156790955.html|website=PR Newswire|publisher=Buckingham Palace|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref> |align="center"| 31 August 1997 |- |align="center"| [[File:Duchess of Cornwall in 2014.jpg|100px]] |align="center"| [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|Camilla Parker Bowles]] |align="center"| 17 July 1947 |align="center" colspan="2"| 9 April 2005<br>''Does not use the title,<br>known instead as HRH the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland.'' |align="center"| ''Incumbent'' |align="center"| |- |} ==See also== *The [[Green Howards]] (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), *[[The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment]] (Canada) ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== *''Princesses of Wales'' by Deborah Fisher. University of Wales Press, 2005. * 'Tystiolaeth Garth Celyn' Y Traethodydd 1998 ISSN 0969 8930 ==Further reading== *{{cite book|first=M.|last=Fryer|author2=Mary Beacock Fryer |author3=Arthur Bousfield |author4=Garry Toffoli |title=Lives of the Princesses of Wales|publisher=Dundern Press Limited|location=Toronto|year=1983|isbn=978-0-919670-69-3}} {{Princesses of Wales}} {{British royal titles}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Princess Of Wales}} [[Category:British monarchy]] [[Category:Lists of princesses|Wales]] [[Category:Princesses of Wales| ]] [[Category:Titles]]'