# Inheritance of British noble titles

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-of-british-noble-titles/829947 "2019-02-21T07:24:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-of-british-noble-titles/829947/41 "2019-02-26T00:37:00Z")

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> [@Pleonast](#):
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> Can the monarch exercise any of these powers without the advice/consent/etc of Parliament?

You may want to read up on the Nickle Resolution for Canada’s view on granting titles and the royal prerogative.

Spoiler Alert: It’s complicated.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-of-british-noble-titles/829947/42 "2019-02-26T03:00:58Z")

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> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#):
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> …I still remember being surprised when I found out that he was a British Lord. Certainly doesn’t fit the stereotype.

Indeed not. His wife has said she only makes use of the title to get better seats at exclusive restaurants. More on the title: [Baron Haden-Guest - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Haden-Guest)

> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> You may want to read up on the Nickle Resolution for Canada’s view on granting titles and the royal prerogative.
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> Spoiler Alert: It’s complicated.

You might start here: [Canadian titles debate - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_titles_debate)

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**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inheritance-of-british-noble-titles/829947/43 "2019-03-08T19:48:36Z")

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> [@ctnguy](#):
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> Succession to the Dukedom of Cambridge (and the Earldom of Strathearn and Barony of Carrickfergus) is to [heirs male](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/59798/page/10297), so even if something bad happens to George, Charlotte will not inherit those titles.

I’d like to add that, historically, such a separation of previously united titles as a result of different rules of succession is not unheard of. A prominent example occurred in 1837 with the Kingdom of Hanover.

Hanover (originally an Electorate, i.e. a principality of the Holy Roman Empire whose ruler was entitled to participate in the imperial elections, then elevated to kingdom in 1814) was in personal union for more than a century: In 1714, its ruler George Louis inherited the British crown (because his mother was a British princess) and became, in Britain, George I, without knowing much English. In 1837, Victoria acceded to the British throne, but Hanoverian law applied different rules of succession which prevented Victoria from also inheriting the throne of Hanover.

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