Template:Infobox British Royalty/doc

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[edit] Scope

Like the related WikiProject, it is suggested that the scope of this infobox reaches members of the royal family (i.e. those having, at some point in their lives, bore the style Highness, Royal Highness, or Majesty) since the ascension of George I. Generally speaking, unless said descendant/spouse is a foreign monarch (in which case Template:Infobox Monarch was be recommended), it would be acceptable to add this Infobox to their article.

[edit] Usage

{{Infobox British Royalty
| (none/relative; highness/lesser; royal/prince; majesty/monarch)
         'none' for any member of a royal family who isn't royal (i.e. never held any of the
                  realm's royal styles such as Prince, Highness, Royal Highness or Majesty)
         'relative' as above, i.e. a relative of a royal family
         'highness' for anyone whose highest British style was Highness
         'lesser' for any lesser royalty, in line with the above, but not necessarily of that
                  precise style
         'royal' for anyone whose highest British style was Royal Highness
         'prince' or 'princess' for any prince or princess not fitting into 'highness', 'lesser'
                  or 'consort' (see below)
         'majesty' for anyone whose highest British style was Majesty
         'monarch' for any monarch in the British isles, regardless of rank or style
| consort (if the subject is the consorts of any monarch)
| name = Most common name (e.g. George III; Prince William Augustus (not William Augustus, Duke of
         Cumberland); Sophie (neither Princess Edward nor Princess Sophie); Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
         (rather than Queen Elizabeth); Prince William (rather than Prince William of Wales) etc.)
| title = Principal title(s) in use (e.g. King of England; prev. Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Henry
         of Wales (without preliminary style (e.g. ''HRH'')))
| image = X.jpg
| imgw = n (optional image width modifier – changes the width at which the image is rendered (in
         pixels); defaults to 262)
| caption = Details of artist and year, for instance
| succession = Primary hereditary title (regarding the following fields, "reign" 'til "suc-type";
         omit the 'title' field if the two would be identical)
| reign = [[D Month]] [[YYYY]] – [[D Month]] [[YYYY]] (for monarchs and their consorts (although
         dates may differ between the two))
| reign-type = optional alternative text for "Reign"
| coronation = [[D Month]] [[YYYY]] (for monarchs and their consorts)
| cor-type = optional alternative text for "Coronation", such as "Investiture"
| predecessor = for monarchs and Dukes whose titles are hereditary
| pre-type = optional alternative text for "Predecessor"
| regent = regents of monarch; listed by most common name/title, most recent first, with line
         breaks (<br />), if applicable
| reg-type = optional alternative text for "Regent"
| successor = see above
| suc-type = optional alternative text for "Successor" (e.g. "Heir-Apparent" or "Heir-Presumptive")
| spouse = husbands/wives only; listed by most common name/title, in chronological order, with
         line breaks (<br />), if applicable
| spouse-type = optional alternative text for "Spouse" – no plurals needed; 'majesty' at top of
         template produces "Consort", 'majesty' and 'consort' produce "Consort to"
| issue = Descending in order of birth, separated by line breaks (<br />); listed by name and
         highest shorthand title (e.g. Edward, Earl of Wessex), no need for preceding styles
         (e.g. ''HM'')
| issue-link = creates small link to a section in the article for further details on issue
| issue-pipe = changes the output text of the above link
| full name = Full legal non-titular name (current/most recent)
| styles = (replaces deprecated 'titles' field) A list of all common shorthand titles, with
         preceding styles (shortened forms, e.g. ''HH'' not ''His Highness''; ''The Hon'' not
         ''The Honourable''; ''Lady'' not ''The Lady''), listed most recent first, with line
         breaks (<br />)
| royal house = listed most recent first, with line breaks (e.g. [[House of Windsor]]<br />[[House
         of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]])
| house-type = optional alternative text for "Royal house", such as "Dynasty" or "Family"
| royal anthem = for monarchs - since George II, [[God Save the Queen|God Save the King]] or [[God
         Save the Queen]]
| father = most common shorthand title, no need for preceding styles (e.g. ''HM'')
| mother = most common shorthand title, no need for preceding styles (e.g. ''HM'')
| date of birth = {{birth date|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}}
         for living persons, use {{birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}}
| place of birth = [[Residence]], [[Town/City/County/Region/Country]] (e.g. [[Norfolk House]],
         [[London]]; [[Windsor Castle]], [[Berkshire]]; [[St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle|St
         George's Chapel]], [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]]; Rosenau Castle, [[Coburg]];
         [[Leineschloss|Leine Castle]], [[Hanover (state)|Hanover]])
| date of christening = [[D Month]] [[YYYY]]
| place of christening = see place of birth
| date of death = {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} (dd/mm/yyyy being DoB)
| place of death = see place of birth
| date of burial = [[D Month]] [[YYYY]]
| place of burial = see place of birth
| occupation = Primary non-royal occupations,  listed most recent first (if deceased, no need
         for "prev.") e.g. "Theatre; prev. Broadcasting" (alive), or "Military; Author" (dead)
|}}

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