His Highness
How princes addressed
His Highness is a formal title of address for royalty, typically princes and other nobles ranking below a king or queen.
The feminine equivalent is Her Highness.
Variations indicate rank: His Royal Highness for close relatives of monarchs, His Serene Highness for certain European princes.
His Highness will receive you now.
Hereditary supreme ruler
queen · duchess · crown · throne · dynasty · palace · regent · scepter
Rules of polite conduct
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- decorumFitting social conduct
- formalityStrict observance of convention
courtesy · address · salutation · bow · curtsy · audience · court · precedence
Highest-ranking nobleman
- marquessNobleman below duke
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
- viscountMid-ranking British noble
- baronLow-ranking peer
peerage · aristocracy · gentry · patrician · blueblood · nobleman · heraldry · lineage
Elevated rank or renown
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- statusOne's relative position
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
renown · stature · grandeur · magnificence · veneration · reverence · exalted · illustrious
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
emperor · queen · duchess · crown · throne · dynasty · palace · regent · scepter · realm
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- decorumFitting social conduct
formality · courtesy · address · salutation · bow · curtsy · audience · court · precedence · honorific
duke
Highest-ranking nobleman
baron · peerage · aristocracy · gentry · patrician · blueblood · nobleman · heraldry · lineage · ancestry
eminence
Elevated rank or renown
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- statusOne's relative position
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
prominence · renown · stature · grandeur · magnificence · veneration · reverence · exalted · illustrious · august