royal birth
Heir's first breath
Royal birth refers to being born into a royal family—the hereditary ruling class of a monarchy.
Someone of royal birth has kings, queens, princes, or princesses as ancestors, entitling them to noble status and potentially to succession: Her royal birth placed her third in line to the throne.
The phrase often contrasts with common or humble origins: Despite his lack of royal birth, he married the princess.
- heirOne who receives legacy
- heir apparentUnassailable next in line
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- crown princeMale successor to throne
prince · princess · lineage · line of succession · bloodline · dynasty · succession · birthright · palace · kingdom · coronation · noble · aristocracy · sovereign · majesty · regent · firstborn · inheritance
- royal ceremoniescoronation ceremony, crowning, state banquet, coronation robes, crown jewels
- Trojan WarTroy, Achilles, Hector, Helen, Odysseus
- regal influencesovereign rule, divine right, throne, scepter, coronation
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- royal successionthrone, succession, line of succession, order of succession, succession line