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Fidei defensor (Defender of the Faith) was a title granted on October 17, 1521 by Pope Leo X to King Henry VIII of England on the basis of Henry's book Assertio Septem Sacramentorum, written with the uncredited assistance of Thomas More, which defended the sacramental nature of marriage and the supremacy of the Pope.
The title was a reward for the resistance in England to the new ideas of Martin Luther. When the king broke with Rome the title was revoked by Pope Paul III. The English parliament confirmed the title in 1544 for Anglicanism. Its continued use can be seen as something of an anti- Catholic gesture by the monarchy.
The LatinAlternative meanings: See Latin (disambiguation Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and ma version of the title, abbreviated to FD, is seen on all current British coinThis article concerns British coinage the coinage of the United Kingdom. For related topics see: British banknotes Pound Sterling Current coinage The British currency was decimalised on February 15, 1971. The basic unit of currency the Pound (or Pound Stes. It was first placed on coins in 1714Events August 1 George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. September 11 Barcelona surrenders to Spanish and French Borbonic armies in the War of the Spanish Succession. The Duchy of Savoy and Piedmont becomes the Kingdom of Sardini in the reign of George I of England.
Most Commonwealth RealmA Commonwealth realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states that recognize Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as their Queen and head of state. In each state she acts as the monarch of that state and is titled accordingly. For example, in Australia ss where the British Monarch is head of state omit the title "defender of the faith" from their country's official title given to the Queen.
Recently, The Prince of WalesFor other people known as Charles, Prince of Wales, see Charles, Prince of Wales (disambiguation His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Windsor), styled HRH The Prince Charles, Du has said that he would like to recast the title as Defender of Faith (Fiderum defensor), to avoid the appearance of favouring one religion above another.