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Members of imperial families, generally had the style of Imperial Highness (HIH).
Members of royal families (Princes and Princesses) generally have the style of Royal Highness (HRH), although in some royal families (for instance, Denmark), more junior princes and princesses only bear the style of His or Her Highness (HH)
Reigning Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses hold the style of Royal Highness (HRH).
The styles of members of Grand Ducal families has been inconsistent. In Luxembourg, more senior members of the family have also been Royal Highnesses, but only due to their status as princes of Bourbon of Parma. In Baden and Hesse and the Rhine, junior members held the style of Grand Ducal Highness (HGDH). Members of other grand ducal families generally held the style of Highness (HH).
Reigning Dukes and Duchesses bore the style of Highness (HH), as did other members of ducal families.
The ElectorIn the Holy Roman Empire, the prince-electors or electoral princes German: Kurfurst (singular) Kurfursten (plural)—were the members of the electoral college of Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the king of Germany before his accession as of Hesse-KasselHesse-Kassel Hessen-Kassel was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip of Hesse and his eldest son Wilhelm IV inherited the northern portion and established his c also bore the style of Highness, as did other members of the Hesse-Kassel family.
MediatizedMediatization defined broadly, is the annexation of one sovereign monarchy by another sovereign monarchy in such a way that the ruler of the smaller state keeps their noble title (and sometimes, a measure of power). Thus, for example, when a sovereign duc Dukes and reigning and mediatized FürstFor Furst the uniquely German title of nobility that is best translated as " Prince", see below. In the general sense, the German word Furst refers to a ruler, as in Machiavelli's The Prince''. Thus a king, a duke, and a Furst in the narrow sense are allen and Fürstinnen bear the style of Serene Higness (HSH, German Durchlaucht), as do other members of princely families.Mediatized CountThis page is about the European nobility; for the baseball term, see count (baseball). A count is a nobleman in various European countries, of the equivalent rank of a British earl. Originally the title denoted the rank of a high official in the late Romas and Countesses bear the style of Illustrious Highness (German Erlaucht).