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2006-06-07 04:37:26 UTC
Guy Stair Sainty wrote on Mon, Jun 5 2006 9:15 pm:
" the original grantor of the title of Prince of
Battenberg, in this case, decided to replace that title with the title
of Count
of Hartenau. There is, Mr Buyers, a big difference that you may perhaps
be
capable of comprehending; that the Battenberg title was created by the
Grand
Duke of Hesse, and so as the source of the grant the Grand Duke could
amend it
in certain circumstances - these circumstances were when Prince
Alexander
decided he wished to give up the use of the title and be granted a
lesser one
for himself and his issue, the latter being effectively deprived of the
Battenberg title with which that of Hartenau was substituted. Neither
Queen
Victoria nor her successors played any part in this decision, but one
may be
certain that they respected it. And naturally "Kaiser Bill" accepted
the right
of his fellow sovereign to amend the grant of a title to a member of
his own
family, without having to approve or disapprove it"
And your source, reference or citation, for the official Grand Duchy of
Hesse document which specifies this "replacement" of titles is?
Christopher Buyers
" the original grantor of the title of Prince of
Battenberg, in this case, decided to replace that title with the title
of Count
of Hartenau. There is, Mr Buyers, a big difference that you may perhaps
be
capable of comprehending; that the Battenberg title was created by the
Grand
Duke of Hesse, and so as the source of the grant the Grand Duke could
amend it
in certain circumstances - these circumstances were when Prince
Alexander
decided he wished to give up the use of the title and be granted a
lesser one
for himself and his issue, the latter being effectively deprived of the
Battenberg title with which that of Hartenau was substituted. Neither
Queen
Victoria nor her successors played any part in this decision, but one
may be
certain that they respected it. And naturally "Kaiser Bill" accepted
the right
of his fellow sovereign to amend the grant of a title to a member of
his own
family, without having to approve or disapprove it"
And your source, reference or citation, for the official Grand Duchy of
Hesse document which specifies this "replacement" of titles is?
Christopher Buyers