What is Majesty?
'''''Majesty''''' is an [[English language|English]] word from the {{lang-la|maiestas}}, meaning ''greatness''. It is a [[Style (address)|style of address]]. It is often used when directly addressing or referring to a [[monarch]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/International/story?id=7228105 |title=Royal Etiquette: Do's and Don'ts When Meeting Her Majesty |author=Huma Khan |date=April 1, 2009 |website= |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref> The plural form is ''Their Majesties''.<ref>Ambassador Mary Mel French, ''United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette'' (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010), p. 116</ref> The style ranks above ''[[Royal Highness]]''. ==Examples of modern usage== # ''His Majesty'' [[Philippe of Belgium|King Philippe of the Belgians]]. # ''His Majesty'' [[Charles III|King Charles of the United Kingdom]]. # ''His Majesty'' [[Felipe VI of Spain|King Felipe of Spain]]. ==Examples of past usage== *''His Majesty'' [[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia|King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia]]. Referred to in British literature as ''Sardinian Majesty''. *''His Majesty'' [[Frederick II of Prussia|King Frederick II of Prussia]]. == Related pages == *[[King]] *[[Queen]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Styles (manners of address)]] [[Category:Diplomacy]] {{stub}}