His Most Christian Majesty

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"His Most Christian Majesty" was the traditional honorific style used for the kings of France, emphasizing their role as foremost Catholic monarchs in Europe.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific ⓘ
royal style ⓘ
appliesToGender male monarchs ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ
House of Capet ⓘ
linked to: Capetian dynasty

House of Valois ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution French monarchy ⓘ
linked to: French royal family
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
category Christian royal titles ⓘ
styles of French royalty ⓘ
contrastedWith His Apostolic Majesty ⓘ
linked to: Apostolic Majesty

His Most Catholic Majesty ⓘ
His Most Faithful Majesty ⓘ
correspondingFrenchForm Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
denotesRankAmongMonarchs preeminent Catholic ruler ⓘ
emphasizesRoleAs foremost Catholic monarch in Europe ⓘ
grammaticalNumber singular ⓘ
hasComponent Majesty ⓘ
Most Christian ⓘ
hasFormOfAddressType majesty style ⓘ
hasReligiousTitleType Most Christian King ⓘ
honorificDegree superlative ⓘ
language English ⓘ
linkedToConcept Catholic monarchy ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ
region Western Europe ⓘ
religiousConnotation Catholicism ⓘ
scopeOfUse hereditary monarchy ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse Ancien Régime ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
titleHolderReligion Roman Catholic ⓘ
usedByMonarch Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis XV of France ⓘ
Louis XVI of France ⓘ
usedFor kings of France ⓘ
linked to: Kings of France
usedInContext diplomatic correspondence ⓘ
formal court protocol ⓘ
international treaties ⓘ
usedInMonarchyType absolute monarchy ⓘ
usedUntilEvent French Revolution ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis XV of France → style → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
Catholic Majesty → contrastsWith → Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
linked to: His Most Christian Majesty
Philip III of France → styleOfAddress → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
Apostolic Majesty → contrastedWith → Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
linked to: His Most Christian Majesty
Louise of Lorraine → style → Her Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
linked to: His Most Christian Majesty
Most Faithful Majesty → contrastsWith → Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
linked to: His Most Christian Majesty
King of France → style → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
His Most Faithful Majesty → distinguishesFrom → Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
linked to: His Most Christian Majesty
Louis Stanislas Xavier → style → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne → literalMeaning → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
John II of France → style → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ
subject linked to: John
Henri III de France → style → His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ