Editing Princess consort (section)

{{Short description|Wife of a reigning prince or king}}
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'''Princess consort''' is an official title or an informal designation that is normally accorded to the wife of a [[sovereign prince]]. The title may be used for the wife of a [[king]] if the more usual designation of [[queen consort]] is not used.

More informally, it may even be used to describe the family position of any woman who marries royalty [[morganatic marriage|non-morganatically]], if the rank she derives from that marriage is at least that of a princess (e.g., [[Grace Kelly]] was ''Princess Consort'' during marriage, whereas [[Lilian, Princess of Réthy|Liliane Baels]] and [[Julia Hauke|Countess Juliana von Hauke]] are not usually so described).

The "consort" part is often dropped when speaking or writing of a princess consort, and the term is only capitalized when the title is borne officially. Currently, there are three princesses consort, one of whom is the wife of a reigning sovereign prince, with the other two being wives of reigning sovereign kings.