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Various items
Fix pages: revised my prior edit -- as per Manual_of_Style/Text_formatting
 * Munich Re -- see
 * Bavarian State Police

A La Vieille Russie -- change the Infobox museum

Royal Automobile Club -- clean up Chairmen of the Royal Automobile Club etc.

Károly Konstantin Habsburg

 * I have put most portions of this in a hidden format, to save space here

Károly-Konstantin von Habsburg (Károly Konstantin Mihály István Mária Habsburg-Lothringen; born 20 July 2004) is a Hungarian equestrian who competes in equestrian vaulting. He is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, which ruled Austria-Hungary until 1918.

<!--     ---HIDDEN TEXT--- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ March 8/24: -my prior edit was reverted here, so wait a bit before adding these edits below -that editor (D1551D3N7) feels that this article does not satisfy the grounds for notability -he did the same for Károly-Konstantin's 2 sisters, but another editor reverted that on Feb. 21/24, which was not contested -if the article gets deleted, then put this bio info onto the extra (redirect) page at Károly Konstantin von Habsburg

-after I revise the wiki article with all of the new text below, do some other smaller edits -for example, make some changes to the infobox: >add in parameters for his "family" (House of Habsburg-Lorraine), and for his sisters as "relatives" -in the succession chart at the very bottom, revise some of the links to correct them ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Early life and family
He is the youngest child and only son of Georg von Habsburg and his wife, Eilika Duchess of Oldenburg. He is a great-grandson of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Empress Zita through his grandfather, Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary. He has two sisters, Zsófia and Ildiko.

Equestrian activities
He competes in riding aerobatics, consisting of performing different figures on the horse's back at a walk, trot and gallop, while the animal turns in circles. He has competed in events throughout Europe.

Ceremonial activities
In July 2011, Károly-Konstantin and members of his family attended a special requiem mass at Mariazell Basilica in Mariazell, Austria. It was part of the memorial ceremonies after the death of his grandfather, Otto von Habsburg, former head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, former Crown Prince and, by pretense, Emperor-King of Austria-Hungary.

As in 2016, since the installation of the statue of King Károly, the members of the Centenary Tradition Guard Infantry Brigade commemorated the former monarch's birthday at the bust in the City Hall park. Károly-Konstantin, who represented his family, emphasized in his welcoming speech that his great-grandfather (King Károly), as a soldier, knew the horrors of the war, and when he came to the throne, he tried to do everything in order to end the bloodshed.

In 2020, Károly-Konstantin and his parents attended the closing mass and procession for the festivities around relics of Saint Stephen at Makranc in Hungary.

In November 2023, he served as an escort for Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck at the Bal des Débutantes in Paris, France.

Succession to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Károly-Konstantin is third in the line of succession to the former imperial throne of Austria and the former royal throne of Hungary. His uncle, Karl von Habsburg, has been the head of the family since 2007, after the abdication of Karl's father, Otto von Habsburg. Karl von Habsburg has one son, Ferdinand-Zvonimir, who is first in line. Next comes Károly-Konstantin's father, Georg von Habsburg, who is second in line. After Károly-Konstantin, the line of succession passes to the male-line descendants of Otto von Habsburg's brother Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este.

Don Johnston
Don Johnston: my changes are in italics -- His father held multiple jobs, including serving as a flying officer during World War I and as a surveyor in Canada's north and in Alaska, before moving to Montreal to work as an athletics facilities supervisor at McGill University. Johnston attended the same university ''and began his studies in the Bachelor of Arts program. He then transferred to McGill's Faculty of Law and obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law degree, graduating in 1958 as the faculty's Gold Medallist. Subsequently, Johnston was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill in 1960.'' In 1958, Johnston went on to pursue advanced studies in economics and political science in Grenoble.
 * see: https://search.oecd.org/about/secretary-general/donaldjjohnstonoecdsecretary-generalfromjune1996tojune2006.htm -- "Mr. Johnston studied Arts and Law at McGill University, graduating from law in 1958 as the Gold Medallist. In 1958-59 he studied at the University of Grenoble on a scholarship."
 * Donald Johnston BCL ’58, BA ’60 -- https://www.google.com/search?client=avast-a-1&q=Donald+Johnston+(BCL+%E2%80%9958%2C+BA+%E2%80%9960&ie=UTF-8

AGCO Corporation
AGCO Corporation (formerly Allis-Gleaner Corporation) is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer with its headquarters in Duluth, Georgia, United States.

History--- The company was established in 1990 when executives at Deutz-Allis bought out Deutz-Allis North American operations from the parent corporation KHD (Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz), a German company that owned the Deutz-Fahr brand of agricultural equipment. KHD had purchased portions of the Allis-Chalmers agricultural equipment business five years earlier.

The company was first called Gleaner-Allis Corporation, then the name was rearranged to be Allis-Gleaner Corporation (or AGCO). The Deutz-Allis line of tractors was renamed AGCO-Allis, and Gleaner became a brand of its own for combines. The Deutz-Allis brand continued in South America until 2001, when it was renamed AGCO-Allis. In 2001, AGCO-Allis was renamed AGCO in North America.

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Branches The branches of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha descend from the three sons of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
 * Senior branch -- The senior branch of the family descends from Ernest, the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
 * United Kingdom [or British line]
 * Ducal branch [or Ducal line, or Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]
 * Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry branch -- The Koháry branch of the family was founded by Ferdinand, the second son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
 * sub branches
 * Belgian branch -- The Belgian branch of the family was founded by Leopold, the youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Duke of Cornwall
Regarding the article about the Duke of Cornwall, you reverted my edit here, but there was no edit summary explaining why. My understanding is that the title itself is called a dukedom, whereas the estate is called a duchy. Many reputable sources refer to the title as the "Dukedom of Cornwall", including Debrett's here, as well as older sources like this one here and others that can be seen in a search here. Since this infobox uses the format "Infobox nobility title" and is about the title itself, then I believe that the name listed there should be Dukedom of Cornwall, not Duchy of Cornwall, which has its own separate article. If you could please clarify why you changed the name listed there back to Duchy of Cornwall, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your help. -- Blairall (talk) 17:21, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

Astor family

 * Astor family: add portrait of JJA to infobox, and add UK titles

Template:Infobox diocese
Template:Infobox diocese >>>I did this on oct 27/18
 * see Metropolitan
 * add this note:
 * at here, change what I did with it (putting Germond in the Metropolitan parameter in infobox) - use the "metro_archbishop" parameter or none at all
 * add in the "country" parameter for Canada
 * see the 7 dioceses here

Battenberg family
Julia, Princess of Battenberg (24 November [O.S. 12 November] 1825 – 19 September 1895)(born Julie von Hauke) was the wife of... [change to:] Julia, Princess of Battenberg (24 November [O.S. 12 November] 1825 – 19 September 1895), known before her marriage as Countess Julia Hauke or Julie von Hauke, was the wife of...
 * Julia Hauke, Princess of Battenberg:

Count John Maurice Hauke (Johann Moritz Hauke, Jan Maurycy Hauke; 26 October 1775 in Seifersdorf, near Dresden, Saxony – 29 November 1830 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire) was a German-born military officer who achieved renown in Congress Poland, gaining the rank of general and the title of count. He was a member of the prominent Hauke family and an ancestor of the Battenberg family through his youngest daughter, Julia, who was created Princess of Battenberg.
 * John Maurice Hauke:


 * Johanna Loisinger: ... After she married Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) in 1889, she was styled as the Countess von Hartenau.

The Battenberg family is a German princely family that is a non-dynastic line of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, a cadet branch of the House of Hesse. It was established as a result of the morganatic marriage in 1851 of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine with Countess Julia Hauke. She was granted the title of Gräfin von Battenberg (Countess of Battenberg) with the style of Erlaucht (Illustrious Highness) in 1851 by Prince Alexander's brother, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse. Her title was elevated in 1858 to Prinzessin von Battenberg (Princess of Battenberg), with the style of Durchlaucht (Serene Highness). ---add info about their relations to royal families--- ---edit this: The Battenberg name was last used by her youngest son, Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg, who died childless in 1924. Most members of the family, residing in the United Kingdom, had renounced their German titles in 1917, due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I, and changed their name to Mountbatten, an anglicised version of Battenberg.--- The name Battenberg refers to the town of Battenberg in Hesse. [I fixed the town's link]
 * The Battenberg family:

The Mountbatten family is the British branch of the German princely Battenberg family and is its genealogically senior male line. The Mountbatten name was adopted during World War I by Battenberg family members residing in the United Kingdom, due to rising anti-German sentiment amongst the British public. Mountbatten is an anglicisation of the German name Battenberg, which refers to a small town in Hesse. The title of Count of Battenberg, later Prince of Battenberg, had been granted in the mid-19th century to the Battenbergs as a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, itself a cadet branch of the House of Hesse.
 * The Mountbatten family:

Order of Saint Lazarus
The Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910) - A Short History: here

Template:Infobox peerage title
Proposed merging Template:Infobox peerage title with Template:Infobox family -- by User:Chicbyaccident, 14 March 2018
 * see discussion here
 * Strongly Oppose merging – I agree that some templates should be merged, but in this particular case, I do NOT support the merger of Template:Infobox peerage title with Template:Infobox family. The former template is for specific titles of nobility, whereas the latter template is for families in general, so they are very different concepts. I edit a number of articles that use Template:Infobox peerage title, and I find that template to be very useful. After looking at the two templates, I note that Template:Infobox peerage title has many parameters that do not appear in Template:Infobox family, and vice versa. Most of the Template:Infobox peerage title parameters display very specific wording that is highly relevant for articles about peerage titles, but this particular wording is usually not suitable at all for families in general. If the two templates were fully merged, I feel that some article editors could get confused when confronted with a large number of parameters to choose from, and they may pick parameters that are not meant for a peerage title infobox, or they might produce a very bloated infobox with a lot of excess parameters. As a result, a future editor of the template might decide to delete the "peerage title" parameters from Template:Infobox family at some point, because those fields don't generally apply to non-titled families. Because of these concerns, I feel that it would be much better to keep Template:Infobox peerage title and Template:Infobox family as separate templates, one for use with peerage titles and the other for families. That way, each template can serve its specific purpose, with the parameters that are the most appropriate ones. -- Blairall (talk) 19:26, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Template:Infobox order
Template:Infobox order
 * nov 7/17: the header colour was changed from royal blue with white letters to light blue with black letters
 * oct/17:
 * image2 -- move this (and "caption2") down to bottom of box, and add note that it can be used for image of ribbon [bar]
 * ribbon -- add a note that this is for description of ribbon, and that image can go in "image2" parameter

Infobox former country
oct/17 Template:Infobox former country
 * This template is currently being merged with Template:Infobox country
 * This template is being merged with another template, according to the specific instructions at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Holding cell, after which it will be redirected or deleted

House of Romanov
sep/17


 * House of Romanov
 * Catherine Dolgorukov - change Infobox royalty to noble

Regimental badges
-add a ref. to the gg.ca info for the infobox badges of RCAF, CF, CG, plus cadets and leagues, and Royal Canadian Legion, etc. -or if there is a "badge" section in the article, link to that with a section link (ie.: #name of section ) -I added the caption below to the infobox in pages related to the UK Household Cavalry
 * caption= Badge of the Household Cavalry

Template:Infobox noble house

 * Hi Chicbyaccident, I have a question. By "merging" Template:Infobox noble house into Template:Infobox family, do you mean the complete elimination of the existing Template:Infobox noble house and its replacement by the current Template:Infobox family ? -- Blairall (talk) 21:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for your message with that information, which I greatly appreciate receiving. I'm not familiar with how these templates are coded, so I apologize for asking about this, but I would like to understand the practical effect of your proposed merger. From your comment above, I get the impression that you would take all the existing "fields", such as "Parent house", from Template:Infobox noble house and place those into Template:Infobox family, then delete Template:Infobox noble house. Would those fields therefore be visible as fields on the Template:Infobox family documentation page, or would they be 'hidden' fields that work in practice but are not shown on the that documentation page? -- Blairall (talk) 21:41, 27 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your reply and for explaining that. I appreciate your efforts and I'm definitely in favour of good organization, but even if all of these variables are transferred now into Template:Infobox family, I do have concerns about what will happen to them in the future if Template:Infobox noble house is eliminated. I have great respect for your good intentions and don't want to upset anyone, but unfortunately I don't feel comfortable with those two templates being merged, and I will place my concluding comment on a separate line below. I will of course defer to what the majority of editors think is best. -- Blairall (talk) 22:27, 27 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Oppose - I certainly agree that some templates should be merged, but in this particular case, I would prefer not to merge Template:Infobox noble house into Template:Infobox family. I edit a number of articles that use Template:Infobox noble house, and I find that template to be very useful. After looking at the two templates, I note that Template:Infobox noble house has many fields (parameters) that do not appear in Template:Infobox family, and vice versa. Some examples are: Parent house, Titles, Styles, Founded, Founder, Current head, Motto, Dissolution, and Cadet branches. Most of those fields can be very important for articles about noble families, but they are usually not applicable at all to non-noble families. If the two templates were fully merged, I feel that some editors could get confused when confronted with a large number of fields to choose from. As a result, a future editor of the template might well decide to delete those "noble" fields from Template:Infobox family at some point, because those fields don't generally apply to non-noble families. Because of these concerns, I feel that it would be better to keep Template:Infobox noble house and Template:Infobox family as separate templates, one for use with noble families and the other for non-noble families. That way, each template can serve its specific purpose with the fields that are the most appropriate ones. -- Blairall (talk) 22:27, 27 August 2017 (UTC)


 * For an article about an important family with hereditary titles of nobility (such as the House of Schwarzenberg or House of FitzJames), I would use Template:Infobox noble house, whereas for a family without such noble titles (such as the Vanderbilt family), I would use Template:Infobox family. As I mentioned above, when I look at these two templates, I see that Template:Infobox noble house has many fields (parameters) that do not appear in Template:Infobox family, and vice versa (such as Parent house, Titles, Styles, Founded, Founder, Current head, Motto, Dissolution, and Cadet branches). My concern is that if the two templates are fully merged, there will be a large number of fields, which can confuse some editors who aren't familiar with which fields are only meant for noble families. Eventually, some template editor will decide to delete those "noble" fields because they don't apply to all families, and it could be very time-consuming to fight to have them retained at that point. As a result, I believe that it would be better to keep these two templates as separate templates. -- Blairall (talk) 03:59, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I note that Template:Infobox royal house has many fields (parameters) that do not appear in Template:Infobox family, and vice versa. So I don't feel that Template:Infobox royal house should be merged with Template:Infobox family. -- Blairall (talk) 03:59, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Template:Prussian Royal Family
This template was considered for deletion on August 25, 2017. The result of the discussion was "no consensus".
 * Strong Keep - I realize that this template refers to the formerly-reigning family of a former state, but it is still very useful for readers to be able to see this type of list of family members. Also, this template is consistent with the format used in similar templates of other European royal families, including formerly-reigning ones. Moreover, the German government officially recognizes Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia: for example, the website of the President of Germany shows the President (at that time) with Georg Friedrich here, and the caption states Abendessen zu Ehren von Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preußen aus Anlass des 300. Jahrestages des Geburtstages von Friedrich II., which translates as "Dinner in honour of Georg Friedrich Prince of Prussia on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birthday of Frederick II". Since the highest office of the German government officially recognizes him (and even held a dinner in his honour), surely that is a good additional reason for this template to be retained. -- Blairall (talk) 15:43, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Use of the term "House of" with noble families

 * Thank you very much for your reply. I appreciate your comments on this subject. -- Blairall (talk) 16:47, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Use of the term "House of" with noble families Thank you for all of your thoughtful edits on various articles, and I would like to get your opinion about a matter. From time to time, there have been some editors who have changed Wikipedia article titles about noble families from "House of [name]", such as changing the article about the House of Merode to Merode family (that article title was changed yesterday). Such editors might believe that the term "House of" only applies to royal dynasties, not to noble families. However, my impression has always been that various high-ranking European noble families of ancient lineage, such as the House of Arenberg or the House of Ligne, may properly be referred to as such, and not simply as the Ligne family (that article title was also changed yesterday). You have in-depth knowledge about all things noble and royal, and I have great respect for your opinion, so I would be grateful if you could please let me know your very brief thoughts on this issue. Many thanks for your kind help! -- Blairall (talk) 23:54, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia
-summer 2017 Thank you very much for your kind acknowledgement regarding my previous edits to Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia. I had not edited that page before, but I have a great interest in orders and decorations in general, and the Wikipedia pages that relate to them. In the spirit of mutual cooperation and friendship, I would like to share some observations that you will hopefully find to be of assistance. You recently added the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom to the list on the page, and those two orders are granted by the Bagrationi dynasty, as you know. However, the lead sentence of the Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia page states that the article deals with the orders, state decorations and medals that are granted by the national government of Georgia. As such, you may want to reconsider whether those two orders should be shown on that page. Perhaps it would be more appropriate if you moved the information about the Order of the Eagle of Georgia to the House of Mukhrani page, in a separate section dealing with dynastic orders. The information about the Royal Order of the Crown of the Georgian Kingdom could be moved to the Gruzinsky page, if you see fit. I hope that this is of help to you, and all of it is submitted with the utmost respect for your consideration. -- Blairall (talk) 16:58, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * order: here

RECENT INFO

 * April 1/17: this page was deleted for lack of ref. - François de Cossé-Brissac
 * to get the info back, see: Requests for undeletion


 * Archduchess Elisabetta of Austria-Este: according to info here, she is: Princesse Amedeo de Belgique

Useful elements to use in Wikipedia
>>>>>> see Genesis G70 (28 Oct. 2020)

Adds at the top: "For other uses, see ____ (disambiguation)." Anchor: for linking to a section – see Chief Justice of Upper Canada TOC: to add or remove a Table of Contents Clear: pushes down next section heading to keep images from encroaching on items in sections below
 * Jerome
 * († 1625)
 * Killed in action — use this symbol:
 * For an n-dash, use ( – ) or  –  or   –
 * When you want a small space between a word in italics and a reference, use a "hairspace" (see: Template:Spaces)
 * To have an image on the right side even with an infobox there, use the "stack" function -- see arms in Château de Lalande (Indre)
 * you can stack multiple images if you want to
 * To make a "portal" box be inline, use this:
 * Incumbent pope template: Template:Incumbent pope

Converting an article's title into italics

 * To convert an article's title into italics, see the hidden text here
 * To convert the stated "string" part of article's title into italics, see the hidden text here
 * To convert an article's title into what is written here, see the hidden text here
 * see von and Graf
 * If an infobox somewhere in the article (such as "Infobox journal") forces an italic title for the whole article, then put this in the infobox that is causing the problem — |italic title = no
 * see: or the top infobox at United States Code
 * OR, put this after the problem-causing infobox — see the hidden text here
 * you could put that at the very end of the article —  see:

Infobox tips and tricks

 * Template:Nowrap - for no page break in a line, use "nowrap" in wavy brackets, like this: Tiffany
 * Template:Unbulleted list: creates a plain (un-bulleted) vertical list (also see Template:Plainlist, which may not work in infoboxes), such as: Mercedes-Benz 600

W100
 * Template:Bulleted list: creates a bulleted vertical list (also see Template:Plainlist)
 * Template:Ordered list: creates a numbered vertical list
 * Template:Hlist: creates a horizontal list, with a dot between each item (also see Template:Flatlist), such as:
 * Original · Aurora · Onyx
 * To create a collapsible list (hidden) for royal titles and such, see infobox at Rothschild family, House of Plantagenet, House of Stuart, Montacute House
 * add that formatting at other articles, like: House of Hanover, House of Welf, House of Wittelsbach
 * for political offices, see infobox at Dinesh Gunawardena, and Herb Gray (where I added this formatting in July 2022)
 * alternatively, use a linked "More" bar like in infobox at Don Mazankowski
 * "Other articles link here" (note to editors): other Wikipedia articles have links that go to this specific section, so please update those links if you change the wording of this heading
 * to link to a specific section in the SAME article, use # and last part of the name, such as:
 * to link to a specific section in the SAME article, use # and last part of the name, such as:

Former countries

 * to add wikilinks to the Flag or Coat of arms, see Papal States, Holy See, Province of Canada, Province of Massachusetts Bay or Massachusetts Bay Colony

Template:Infobox former country
 * image_flag            =
 * flag_alt              =
 * image_flag2           =
 * flag_alt2             =
 * flag                  =
 * flag2                 =
 * flag_type             =
 * flag2_type            =
 * image_coat            =
 * coa_size              =
 * coat_alt              =
 * symbol_type           =
 * symbol_type_article   =

To refer to related articles

 * In the items below, you can omit the name element if the article's title (+ "disambiguation") will provide the right target:


 * To hide the "disambiguation" part, use:
 * For multiple links:

Redirect page — to a section

 * Spanish Bourbons

Foreign languages

 * Foreign words with common use in English don't need italics, such as words that appear in Merriam-Webster Online
 * see: Manual of Style/Text formatting
 * Don't use italics for names of foreign institutions, organizations or businesses
 * A foreign proper name is usually not italicized, but it may be italicized when the name itself is being referred to, such as in the lead when the foreign name is in parentheses after the English name, e.g. Nuremberg (Nürnberg)

Foreign words in brackets:
 * (Augustusburg) — with link
 * (Banque Scotia) — no link
 * (Savoir faire) — just italics
 * (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) — no italics

Translating from foreign terms to English:
 * Bon chic bon genre
 * or condense it like this:
 * this automatically has single quotation marks ('), but you can make them double by adding an extra mark at each end
 * see: Simple glosses

At the start of an article:
 * — no italics for the foreign term
 * — with italics for the foreign term

Literal translations:
 * Green Party (Miljöpartiet de gröna)
 * Grandes écoles (lit. 'great schools') — note: the "lit." element was removed from the Grande école article here
 * this automatically has single quotation marks ('), but you can make them double by adding an extra mark at each end
 * Circa

External links in foreign languages:
 * House of Alba Foundation
 * Thurn und Taxis family website

Infobox tips:
 * Infobox — for motto:
 * university motto = — see: University of Toronto
 * this "Infobox university" has "Motto in English" on a separate line
 * school motto = Palmam qui meruit ferat — see: Upper Canada College, Ridley College, Edgar and Cramp's School
 * this "Infobox school" has a translation in brackets, so use:
 * motto = — see: Canadian Grenadier Guards
 * motto = Ora et Labora  — see: Benedictines and Clan Ramsay
 * motto = A Mari usque ad Mare — see: Arms of Canada
 * motto = Nemo me impune lacessit — see: Black Watch Regiment


 * Infobox — for native name
 * |native_name = Commandant en chef
 * small: Commandant
 * very small: $Assemblée législative de l'Ontario$    undefined
 * for language icon at end, use:

Pronunciation templates

 * — La Colle, Monaco
 * — Belle Époque
 * — Albert von Thurn und Taxis
 * — GmbH
 * example: Briefadel (in German; )....

Inter-language links
To link an article to a foreign-language Wikipedia article that is already linked elsewhere, see: Interlanguage links
 * for an example, see at bottom of École des Beaux-Arts (only visible in the "editing" mode)

With no redlinks

 * Hardenberg de] — see my edit  at Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville
 * Sacred Angelic Imperial Constantinian Order of Saint George {it}
 * {Norbert Seeger}

With redlinks
Template:Interlanguage link
 * Pfetten
 * Pfetten

Template format: English name first, then foreign one:
 * House of Álvarez de Toledo
 * House of Álvarez de Toledo

Template format: foreign name first, then English one:
 * Arabella-Hochhaus
 * Arabella-Hochhaus

If you want to link to articles in two foreign languages:
 * René Bernasconi —  see infobox at Villa La Californie
 * this might only work if the article has the exact same title in all the languages

What to do if the English name already has an unrelated article, like Ligne:
 * one option is: Ligne [ fr]


 * but better to use this way: Ligne (Belgium)

Template - Inflation

 * Template:Inflation
 * see "Cost" in infobox at William A. Clark House:
 * |cost= $7 million
 * the "r=-3" value rounds it up 3 places, or you can round it up by other numbers, or not at all


 * Inflation: "in 1880, Roosevelt bought it for US$30,000 (equal to $0 today)." – see Sagamore Hill


 * see "Net worth" in infobox at John D. Rockefeller:
 * |net worth= US$ (in dollars; inflation-adjusted) in 1913


 * CDN dollars – CA$40.67 billion or CA$40.67 billion
 * US dollars – US$30000 or US$30000

Infoboxes

 * Abbreviation: The
 * Post-nominals: (see Peter Bogdanovich)
 * (see Thomas Gainsborough; in lead sentence, not infobox)

Honorific prefix
Sep/17: at Template:Infobox person, the honorific prefix and suffix lines are now already in small size, so maybe it now has automatic size reduction {{Infobox person [with automatic size reduction]
 * pre-nominals  = The Right Honourable
 * name          =
 * post-nominals = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|sep=,|PC|FRGS}}

{{Infobox person  [automatic size reduction]
 * honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable
 * honorific_prefix = {{pre-nominal styles|Revd}} [BUT this format reduces the size]
 * honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KG|TD|PC}}

FORMERLY: {{Infobox person [manual size reduction]
 * honorific_prefix = {{small|The Right Honourable}}
 * honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=85%|sep=,|PC|FRGS}}

{{Infobox officeholder [automatic size reduction]
 * honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable
 * honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KG|TD|PC}}

{{Infobox Christian leader
 * type            = Bishop
 * honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
 * name            = Ronald Peter Fabbro
 * honorific-suffix = CSB
 * title           = Bishop of London

{{Infobox Christian leader
 * honorific-prefix = {{pre-nominal styles|MRevd|&RHPC}}
 * name            = The Lord Runcie
 * honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MC|PC}}
 * title           = Archbishop of Canterbury

Collapsible blazon box in infobox

 * Collapsible blazon box in Infobox peerage title -- see Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Earl of Seafield

Spouses

 * for maiden name, use: Template:Nee —  Name  —  see Theresa May (Rip: Margaret Thatcher)
 * for maiden name and a former married name, see Norma Major
 * for birth name rather than maiden name, use: born {full name} —  see Natalie Portman and Meg Ryan and Portia de Rossi and Olivia Wilde and Miley Cyrus (Rip: Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow)
 * I edited Barbara Bach to show: born {full name} on {date} —  Barbara Bach, Lady Starkey (born Barbara Goldbach on August 28, 1946)
 * for men with full name changes, use "born" —  see Elton John and James Brolin (Rip: George Michael)
 * for change in man's surname only, use "né" — Name  —  see Stevie Wonder and Elliott Gould

Template:Infobox person
 * Name of spouse, followed by year of wedding, or by years of marriage if it ended before death of the article's subject.
 * Use this format: "Name" (m. 1950–present) for current spouse, and "Name" (m. 1970–99) for former spouse.
 * Template Marriage uses up to three parameters (name, start date, end date), plus an optional parameter end.
 * spouse = Clara Bischoffsheim (m. 1855-1896)
 * spouse = Jack (m. 1885-1888)
 * spouse = Jack (m. 1885-1888)
 * house = Bonaparte (by marriage)

Wikipedia Manual of Style

 * WP:MOS

Commas and punctuation

 * MOS:COMMA

Piped links

 * Do not use piped links simply to avoid redirects – see MOS:NOPIPE and Manual of Style/Linking

Date ranges
As indicated in the Manual of Style at MOS:DATERANGE, a simple year–year range is written using an en dash, and the end year is usually given in full:
 * 1881–1886 (not 1881–86)

Avoid overlinking
As indicated in the Manual of Style at MOS:OVERLINK, avoid giving an article an excessive number of links, and common terms like countries are usually not linked

No wikilinks in lead's opening
As per MOS:LINKSTYLE,
 * Links should not be placed in the boldface reiteration of the title in the opening sentence of a lead.
 * Section headings should not themselves contain links; instead, a "main article" or "see also" template should be placed immediately after the heading.
 * Items within quotations should not generally be linked; instead, consider placing the relevant links in the surrounding text or in the "See also" section of the article.
 * When possible, avoid placing links next to each other so that they look like a single link, as in Irish Chess Championship (Irish / Chess / Championship). Consider rephrasing the sentence, omitting one of the links, or using a more specific single link (e.g. to Irish Chess Championship) instead.

No honorifics in lead
As indicated in the Manual of Style at MOS:HONORIFIC, styles and honorifics derived from a title, position or activity (including "The Right Honourable" and similar ones) should not be included in front of the person's name in the lead sentence, but they may be discussed in the article

No adjacent sets of brackets
As indicated in the Manual of Style at MOS:BRACKET, adjacent sets of brackets should be avoided — (...)(...)

No adjacent sets of wikilinks
As indicated in the Manual of Style at MOS:SEAOFBLUE, avoid placing wikilinks next to each other so that they look like a single link (a "sea of blue")

References not needed in infoboxes
As indicated in the Manual of Style at WP:INFOBOXREF, references are not needed in infoboxes if the content is repeated (and cited) elsewhere or if the information is obvious

No redlinks in infoboxes
As indicated in the Manual of Style at WP:INFOBOXUSE, redlinks in infoboxes should be avoided

When to retain redlinks in articles

 * As stated in WP:REDDEAL: "In general, a red link should be allowed to remain in an article if it links to a term that could plausibly sustain an article, but for which there is no existing candidate article, or article section, under any name. [...] An existing red link can indicate one or more of the following things: A new article is needed. When a Wikipedian writes an article, it is common practice to link key topics pertinent to an understanding of the subject, even if those topics don't have an article on Wikipedia yet. Do not remove these red links. [...]"

No flag icons in infoboxes
Talk:House of Kinsky -- As I posted on the Talk page, according to MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country" field According to MOS:INFOBOXFLAG, flag icons may not be useful in infoboxes: Therefore, I propose that the flag icons in the infobox be removed. -- Blairall (talk) 02:22, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they are unnecessarily distracting and give undue prominence to one field among many.

Accuracy disputes - "citation needed "
Accuracy dispute

Notices to give to for messages, feedback, vandalism
Feedback request service

Notify a message recipient with this: — for single recipient, use the following syntax:  Message text.

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you.

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at House of Hohenzollern, you may be blocked from editing.

Examples of good-quality SVG images
Thank you very much for your message. Examples of good-quality SVG images include ones like and. On the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha page, a user had added, but the mantle is lopsided and the construction and overall look of the SVG file is not nearly as sophisticated as the previous examples above, so I put back the original image, which is.

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Weston family
The 's monument is at
 * Gravesite of (February 26, 1898 – October 22, 1978) and his wife, Reta Lila Howard (July 4, 1897 – March 17, 1967)

THE RETA LILA HOWARD FOUNDATION - UK Trustees:
 * http://opencharities.org/charities/1041634
 * MS ALANNAH ELIZABETH WESTON, MR. CHARLES RYLAND BURNETT, MR GARFIELD ROBERT MITCHELL, MR Christian Humberto Bauta, MS MELISSA BARON MURDOCH, MRS Claudia Xaviera Rebanks Hepburn, MR Mark William Mitchell, MR GREGG WESTON

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02984176/filing-history?page=1
 * 10 Nov 2016  Appointment of Mr. Gregg Weston as a director on 31 October 2016
 * 09 Nov 2016  Termination of appointment of Sarah Weston Eidson as a director on 31 October 2016
 * ... etc.
 * >> various docs, such as appt of directors, have the birth date!!!
 * MS ALANNAH ELIZABETH WESTON (b. 8 Jan. 1972)

NAPOLEON II
Link "King of Rome" to List_of_heirs_to_the_French_throne#Bonaparte_succession:_First_Empire King of Rome

ADD THIS TO NAPOLEON II ARTICLE: PROPER REF. FOR ARMS IMAGE AS D OF R.

Special formatting for German titles

 * see Category:German noble templates (new templates with expanded text)
 * Freiherr — see lede in Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz for this version
 * Fürst
 * Graf — see lede in Helmuth von Moltke the Younger for this version
 * see lede in Alfred von Schlieffen for how to footnote the title in the lede
 * that article adds a "Notes" section with the template {notes}


 * see Category:German noble templates (old templates with brief text)
 * Template:German title Freiherr — see lede in Manfred von Richthofen (general) for how to footnote the title in the lede
 * that article adds a "Notes" section with the template {notes}
 * Template:German title Fürst
 * Template:German title Graf

Infobox peerage title

 * Collapsible blazon box in Infobox -- see Earl of Oxford and Asquith

Infobox royalty - ruler in multiple states
-example of infobox headings that contain alternate regnal names for ruler who reigned in multiple states
 * Charles II, Duke of Parma

Spanish noble titles
Don www.diputaciondelagrandeza.es/guiadetitulo Marqués de Olías, a title of Spanish nobility Grandezas de España y títulos nobiliarios

Earldoms
Although the title is Earl X (and not Earl of X ), the earldom itself is best described as the Earldom of X. This description is supported by reliable historic sources, including Burke's General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (1833) at p. 466 (see here:, with the example being the Earl Spencer = the Earldom of Spencer).

Although the title is Earl "name" instead of Earl of "name", the earldom itself is best described as the Earldom of "name", which is supported by various reliable sources, including Burke's General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (1833) at p. 466.

Earldom of Spencer: Regarding my infobox title, which is "Earldom of Spencer", please keep that as it is. Although the title is Earl Spencer (and not Earl of Spencer), the earldom itself is best described as the Earldom of Spencer. This description is supported by reliable historic sources, including Burke's General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (1833) at p. 466 (see here:, with the example being the Earl Spencer = the Earldom of Spencer). -- Blairall (talk) 22:16, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

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Peers are still entitled to be styled as The Right Honourable
The Right Honourable The Countess Spencer

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36035/supplement/2494

Despite some of the information above, I believe that peers below the degree of marquess who are not Privy Counsellors are still entitled to use the formal style of "The Right Honourable". This is supported by official announcements regarding peers that have been published in the London Gazette, an official journal of record of the British government in which certain statutory notices are published.

Here are some examples from recent years:

For peers who are Privy Counsellors, the post-nominal letters "PC" can be used, and Debrett's recommends the use of the post-nominal letters "PC" in a social style of address for a peer who is a Privy Counsellor: see here.

In the parliament.uk webpage that you mentioned above, it states that "Rt Hon. should be used when a Lord is a member of the Privy Council". I believe that this statement is simply meant to give guidance to members of the public for when they are addressing a letter to a current member of the House of Lords. The point that I think they are trying to get across is that when one is writing to a peer (below a marquess) who is a Privy Counsellor, one should use "The Right Honourable the Lord X", but when writing to such a peer who is not a Privy Counsellor, one may simply use "The Lord X". Therefore, peers who are not Privy Counsellors are not being formally denied the style of The Right Honourable, it's just that they are not required to be addressed as The Right Honourable in a letter.

For the purpose of Wikipedia articles about peers, I feel that peers below the degree of marquess who are not Privy Counsellors are still entitled to be styled as The Right Honourable. -- Blairall (talk) 20:32, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

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Sacred Angelic Imperial Constantinian Order of Saint George (of Parma)
-Sacro Angelico Imperiale Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio {it} -this is Bourbon-Parma's order, whereas the Two-Sicilies branch has the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

http://constantinianorderusa.org/news/2017/6/25/the-birthday-of-its-prince-grand-master-hrh-prince-carlo-saverio-of-borbone-parma

Jan. 27/17: Our recognized legitimate collateral order, the Sacred Angelic Constantinian Order of St George of Parma celebrates today the Birthday of its Prince Grand Master, HRH Prince Carlo-Saverio of Borbone-Parma, Duke of Parma & Piacenza, Head of the Bourbon-Parma dynasty. He is the eldest son of the late Duke of Parma and Carlist heir, Prince Carlo-Ugo di Borbone-Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands. The King of the Netherlands is his first cousin.

The Sacred Angelic Constantinian Order of St George was recognized as a legitimate collateral Order, having its origin in the Farnese inheritance. Once King Carlo di Borbone was crowned King of Naples and Sicily, he abdicated as Duke of Parma & Piacenza to his younger brother, Prince Filippo. The Order was moved to Naples, but also continued in Parma. In the aftermath of the Congress of Vienna, Treaties were signed by the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Duchy of Parma that recognized the autonomy of the Sacred Military COSG and the Sacred Angelic COSG as separate and independent of the other with GM is the Monarchs of the Two Sicilies and Parma respectively. That relationship has continued.

Template:Infobox royalty
title = Principal substantive title(s) in use (e.g. King of England; prev. Duke of Edinburgh) (omit this field if any one "succession(X)" field would be identical to it)

At Template:Infobox_royalty, it states that the "title" parameter is for the principal substantive title(s) in use (e.g. King of England; prev. Duke of Edinburgh), so I'm removing this particular title because it's not the principal substantive title

At Template:Infobox_royalty, it states that the "title" field should be omitted if any one "succession" field would be identical to it, so I'm removing this particular title because it's already covered in a "succession" field

Problem with Template:Infobox order
Jan 21/17 Template:Infobox order Problem: | header1 = Awarded by Award of Solution: replace with:
 * header1 =
 * label1 = Awarded by
 * data1  =
 * header2 =
 * label2 = Award of
 * data2  =

Infoboxes
Manual of Style/Infoboxes

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References to Canadian honours and biographies
Some non-Canadian links:
 * London Gazette — for sample links, see my References section above
 * Find a Grave —  (the name part can be omitted, to use default name) — for Sir Clifford Sifton
 * BUT SEE Template:Find a Grave — to comply with WP:ELNO, only place in "external links" section if it contains unique information not already mentioned (and cited) in the article and is not a WP:COPYLINK violation. Remove the link if it's already cited in main body, or if burial information is provided in main body by a more reliable source, or if the link contains unlicensed copyrighted information (like professional portrait photography or copies of newspaper obituaries).
 * Internet Movie Database — for an internal wikilink to an imdb external link, use:
 * Haylie Johnson — see at: Jonny Lang

Automated links for Order of Canada citations
For "external links" section: For inline references:
 * displays as:
 * see Charles Drury
 * displays as:.
 * see John Black Aird, where it's used as reference #4 (and in the "external links" section)

Automated links for Parliament of Canada biographies
For "external links" section: — used at Donald Stovel Macdonald For inline references:
 * this automatically puts a list 'bullet' in front of itself (to omit 'bullet', see Template:Canadian Parliament links)
 * this automatically inputs the name of whatever Wikpedia page it's placed on
 * to customize the name, see Template:Canadian Parliament links
 * example:   — used at  Benjamin Allen (Canadian politician)
 * this template automatically puts a 'bullet' in front of itself, which can't be used for inline references
 * to omit this 'bullet', see Template:Canadian Parliament links
 * example:   — used at Benjamin Allen (Canadian politician)
 * or just use regular formatting — see Charles Drury, where it's shown as reference #6

Automated links for Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

 * displays as:
 * see Clifford Sifton, where it's used as reference #1

Non-automated links for The Canadian Encyclopedia entries
For "external links" section: For inline references:
 * see Charles Drury
 * see Don Mazankowski, where it's used as reference #1
 * displays as:

Links to Canadian Register of Historic Places entries
For "external links" section: For inline references:
 * use Connaught Building – Canadian Register of Historic Places
 * see Connaught Building
 * automated link displays as:

Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada

 * Governor General's Horse Guards — Badge of the regiment

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