Talk:Joan, Lady of Wales
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Why is she known as Lady of Wales instead of Princess of Wales, if her husband is Prince of Wales?Drachenfyre 08:45, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- Princess of Wales is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1282. This Joan was the wife of a "Welsh" Prince of Wales and thus didn't receive the title princess.
- Due to the mortality rate and the fact that some Princes of Wales did not marry before ascending to the throne, there have in fact been only ten Princesses of Wales. The first being the wife of the Black prince, Joan of Kent (held title 1361–1376) -- fdewaele, 23 febaruary 2007, 10:35.