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* Elizabeth I of England (mentioned above) also referred to herself in her speeches and writings as a "prince," which, although it has masculine connotations, was an accepted term for a monarch at the time. |
* Elizabeth I of England (mentioned above) also referred to herself in her speeches and writings as a "prince," which, although it has masculine connotations, was an accepted term for a monarch at the time. |
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** Her sister, Mary I, and cousin, [[Mary of Scotland|Mary, Queen of Scots]], also referred to themselves as Princes. This is because the term "prince" originally could be applied to rulers, regardless of sex. (It comes from ''princeps'', a word meaning "first.") When Machiavelli talks of "princes" in [[The Prince|Il Principe]], he's referring to any sort of person in power, whether they are a duke, a king, a queen or a prince. |
** Her sister, Mary I, and cousin, [[Mary of Scotland|Mary, Queen of Scots]], also referred to themselves as Princes. This is because the term "prince" originally could be applied to rulers, regardless of sex. (It comes from ''princeps'', a word meaning "first.") When Machiavelli talks of "princes" in [[The Prince|Il Principe]], he's referring to any sort of person in power, whether they are a duke, a king, a queen or a prince. |
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* Even if a ship has a male title ( |
* Even if a ship has a male title (e.g., "HMS Prince of Wales", "USS Baron"), it's still a "she". |
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