Prince of Petra

Prince of Petra
Prince de Pétra Prinċep ta'Betrāʾ
Incumbent Hugh since 3 September 2017
Style	His Royal Highness Sir
Residence	Palis de Royale
Appointer	Monarch of Sydalon
Term length	Life tenure or until accession as Monarch
Inaugural holder	Belandra I

The Prince of Petra, or Princess of Petra, was the title granted to Belandra of Ghant following her conquest of Petra during the Second Crusade, of which Belandra was the first and final sovereign. The title merged into the Sydalene Crown after Belandra's death, and since the 14th century has been been the primary title of the heir apparent to the Sydalene Crown.

King Edward of Sydalon was the first heir apparent to be invested as Prince of Petra, which by royal decree was established as a non-heritable title and is not effected by succession rights (ie; cannot merge into the Crown). The title is granted as a personal honor to the heir apparent, and other titles are granted in conjunction, such as Duke of Ostracine, and Lord of Ajklabejta. The wife of the Prince of Petra is entitled to the style of "Royal Highness" and the title Princess of Petra, but the husband to an invested Princess of Petra is entitled to no honors other than those granted by the reigning Monarch.

Hugh, Prince of Petra was invested as Prince upon his mother's ascension, on 3 September 2017. He is the youngest Prince of Petra since his great-grandfather, King Jordan IX became prince at the age of 9.

Role

The Prince or Princess of Petra is the heir apparent to the Monarch of Sydalon. The role comes with no official responsibility in government, though the Monarch may delegate any duties, responsibilities or public role at his or her sole discretion. The Prince does maintain a role in the formal governance of the Principality of Petra, and plays a key role in the swearing in of the Chancellor-General of the Order of the Holy Lance and the opening of the domain legislature.

The Prince of Petra may also issue royal warrants.

List of Princes of Petra

As independent title

Person	Name	Heir of	Birth	Became Prince of Petra	Ceased to be Prince of Petra	Death
File:Belandra of Ghant.jpg	Belandra of Ghant	daughter of Edward VIII of Ghant	c. 1255	c. 1283; by right of conquest	1335

As Sydalene heir apparent

Person	Name	Heir of	Birth	Became heir-apparent	Created Prince of Petra	Ceased to be Prince of Petra	Death
	Jordanes Desiderius Michael	Belandra III	29 August 1835	29 August 1835	25 December 1835	28 November 1856 acceded to throne as Jordan VIII	2 September 1900
	Desideria Adrienne Emmanuelle	Jordan VIII	4 May 1859	4 May 1859	9 October 1859	2 September 1900 acceded to throne as Desideria II	13 November 1919
File:CharlotteLuxembourg.jpg	Emmanuelle Adrienne Gabrielle	Desideria II	4 November 1883	2 September 1900	22 November 1900	13 November 1919 acceded to throne as Emmanuelle I	29 February 1944
	Guilhem Sébastien Jordanes	Emmanuelle I	1 June 1910	13 November 1919	13 February 1920	29 February 1944 acceded to throne as William VII	15 March 1966
File:Jean, Prince Aultavilla.jpg	Jean Guilhem Sébastien Charles	William VII	29 September 1943	29 February 1944	30 June 1944	3 June 1948	living
File:Jordan, Prince of Petra (1970).jpg	Jordanes Guy Tancred Rainier Xavier	Elissa IV	29 June 1939	3 June 1948	7 August 1948	10 August 1975 acceded to throne as Jordan IX	3 September 2017
	Desiderius Charles Bohemond Henri	Jordan IX	22 June 1962	10 August 1975	12 November 1975	22 May 2013 deceased
	Melisende Belandra Elissa Emmanuelle Dianne		5 August 1993	22 May 2013	17 June 2013	3 September 2017 acceded to throne as Melisende III	living
	Hughes Emmanuel Gabriel Desiderius	Melisende III	29 June 2015	3 September 2017	1 December 2017	Incumbent

See also

• Monarchy of Sydalon