James, Viscount Severn
| James Mountbatten-Windsor | |||||
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| Viscount Severn | |||||
 James at Trooping the Colour in 2016 | |||||
| Born |
17 December 2007 Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey, England | ||||
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| House | Windsor | ||||
| Father | Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex | ||||
| Mother | Sophie, Countess of Wessex | ||||
| Religion | Church of England | ||||
James, Viscount Severn[1][2] (James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor; born 17 December 2007), is the younger child and only son of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. At birth, he was eighth in line to succeed his grandmother; he is currently tenth.
Life
Severn was born by caesarean section at 16:20 UTC on 17 December 2007, at Frimley Park Hospital.[3] Prince Edward, who was present for the birth of his second child, remarked that the birth was "a lot calmer than last time" (a reference to the emergency delivery of their first child, Lady Louise), that his wife was "doing very well," and that his son was "like most babies, rather small, very cute and very cuddly."[3] The baby and his mother were released from hospital on 20 December, and the following day his names were announced as James Alexander Philip Theo.[4] Severn was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London on 24 January 2008, with what Buckingham Palace called a "minor allergic reaction."[5] He was released from the hospital within days.
Severn was baptised on 19 April 2008, in the private chapel of Windsor Castle by the Dean of Windsor David Conner.[6][7][8] His christening gown was a newly made replica of the gown originally used by his great-great-great-grand-aunt Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, in 1840. It has been worn for most royal christenings since then, and the original gown has now been preserved.[6]
Titles, styles and honours
Titles and styles
Letters patent issued in 1917 (and still remaining in force today) assign a princely status and the style of Royal Highness to all male-line grandchildren of a monarch.[9] Therefore, all else being equal, James would have been styled as His Royal Highness Prince James of Wessex. However, when his parents married, the Queen, via a Buckingham Palace press release, announced that their children would be styled as the children of an earl, rather than as princes or princesses.[10] Thus, as is customary, court communications refer to him as Lord Severn, which is one of his father's subsidiary titles.
Honours
In June 2008, to recognise a visit by his father to the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba-in-Council named a lake in the north of the province after Lord Severn.[11]
Ancestry
His mother descends from King Henry IV of England.[12] James is also distantly related to the family of the Viscounts Molesworth via the descent of his mother's grandmother - Margaret Patricia Molesworth - from Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth.[13]
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References
- ↑ "The Countess of Wessex – Marriage and family". The official website of the British Monarchy. 2008–2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ↑ "Special Report , 1999 , 06/99 , royal wedding , Wessex titles for Edward and Sophie". BBC News. 19 June 1999. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Countess gives birth to baby boy". BBC News. 17 December 2007.
- ↑ "Edward and Sophie name baby James". BBC News. 21 December 2007.
- ↑ "Royal baby has allergic reaction". BBC News. 25 January 2008.
- 1 2 "Announcement of the Arrangement for the Christening of Lord Severn". royal.gov.uk. 15 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008.
- 1 2 "Queen sees grandson's christening". BBC News. 19 April 2008.
- ↑ Severn's godparents are Denise Poulton, Jeanye Irwin, Alastair Bruce of Crionaich, Duncan Bullivant, and Tom Hill.[7]
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30428. p. 13086. 14 December 1917. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ UK Government News – 19th June, 1999: TITLE OF HRH THE PRINCE EDWARD (Accessed 18 January 2014)
- ↑ "Prince Edward begins Winnipeg visit". The Vancouver Sun. Canada. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ↑ Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2720.
- ↑ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2731.
| James, Viscount Severn Born: 17 December 2007 | ||
| Lines of succession | ||
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| Preceded by The Earl of Wessex |
Line of succession to the British throne 10th position |
Followed by Lady Louise Windsor |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Prince Harry |
Gentlemen Lord Severn |
Followed by Peter Phillips |