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Lord Forename Surname was born, on D Month YYYY, at Residence, City. He was the second son and third child of Prince Daddy, Earl of Theshire, second son and fourth child of Prince Grandad, Duke of Nod and Princess Grandad, Duchess of Nod, and his second wife, Lady Mummy Hermaidenname. He was baptised, on D Month YYYY, in the baptism room at Residence, City, by Archbishop Bob Roberts. His godparents were a considerable list of wikilinked individuals.If the list is particularly long it should be placed in a footnote, so as not to disrupt the flow of the narrative.

Within months of his birth, he was created a Prince of the United Kingdom, and granted the style of Highness, becoming known as HH Prince Forename of Nod.

When, in a freak accident, at Somewhere, on D Month YYYY, his father and childless elder brother died within months of eachother, Prince Forename inherited his father's dukedom, and became HRH The Duke of NodThis is a footnote.

An interesting tale of how he met his wife, Lady Wife Maidenname, youngest daughter of Father Maidenname, 8th Baron of Oz and his wife, Mother Maidenname, Baroness of Oz. The couple wed, on D Month YYYY, at A Certain Chapel, Town

The Duchess of Nod died, in Place, soon after the birth of their youngest child, Prince Son2 of Nod, who died himself within months of birth.

Soon after the marriage, in recognition of his status as heir-apparent, the Duke of Nod's great-grandmother created him Prince of Wales

When, on D Month YYYY, Queen Thingy died at Buckingham Palace, the Prince of Wales ascended the throne, using the regnal name HM Forename IV.

Forename IV died, on D Month YYYY, at Windsor Castle, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Son, Prince of Wales, who ruled as HM Son II. He was buried, on D Month YYYY, at Chapel.

An assessment of their life, and notes on their legacy.

Including details of places, etc. named after them.

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From his father's ascension to the throne, on D Month YYYY, until his own accession, on D Month YYYY, Prince Forename held the style His Royal Highness Prince Forename, Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.

British honours

• KG: Knight of the Garter, YYYY
• KBE: Knight of the British Empire, YYYY
• GBE: Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire, YYYY

Commonwealth honours

• {{flagicon|AUS}} Abbrev.: Knight of BBQ, YYYY

Foreign honours

• {{flagicon|IRL}} Abbrev.: Knight of Whatever, YYYY

• 2Lt, YYYY–YYYY: Second-Lieutenant, Whatever division
• Lt, YYYY–YYYY: Lieutenant, Whatever division

British

• YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of Whatever

Commonwealth

• YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of {{flagicon|CAN}} Whatever

Foreign

• YYYY–YYYY: Colonel-in-Chief, of {{flagicon|JPN}} Whatever

• Chancellor of the University of X

Forename's arms were: Quarterly, I and IV Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or (for England); II Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland).

Ancestral table.

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