Editing Prince (section)

===Prince as a reigning monarch===<!-- "reigning prince" redirects here, edit that redirect if editing this heading-->
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A prince or princess who is the [[head of state]] of a territory that has a [[monarchy]] as a [[form of government]] is a reigning prince.

====Extant principalities====
The current princely monarchies include:
* The [[co-principality]] of [[Principality of Andorra|Andorra]] (current reigning princes are the [[President of the French Republic|French President]] [[Emmanuel Macron]] and [[Joan Enric Vives Sicília|HE Joan Enric Vives Sicília]])
* The [[emir]]ate of [[Kuwait]] (current reigning emir is [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]])
* The [[principality]] of [[Liechtenstein]] (current reigning prince is [[Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein|Hans-Adam II]])
* The principality of [[Monaco]] (current reigning prince is [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Albert II]])
* The [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] (current prince and Grand Master is [[John T. Dunlap]])
* The emirate of [[Qatar]] (current reigning emir is [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani]])
* The member emirates of the [[federation]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]] (''United Arab Principalities''):
** [[Abu Dhabi]] (Emir [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], also President of the UAE)
** [[Ajman]] (Emir [[Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III|Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi]])
** [[Dubai]] (Emir [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], also Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE)
** [[Fujairah]] (Emir [[Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi]])
** [[Ras al-Khaimah]] (Emir [[Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi]])
** [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]] (Emir [[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi|Sultan III bin Muhammad al-Qasimi]])
** [[Umm al-Quwain]] (Emir [[Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla]])

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File:Coat of arms of Andorra.svg|Coat of arms of the [[principality of Andorra]] (1607).
File:Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg|Coat of arms of the [[principality]] of [[Liechtenstein]] (1719).
File:Great coat of arms of the house of Grimaldi.svg|Coat of arms of the [[principality]] of [[Monaco]] (1297).
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====Micronations====
In the same tradition, some self-proclaimed monarchs of so-called [[micronation]]s style themselves as princes:
* [[Roy Bates]] titled himself "Prince Roy" of the [[Principality of Sealand]]
* [[Leonard George Casley]] titled himself "Prince Leonard I" of the [[Principality of Hutt River]] (enclave in Australia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hutt-river-province.com/PofHR_Naming.htm |title=Name focus |access-date=2008-04-08 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507102818/http://www.hutt-river-province.com/PofHR_Naming.htm |archive-date=2011-05-07 }}</ref>

====Prince exercising head of state's authority====
Various monarchies provide for different modes in which princes of the dynasty can temporarily or permanently share in the style and/or office of the monarch, e.g. as [[regent]] or [[viceroy]].

Though these offices may not be reserved legally for members of the ruling dynasty, in some traditions they are filled by dynasts, a fact which may be reflected in the style of the office, e.g. "[[Napoleon III#Prince-President (1848–1851)|prince-president]]" for [[Napoleon III]] as French [[head of state]] but not yet emperor, or "prince-lieutenant" in [[Luxembourg]], repeatedly filled by the [[crown prince]] before the grand duke's abdication, or in form of {{Lang|la|[[consortium imperii]]}}.

Some monarchies even have a practice in which the monarch can formally abdicate in favour of his heir and yet retain a kingly title with executive power, e.g. ''Maha Upayuvaraja'' ([[Sanskrit]] for ''Great Joint King'' in [[Cambodia]]), though sometimes also conferred on powerful regents who exercised executive powers.