Most Faithful Majesty
Most Faithful Majesty (
Latin for 'most faithful') is still attached to Portugal, as it was given to Portugal in the person of it's sovereigns,[1] and is still being used by the Holy See.[2]
The
Catholic Church – in 1748, to King João V of Portugal and to his heirs.[3]
The title Fidelissimus remains attached to monarchs descended from whoever received the original sobriquet. The sobriquet can be awarded to either a king or a queen. The only European monarchy that has received the sobriquet was the now-defunct monarchy of Portugal.
Similar titles
The monarchs of other countries have received similar titles from the Pope:
- Hungary: Apostolic Majesty (awarded c. 1000)
- Venice: Most Serene Republic
- France: Most Christian Majesty(awarded c. 1380)
- Spain: Most Catholic Majesty(awarded in 1493)
- England: Defender of the Faith(awarded in 1521 and revoked again c. 1530 by the Pope. Granted again in 1543 by the Parliament of England.)
- Poland: Orthodox Majesty (awarded in 1661)
- Germany: Holy Roman Emperors)
References
- ^ Benedict PP. XIV (December 17, 1748). Bula Charissime in Christo to the King of Portugal, Dom John V. Bullarium Romanum (in Latin). Vol. III. Venice: Holy See (published 1778). p. 1.
- ^ S. Ioannes Paulus PP. II (May 23, 1979). "HOMILIA DO SANTO PADRE JOÃO PAULO II" [Homily of Holy Father John Paul II] (PDF). vatican.va (in European Portuguese). Holy See. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ISBN 9789028602236.
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