M. A. Houlden
( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respect and term of address for a French-speaking man, corresponding to such English titles as Mr. or sir. History Under the Ancien Régime, the court title of Monsieur referred to the next brother in the line of succession of the King of France France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the first .... It was always used for referring to the prince, not as a Style (form of address), Style. The Kings' brothers were addressed as Monseigneur or Royal Highness. François, Duke of Anjou, Hercule François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (1555–1584) ...
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