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Prinz (other)
Prinz is a German title that translates into English as "prince", see also ''Fürst'' (sovereign prince). Prinz may also refer to: * Prinz (brand), a brand formerly used by the British photographic and electronics retail chain, Dixons * NSU Prinz, automobile produced in West Germany by NSU Motorenwerke AG from 1957 to 1973 * Prinz (crater), an impact crater on the Moon People * Alfred Prinz (1930–2014), Austrian composer * Birgit Prinz (born 1977), German retired footballer * Bret Prinz (born 1977), American baseball player * Dietrich Prinz (1903–1989), German computer scientist * Günter Prinz, German editor-in-chief of ''Bild'' * Jesse Prinz, American professor * Joachim Prinz (1902–1988), American-German rabbi * LeRoy Prinz (1895–1983), American choreographer * Matthias Prinz (born 1956), German lawyer * Nina Prinz (born 1982), German motorcycle racer * Renate Prinz (born 1929), German-British architect * Rosemary Prinz (born 1930), American television actress * Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble ruler, prince". Historical background The Latin word (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first lace/position), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the transition to empire, the '' princeps senatus''. Emperor Augustus established the formal position of monarch on the basis of principate, not dominion. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers of the city when most of the government were on holiday in the country or attending religious rituals, and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
