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Princess Of Nólsoy
The Princess of Nólsoy is a legendary figure associated with the island of Nólsoy in the Faroe Islands. A Scottish princess, daughter of one of the List of Scottish monarchs, several Kings James of Scotland, is said to have fled from Scotland to marry man she loved, a commoner of whom her royal father disapproved. They settled on Nólsoy, in Corn Valley or Korndalur, at a time when the island had been left uninhabited after the Black Death, and they had a son. The princess's father discovered where his daughter and her husband were living and came intending to kill them, but the first person he saw on the shore was his grandson, whom he recognised, and his heart was softened. In an alternative version of the story, the princess saw the king's fleet arriving, told her husband to hide away, and took the child down to the shore to meet her father. She told him that he must kill her and the child before he would be able to kill her husband. While she was speaking the child laughed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Of Nolsoy
Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female Monarch, ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a monarch. A crown princess can be the heir apparent to the throne or the spouse of the heir apparent. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. An example of a princess regnant is Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Principality of Antioch, Antioch in the 12th century. Since the president of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''Ex officio member, ex-officio'' a co-prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
