Old King Cole ... ?
... was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he; he called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, and he called for his fiddlers three...
My favourite is King Canute.
Some might say a kindred spirit with us long time APUG participants
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But CMoore, you shouldn't feel bad about not understanding the incredibly complex rules about who gets what royal title ("royal ascension"). The Queen's husband himself is only a Prince because she appointed him to that position. Without that action, he wouldn't even have a title.
To give you an idea about the complexity, there are circumstances where our Canadian Parliament has a say on who the next monarch is.
The rules of royal ascension make the rules about the US Electoral College seem positively straightforward!