{"id":31876,"date":"2025-04-19T03:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T03:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31876\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T03:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T03:16:09","slug":"when-prince-louis-receives-a-new-royal-title-will-he-be-saddled-with-the-cambridge-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/31876\/","title":{"rendered":"When Prince Louis Receives a New Royal Title, Will He Be Saddled With the \u2018Cambridge Curse\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right now, when we think of 6-year-old Prince Louis, the first word we think of is \u201ccheeky.\u201d After all, the young Prince of Wales has the most adorably sassy attitude and is always serving up major meme material<\/a>. But there could be a day when the first word we think of is \u201ccursed.\u201d<\/p>\n

And we certainly hope that isn\u2019t the case! But royal experts are dissecting what Prince Louis\u2019 future title could be, and one contender has an upsetting past.<\/p>\n

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You might remember the title of \u201cDuke of Cambridge\u201d as being the title granted to Prince William when he married Kate Middleton. The couple \u2014 who also share kids Prince George, 10 and Princess Charlotte, 9 \u2014 were first and foremost the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge from their wedding day in 2011 until 2022 when Queen Elizabeth II passed away and Prince William became heir to the throne. With his new place in the line of succession, he became the Prince of Wales \u2014 a common title for the direct heir. Though \u201cDuke of Cambridge\u201d is still on his official list of titles, it\u2019s not the headliner.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Prince William made it through his main Cambridge years unscathed. But that wasn\u2019t the case for previous members of the royal family. According to\u00a0MyLondon<\/a>, the title that has been held by eight royals is \u201ctainted with sadness\u201d \u2014 because the first four Dukes of Cambridge tragically died in childhood.<\/p>\n

In the 1600s, King Charles II created the dukedom for his nephew Charles Stuart. Sadly, the little boy died at just six months old. Charles\u2019 younger brother James Stuart was then granted the title, but sadly died at 3 years old. Several years later, the King named his nephew Edgar Stuart the Duke of Cambridge, but he also died at age three. Then, Charles Stuart was given the title, but the young royal tragically passed away at just 1 month old.<\/p>\n

The subsequent Dukes of Cambridge have lived into adulthood, but it is still an eerie and tragic past. Sure, the deaths were likely a result of smallpox, the bubonic plague, or general mortality rates during the 17th century, but that doesn\u2019t make it any less sad or make the connection any less unsettling.<\/p>\n

Royal historian Jessica Storoschuk told\u00a0Marie Claire<\/a>\u00a0that Prince George and Prince Louis\u2019 titles will be dependent on the timing of their marriages and the monarch at the time. She told the outlet it\u2019s \u201chighly unlikely Prince George could ever become the Duke of Cambridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prince Louis<\/p>\n

Given King Charles III\u2019s age, it\u2019s not unreasonable to think Prince William will be King when his eldest gets married, and thus, Prince George and his wife would be the Prince and Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n

As for Prince Louis, he could not be named the Duke of Cambridge while his grandfather still wears the crown and his father holds the title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way that could happen is if the title is removed [from Prince William], and it would have to be removed by an act of Parliament,\u201d the\u00a0An Historian Around Town<\/a>\u00a0blogger says. \u201cI cannot see Parliament putting time into that if George or Louis marries before Charles passes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once Prince William becomes King, his titles will revert to the Crown and be up for grabs. But if King Charles III is in power when Prince George or Prince Louis gets married, there are other \u201cextinct\u201d titles that are available. As Storoschuk pointed out, the brothers could escape the \u201cCambridge Curse\u201d by being named the Duke of Clarence or Duke of Cumberland instead. And I think all superstitious readers (myself included!) would agree that feels a whole lot better.<\/p>\n

Before you go, check out all the times Prince George<\/a> showed he\u2019ll be a great king one day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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