Category talk:Pretenders
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This category should not include imposters like Anna Anderson or the False Dmitri - these are substantively different from people like Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Comte de Paris - the first are claiming to be people they are not, the second are, in fact, the representatives of royal houses that no longer rule. This distinction should be kept clear. john k 16:26, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)
A related issue is that
- category is for people who claim monarchical or noble titles to which they are officially not entitled.
leaves out overthrown monarchs & their rightful heirs. (My dictionary supports this defn, BTW, but i think it is mistaken: i think the rightful monarch becomes a pretender whenever they are unable to actually rule.
--Jerzy(t) 00:20, 2004 Aug 31 (UTC)