Is William now a "Prinz von Wales" or a "Fürst von Wales" in German?

German journalists usually translate this titel wrongly.
In German there are two different words for the English word "prince".

a) Prinz = the son of a monarch
b) Fürst = the ruler of a principality, a monarch in his own right.


Both Prinz and Fürst go back to a Latin word, meaning: "the First!"

Now in German news texts one has to read again and again, that William has now become "Prinz von Wales" when it shold be "Fürst von Wales". And Diana was usually called "Prinzessin von Wales", when it should have been "Fürstin von Wales".

I know that many Germans do not care about these details - but I do.

And there the explanation is in German:

Der Prince of Wales ist der Fürst von Wales, nicht etwa ein "Prinz von Wales" <<<<

@ about the title of "Prince of Wales":

Zitat

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The Royal title was originally given to Edward II of Caernarfon, son of Edward I who conquered Wales, as a means of confirming that the ‘Tywysog Cymru’ title previously held by native princes of Wales was subservient to that of the King of England.

Since then it has been held by 21 different heirs to the throne, although seven of them never became king.

Although created Prince of Wales, William may not be invested soon – the investiture at Caernarfon Castle did not happen until almost a decade after Prince Charles was given the title, in 1969, and such was the political turmoil that soldiers had to be drafted in to keep the peace.

Yesterday the former Llywydd of the Senedd, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, questioned the need to continue with the title of the Prince of Wales following the death of Elizabeth II.

Speaking of S4C Newyddion, he said that there was “no meaning” to the title which was a position with “no meaning to it in the constitution”.

“And I think, although nothing will happen this time, I I think this title will disappear because it doesn’t make any sense for a devolved, democratic country like Wales to have a prince these days,” he said.

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More:

https://nation.cymru/news/king-charles-m...rince-of-wales/

Not really

Where-ever William now is, he will be Prince William - and also the Prince of Wales.

Btw: We must write in English here.
Sometimes we have members here, who only speak English and no German.