Hi Folks, While doing some research awhile back I came across "Baroness Von Ende" [aka Charlotte Woempner]. After extensive research I learned that although titled, her family had neither land nor money. An ancestor of hers had been granted the title for his service to one of the leaders of a German city/state. The title was hereditary but nothing else. Charlotte herself was a lady-in-waiting to the wife of the leader of that city-state. Charlotte married a commoner [Woempner] and the family immigrated to the U.S. in the mid-1840s, settling in the St. Louis area where there was a very large immigrant German community. None of Charlotte's children used the title, and in fact, one son used his middle name for his surname. Some of Charlotte's brothers continued to use "Von Ende" as a surname but without the title here in the U.S. One of Charlotte's relatives married into the Dutch royal house, but not to anyone in line for the throne. In the 1800s, royal families tended to have large families and only one or possibly two would ever lead their country. The title "Prince of Hague" could have been either hereditary or honorary. If the latter, the man's regular name might have been anything. He might have been a servant in the royal house, or attached through employment to any of the relatives of the royal house. If the mother was a lady-in-waiting, she herself might have had a title as well as the father. Betty, it might be worth your time to do some research into European history for the time period when your gggrandmother was born. In the early 1840s both Germany and Italy were groups of city/states with each one having their own "royal house." The same could have been true of the Netherlands. Good luck! Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County