Canadian monarch, King Charles III
| Standardized template for use in all references to the current Canadian monarch. | ||
| Permits global updating of articles when eventual succession takes place. | ||
| Only use this template for references that should always be the most current (e.g. Current commander-in-chief of the Canadian military). Hard-code any references to events that have occurred in the past or will occur in the future (e.g. The visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939 or the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club receiving its royal designation from Queen Victoria in 1891). |
Usage
Assigning any value to a parameter (except since) returns information in the format indicated. (e.g. gender=* yields the same results as gender=yes)
| Parameter | Description | Current value |
|---|---|---|
| none | Returns link to Canadian monarch, monarch's title and name | Canadian monarch, King Charles III |
| gender | Returns the current monarch's gender designation (i.e. she or he) | he |
| genderp | Returns the current monarch's possessive gender (i.e. her or his) | his |
To capitalize, use {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=~}}}} |
His | |
| title | Returns the unlinked title of the monarch (i.e. Queen or King) | King |
| nameonly | Returns only the monarch's name (wikilinked to their article of the same name) | Charles III |
| plainname | Returns only the monarch's unlinked name (Used in image linking) | Charles III |
| name&title | Returns the current monarch's title & name (wikilinked) | King Charles III |
| ascensiondate | Returns the date of the monarch's ascension to the throne | 8 September 2022 |
| since | Returns link to
Canadian monarch, followed by any symbol that since= assigns, followed by "since " and the date of ascension, followed by the monarch's title & name (wikilinked) |
{{Canadian monarch, current|since=—}} yields
|
| Canadian monarch—since 8 September 2022, King Charles III | ||
| , any text | Returns " Canadian monarch, any text monarch's title & name" (wikilinked) | Canadian monarch, any text King Charles III |
Examples
[[At {{ucfirst:{{Canadian monarch, current|genderp=*}}}} Majesty's pleasure]]
yields
At Her Majesty's pleasure or
At His Majesty's pleasure
{{Canadian monarch, current|nameonly=*}}, [[Monarchy in Canada|{{Canadian monarch, current|title=*}} of Canada]]
yields
Charles III,
King of Canada
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Changing the current monarch information
As mentioned in Related issue above, begin by making sure a redirect exists to the new monarch's image from the name "File:title Regent's name.jpg" (e.g. "File:Queen Elizabeth II.jpg"). This should be a redirect to another best image of the regent to ensure hassle-free revision as consensus changes, time passes, and new images become available.
Afterwards, edit the template, changing the values (a total of 7 of them) marked between the “■■►-->” and “<!--◄■■”. The values, in the order they appear in the template, are:
he/she her/his Note: Uncapitalized Queen/King date of ascension to the throne The date standard for articles using this template is day-month-year (unpunctuated) Queen/King Repeat the information from above name of the monarch The name is needed twice; once is used for unlinked, once for name of the monarch linked (article & image are expected to exist under this name).