Monarch of New Zealand, King Charles III
| Standardized template for use in all references to the current monarch of New Zealand. | ||
| Permits global updating of articles when eventual succession takes place. | ||
| Only use this template for references that should always be the most current. Hard-code any references to events that have occurred in the past or will occur in the future. |
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 Monarch of New Zealand, monarch's title and name | Monarch of New Zealand, 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:{{Monarch of New Zealand, 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
Monarch of New Zealand, followed by any symbol that since= assigns, followed by "since " and the date of ascension, followed by the monarch's title & name (wikilinked) |
{{Monarchy of New Zealand|since=—}} yields
|
| Monarch of New Zealand—since 8 September 2022, King Charles III | ||
| , any text | Returns " Monarch of New Zealand, any text monarch's title & name" (wikilinked) | Monarch of New Zealand, any text King Charles III |
Examples
[[At {{ucfirst:{{Monarch of New Zealand, current|genderp=*}}}} Majesty's pleasure]]
yields
At Her Majesty's pleasure or
At His Majesty's pleasure
{{Monarch of New Zealand, current|nameonly=*}}, [[Monarchy of New Zealand|{{Monarch of New Zealand, current|title=*}} of New Zealand]]
yields
Charles III,
King of New Zealand
Changing the Current Monarch Information
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 plain text, once for a wikilink name of the monarch linked (article & image are expected to exist under this name).