It may be awarded on foreign sovereigns, princes of sovereign houses, and heads of state for meritous service to Luxembourg and the Grand Duke.

However, from time to time, the style will be Her [His] Canadian Majesty so as to differentiate from foreign sovereigns.

This pledge of allegiance explicitly stated that "one should not want to serve foreign sovereigns, kings, or princes other than his own Russian tsar".

"We can not negotiate, not without denying and betraying our own, the cession of national territory and the transfer of populations that inhabit them to foreign sovereigns," said Salazar.

At the close of the exhibition he was honoured by foreign sovereigns, and the queen offered him knighthood, which, however, he did not accept.

Did we not see, for two consecutive winters, the sons of foreign sovereigns come and complete their education in its midst?

In treaties and on British passports, the sovereign is referred to as "His [Her] Britannic Majesty" as to differentiate from foreign sovereigns.

In addition, courts generally relied on suggestions of immunity filed by the U.S. State Department in actions against foreign sovereigns.

Kings were denied opportunity to provide for elementary requirements of defense and finance, and aristocratic clans made treaties directly with foreign sovereigns.

He continued: "We inherit the indigenous nationality of the Aztecs, and in full enjoyment of it, we recognize no foreign sovereigns, no judges, and no arbiters."