Additions to personal names: General
There are certain types of terms added to a heading when they are commonly associated with a name within the work being cataloged or in reference sources, regardless of whether there is a conflict or potential conflict with another heading.
Titles of nobility, given in the vernacular of the work being cataloged if it appears on the piece being cataloged. If the person has a title but it is not used in the persons works, don't add it to the heading. Make sure, however, to add it into the 670 if you found it in a reference source. The Jewish terms "ha-Levi" and "ha-Kohen" fall into this category.
British terms of honor such as Sir, Dame, Lord, or Lady. Add these terms in a subfield c at the end of a heading (LCRI 22.12B)
Christian Saints except if the person was also a pope, emperor, empress, king, or queen. If the resulting heading would result in a "non-unique," add an appropriate word or phrase to the heading even if dates are also available (LCRI 22.13B)
Spirits - used for spirit communications. If the spirit was originally a person, establish the heading for the person as well (LCRI 22.14)
Additions to names entered under surname are only used for people who use only a surname plus term of address or married women using only their husband's name (add |c Mrs.. before the dates)
Additions to names entered under given name, etc. (i.e. forename entries)
Royalty, consorts of royal persons, and children and grandchildren of royal persons - the title of the highest royal status held by the person, translated into English if possible. Don't add other epithets (i.e. the Great, the Magnificent, etc.) to the heading. Make references from those terms. For royal children and grandchildren known only as "Prince or Princess" without a territorial designation, use that title (Prince or Princess) followed by:
Popes - don't add other qualifying terms or epithets.
Bishops, cardinals, archbishops, metropolitan, abbot, abbess, or other high ecclesiastical official identified by forename add their title, preferably in English. If the person has more than one title, give the one of highest rank.
Other persons of religious vocation - add the title of all other religious vocations in the vernacular under forename. If there is more than one title, use the one most often associated with the name or the most important one. Use spellings for those terms found in English-language dictionaries.
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