Since the English Reformation, the Church of England has been more explicitly a state church and the choice is legally that of the British crown ; today it is made in the name of the Sovereign by the Prime Minister, from a shortlist of two selected by an ad hoc committee called the Crown Nominations Commission.

Since that law was repealed in the aftermath of World War II, the present Emperor Akihito became the first crown prince for over a thousand years to have an empress outside the previously eligible circle.

Since 2007 Kuwait has been ruled by Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah and his designated successor, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the prime minister and crown prince.

Since the only person who could crown Eustace was Archbishop Theobald, who refused to do so without agreement from the current pope, Eugene III, the matter reached an impasse.

Since Otto III had intentions to renew the Empire based on a federal concept he called " Renovatio Imperii Romanorum ", and within that federal framework, Polish and Hungarian duchies were to be upgraded to eastern federati of the empire it was towards this end that the Emperor placed his Imperial crown on Bolesław I's brow and invested him with the titles frater et cooperator Imperii (" Brother and Partner of the Empire ") and populi Romani amicus et socius.

Since the law did not distinguish, for marital purposes, between ruler and subjects, historically marriages between royalty and the noble heiresses to great fiefs became the norm, helping to aggrandize the House of Capet while gradually diminishing the number of large domains held in theoretical vassalage by nobles who were, in practice, virtually independent of the French crown.

Since the mid 1990s, the insignia of a Royal Australian Navy Rear Admiral is the crown of St Edward above a crossed sword and baton, above two silver stars, above the word " AUSTRALIA ".

Since the twelfth century kings have been crowned with the still extant crown.

Since Leo II was seven years old ( too young to rule himself ) Ariadne and her mother Verina prevailed upon him to crown Zeno, his father, as co-emperor, which he did on 9 February 474.

Since the earliest days Smethport has been considered a topographic crown jewel of the Pennsylvania Wilds region.

Since the Dragfi estates were legally due to the crown, the Habsburgs forced George to yield the castles and withdrew to Csitsva in the county of Zemplén.

Since 2009, Diamond Nexus Labs has made the Miss Universe crown.

Since the Sark court refused to let an Anglican to power, Philippe had to request the British crown to dissolve the court in 1675.

Since then it remained connected to the crown, first to that of Castile and then, from Carlos I, to that of Spain.

Since the crown of Aragon was juridically independent of Castile, their policies towards Muslims could and did differ during this period.

Since standardisation of the UK's silver coinage in 1816 ( UK Coinage Reform 1816 ), a crown has, as a general rule, had a diameter of 38. 61 mm, and weighed 28. 276g.

Since the death of Konradin in 1268 he was an heir of the House of Hohenstaufen's claim to the imperial crown.

Since dupondii minted prior to and during the reign of Nero, and occasionally under later rulers, lack the radiate crown, it is often hard to distinguish between the as and the dupondius due to heavy patination which obscures the coin's original color.

Since Leo II was too young to rule himself, Verina and Ariadne prevailed upon him to crown Zeno as co-emperor, which he did on February 9, 474.

Since the peers were never twelve during the coronation in early periods, due to the fact that most lay peerages were forfeited to or merged in the crown, delegates were chosen by the king, mainly from the princes of the blood.

Since the strings do not need to bear down heavily on the bridges ( a force of 600 to 1200 pounds = 2. 7 to 5. 4 kN in conventional pianos ), bridge agraffes may also help preserve the crucial upward curve, or " crown ," in the soundboard.

Since King Berengar had defeated and driven the Roman Emperor Louis the Blind out of Italy in 905, he had eagerly pressed for the imperial crown.

Since Joining the America East Conference in 2004, the Retriever Men have not lost their crown.

Since it was deemed inappropriate for the Christian anointing and coronation to take place in a largely non-Christian nation, George V was not crowned in India ; instead, he wore a crown as he entered the Durbar.

Since Lincoln rather than Johnson had appointed Stanton, the defense maintained the president had not violated the Act.

Since the time of Pope John XXIII a priest who is appointed a cardinal must be consecrated a bishop, unless he obtains a dispensation.

Since the reign of Edward VII a clerk in holy orders in the Church of England has not normally received the accolade on being appointed to a degree of knighthood.

Since 2003 LUL has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London ( TfL ), the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London, which is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the Mayor of London.

Since Mieszko II was politically active before his father's death, Bolesław I the Brave appointed him as his successor.

Since 9 July 2009, the Prefect is Cardinal Angelo Amato, while the current secretary ( appointed 29 December 2010 ) is Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci

Since coming to power, a disproportionate number of leading positions have been awarded to members of the Alawi sect in a move akin to Saddam Hussein's Ba ' ath Party governance in neighbouring Iraq between 1968 and 2003 when persons from Saddam's home town of Tikrit were appointed in prominent roles.

Since 2004, the Scottish Parliament has appointed an official Scots Makar, from the Makars of the various cities.

Since the Central Base Area could not be held, the Standing Committee appointed Bo ( responsible for politics ), Braun ( responsible for military strategy ), and Zhou ( responsible for the implementation of military planning ) to organize the evacuation.

Since the bulk of both troops and aircraft were American, Brereton, a U. S. Army Air Forces officer, was named by Eisenhower on 16 July and appointed by SHAEF on 2 August.

Since 2000 this workshop situation has ceased and a commissioning panel has been appointed to select future promising works.

Since Paul's journey to Cyprus is usually dated to the first half of the 40s ( and some scholars would date his visit even earlier ), it is thought Sergius first served his three years as Proconsul at Cyprus, then returned to Rome, where he was appointed curator.

Since Tim Schafer had already left the company at the time, Larry Ahern, who was involved in the original game's development, was appointed the project lead and Bill Tiller, the art director.

Since 2002, the ICC has two panels of umpires: namely the Elite Panel of Umpires ( two of which are, in theory, appointed to each Test Match ) and the larger International Panel of Umpires.

Since 1984, however, the Senior and Second Senior Lords were appointed independently.

Since the 12th century, the monarch appointed a sheriff to maintain the peace in Lancashire, a role usually filled by the duke and based at the castle.

Since it was unusual for popular musicians to be appointed as MBEs, a number of previous recipients complained and protested.

Since Yoritomo was descended from the imperial family on his father's side and the Fujiwara noble family on his mother's side, he received his first court title and was appointed an administrator.

Since these were mainly dealt with orally there are few early records ; the first reference comes from 1582, when a curator was appointed to deal with the property of an infant.

Since both Sly and Freddie were guitarists, Sly appointed Freddie the official guitarist for the Family Stone, and taught himself to play the electronic organ.

Since the Shunzhi Emperor was only six years old at that time, Dorgon was appointed regent and became a de facto ruler.

Since the Spartan constitution prohibited any commander from holding the office of navarch more than once, he was appointed as a vice-admiral instead, with the clear understanding that this was a mere legal fiction.

Since the local government re-organisation of 1996 in Wales, lord-lieutenants are now appointed to preserved counties.

Since then, deputy mayors have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor.