While the full form  is applied even to God and Jesus Christ, the shortened form is used only of human rulers, ecclesiastical or lay. For example, in Annales Loiseliani events concerning Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, Charlemagne and Pope Hadrian I are referred to as  (king) and  (apostolic), and as  and .
The full title is used for God and Jesus Christ, but the abbreviated form is only used for human rulers, whether they are religious or secular. For example, in Annales Loiseliani, events concerning Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, Charlemagne, and Pope Hadrian I are referred to as (king) and (apostolic), and as  and .