English Grammar

The only grammatical difference is the preposition (of, from).
Different words make a semantic (meaning) difference.

Anonymous grammatical difference

There is no grammatical difference given that both sentences end with the same grammatical structure — a prepositional phrase.

As far as the content goes, I doubt you are old enough to have met either king. It's possible that someone alive today might have met the most recent King of England (George VI, died 1952), bu

Is it not the case that

1. I met a king of England is a noun phrase

while

2. I met a king from France is a prepositional phrase
?

AnonymousIs it not the case that1. I met a king of England is a noun phrasewhile2. I met a king from France is a prepositional phrase?

No. I think you are misunderstanding something.

Both of your underlined phrases are noun phrases. And both "of England" and "from France" are prepositional phrases.

CJ

CalifJimAnd both "of England" and "from France" are prepositional phrases.

And, CJ, would you also describe the prepositional phrases as post-modifiers of the preceding noun?

Anonymous2. I met a king from France is a prepositional phrase

A prepositional phrase has an initial head-word that is a preposition. The word "a" is an article, so the phrase that you underlined cannot be a prepositional phrase.

AlpheccaStarswould you also describe the prepositional phrases as post-modifiers of the preceding noun?

I am told that "of England" is a complement of "king", but "from France" is a post-modifier (an adjunct), although in the right context it may be possible that "from France" might also be a complement. Frankly, I'm not sure about some of this new ter

So the different nature of the prepositions (from, of) do make for a grammatical difference, at least in how those parts would be analyzed in detail.

Structurally, there is no difference, though.

CalifJimNote: a king of England from France.

That would have been William the Conqueror.

AlpheccaStarsWilliam the Conqueror

Indeed. And don't get me started on the kings of England from Germany.