Post by Soleil on Oct 19, 2020 12:13:08 GMT -5
King/Queen
This one is obvious.
Address as Your majesty, at first, thereafter, Sire/Madam
Prince/Princess
The child of a King/Queen.
A Nobleman who marries a Queen is also a Prince unless/until officially made King by her.
Address as Your Royal Highness, at first; thereafter, Sir/Ma'am
Duke/Duchess
The child of a Prince/Princess. Also their spouses.
The Duke owns a Duchy, which is again, larger than a Marquis’s holdings, with the accompanying rent, other income, soldiers, etc.
Address as Your Grace, at first; thereafter, Sir OR Madam/Ma’am
Marquis/Marchioness
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
A Marquis owns a massive amount of land (equal to 1.5+ Earls) and therefore has income from the commoners who rent land there for their own farms. He also probably has a number of soldiers who live there and are considered part of his army.
A Marquis’s son is just the son of a Marquis unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Marquis/Marchioness _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Earl/Countess
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
An Earl owns a large amount of land (equal to 1.5+ Viscounts) and therefore has income from the commoners who rent land there for their own farms. He may also have a small number of soldiers that participate in either a friend’s army or the royal one.
An Earl’s son is just the son of an Earl unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Earl/Countess _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Viscount/Viscountess
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
A Viscount owns a decent sized estate with lands, possibly with 2-3 renting families for income. He likely doesn’t have many soldiers, so any from his land would join the Royal army.
A Viscount’s son is just the son of a Viscount unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Viscount/Viscountess _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Baron/Baroness
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
A baron owns just enough land for a small estate for the family, with income from some kind of business.
Often a Baron’s family was formerly a higher title, but the family has decayed somewhat through poor management or through losing the favor of the current monarch.
A Baron’s son is just the son of a Baron unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Baron/Baroness _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Knight/Dame
A granted title that cannot be passed to family members.
A commoner may be made a Knight or Dame as a method of recognition by the monarch. They might also be given a small parcel of land.
The son of a Knight is just a commoner.
Address as Addressed as Sir/Lady Firstname Surname. (Ex: Sir John Smith)
****The daughters of earls, marquesses, and dukes are addressed as Lady Agatha Smith- that is Lady FirstName Surname. No unmarried woman who does not have a peerage in her own right is ever Lady Surname or Lady Title. They would be Lady FirstName.****
Commoner
A common person without a title of nobility.
This one is obvious.
Address as Your majesty, at first, thereafter, Sire/Madam
Prince/Princess
The child of a King/Queen.
A Nobleman who marries a Queen is also a Prince unless/until officially made King by her.
Address as Your Royal Highness, at first; thereafter, Sir/Ma'am
Duke/Duchess
The child of a Prince/Princess. Also their spouses.
The Duke owns a Duchy, which is again, larger than a Marquis’s holdings, with the accompanying rent, other income, soldiers, etc.
Address as Your Grace, at first; thereafter, Sir OR Madam/Ma’am
Marquis/Marchioness
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
A Marquis owns a massive amount of land (equal to 1.5+ Earls) and therefore has income from the commoners who rent land there for their own farms. He also probably has a number of soldiers who live there and are considered part of his army.
A Marquis’s son is just the son of a Marquis unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Marquis/Marchioness _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Earl/Countess
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
An Earl owns a large amount of land (equal to 1.5+ Viscounts) and therefore has income from the commoners who rent land there for their own farms. He may also have a small number of soldiers that participate in either a friend’s army or the royal one.
An Earl’s son is just the son of an Earl unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Earl/Countess _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Viscount/Viscountess
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
A Viscount owns a decent sized estate with lands, possibly with 2-3 renting families for income. He likely doesn’t have many soldiers, so any from his land would join the Royal army.
A Viscount’s son is just the son of a Viscount unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Viscount/Viscountess _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Baron/Baroness
A granted title that can be passed to family members.
A baron owns just enough land for a small estate for the family, with income from some kind of business.
Often a Baron’s family was formerly a higher title, but the family has decayed somewhat through poor management or through losing the favor of the current monarch.
A Baron’s son is just the son of a Baron unless he inherits the title (oldest child) or is given another title by someone.
Address as Baron/Baroness _______ at first; thereafter My Lord or My Lady
Knight/Dame
A granted title that cannot be passed to family members.
A commoner may be made a Knight or Dame as a method of recognition by the monarch. They might also be given a small parcel of land.
The son of a Knight is just a commoner.
Address as Addressed as Sir/Lady Firstname Surname. (Ex: Sir John Smith)
****The daughters of earls, marquesses, and dukes are addressed as Lady Agatha Smith- that is Lady FirstName Surname. No unmarried woman who does not have a peerage in her own right is ever Lady Surname or Lady Title. They would be Lady FirstName.****
Commoner
A common person without a title of nobility.