Peruse this list of royal titles. Perhaps you can lay claim to one of these titles of nobility as your own! Would you like to share this infographic on your page? Not all words for royalty are created equal, however. Naturally, though, the royalty of the world worked differently in different cultures; fiefdoms of Korea differed from those of Germany, for instance.
In each circle, royal family titles of cousins and nieces could matter a great deal or not at all. In England, throughout most of its history, there were very clear delineations between not only classes but between those within the British royal hierarchy. Queen Victoria was crowned Empress of India in Note that Irish and Scottish cultures had their own nobility and ways of ranking important individuals, such as a Laird, which was an owner of a Scottish estate.
Most of Europe uses the following structure and their own versions of these Latin words:. What about the rest of the world? In China, noble titles were set up very differently, but still vital to get right. Life peers now form the overwhelming majority of peers sitting in the House of Lords, of them having been appointed by Tony Blair. Duke is the highest of the five ranks of the peerage, standing above the ranks of marquess, earl, viscount and baron.
The title duke is derived from the Latin dux, a leader. The title originally signified Sovereign status, for example William the Conqueror was Duke of Normandy, and it was not adopted as a peerage title until , when King Edward III conferred the Dukedom of Cornwall upon his eldest son, the Black Prince. Dukedoms were created in Parliament by the fastening of a ceremonial sword to a belt or girdle cincture. The first subject to receive a dukedom who was not a member of the royal family, nor one nearly related, was Sir William de la Pole, Marquess of Suffolk, who was created Duke of Suffolk in A Prince of the Royal Blood is usually created a duke either shortly after coming of age or upon his marriage.
Buckingham Palace announced that the Earl of Wessex will be granted the dukedom of Edinburgh when the title reverts to The Crown the title will only revert to The Crown on both the death of the current Duke of Edinburgh, and the succession of the Prince of Wales to the throne. At present there are 24 dukes not including royal dukes. The premier duke and earl of England is the Duke of Norfolk. The premier peer of Scotland is the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon created The premier duke, marquess and earl of Ireland is the Duke of Leinster created The most recent non-royal dukedom to be created is Westminster in The second most senior rank in the peerage, beneath duke, is marquess.
The marquess stands above the ranks of earl, viscount and baron. The dignity of a marquess is referred to as a marquessate. Marchio was a Norman term of reference to earls or barons guarding the Welsh and Scottish Marches, or border territories. The title of marquess remained unpopular in England. John Beaufort was the eldest of the legitimated sons of John of Gaunt. At present there are 34 marquesses not including courtesy marquesses.
The premier marquess of England is the Marquess of Winchester created , who lives in South Africa. The premier marquess in Scotland is the Marquess of Huntly created Since only one marquessate has become extinct, Ormonde, in Earl is the third rank of the Peerage, standing above the ranks of viscount and baron, but below duke and marquess.
Before King Canute c. As with dukes, the dignity of earl was conferred by the fastening of a ceremonial sword to a belt or girdle cincture. In time, a ceremonial cape and golden circlet placed on the head were added to the ceremony.
In , under King James I, these rites ceased. Some Scottish earldoms may be inherited by a woman or pass through the female line. At present there are earls not including the Earl of Wessex and courtesy earldoms , and four countesses in their own right. Comes from the Latin, " imperator ," which was originally a military title.
Soldiers would salute the leader of a victorious army as "imperator. Except for the phrase "Emperor of India," which was added to the British Monarch's title in and used until India became independent, Britain has not used the term. The monarch outranks everyone else.
A monarch inherits their title from the previous king or queen. England historically gave preference to male rulers, but the Queen still outranks her husband since she inherited the title. A woman who marries a king would be known as queen consort as opposed to a queen regnant, or a ruling queen. A monarch is generally addressed with the phrase "Your Majesty". Commoners who marry into a royal family, such as Antony Armstrong-Jones who married Princess Margaret, typically receive a courtesy title.
A courtesy title has no legal importance. It is not necessarily a hereditary title. Armstrong-Jones was made the Earl of Snowdon. In England, a prince or princess are often children of the monarch, and therefore royalty, as opposed to nobility. But, those holding the title can vary in rank.
In France, a duke , or "duc" outranks a prince. In Russia and Austria, the title archduke is an indication of royal blood, and is used instead of prince.
A prince or princess would typically be referred to as "your royal highness. A duke , from the Latin dux another word for a military leader , is the ruler of a dukedom or duchy. If the dukedom is an independent country, its leader may be called a grand duke. Originally all English dukes were of royal blood. When sons of kings came of age they were typically given the title duke.
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