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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
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So, I have a question for you then...because I've always wondered this...what exactly is the order of ranks and what do they all mean??? (Ex. Duke/Dutchess, Baron/Baroness, Marquee/Marquesses)
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King/Queen
Prince/Princess
Duke/Duchess (in German, Herzog/Herzogin)
Marquess/Marchioness
Earl/Countess (in German, Graf/Gräfin)
Viscount/Viscountess
Baron/Baroness (most Life Peers are created at this rank) (in German, Freiherr/Freifrau)
Baronets are not considered peers.
Peerage basics:
http://laura.chinet.com/html/titles02.html
Complete list of Life Peers:
http://www.election.demon.co.uk/lifepeers.html
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Last edited by AlphaSigOU; 07-21-2004 at 07:59 PM.
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