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=Noble and Clerical Titles in Irolo=
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==Noble Ranks==
{| border=1
|-
! Rank
! Irolon<BR>
(male/female)
! English Equivalent<BR>
(male/female)
! Description
! Forms of Address
|-
| 1
| adding "Ritter" to the surname (both male and female)
| Baronet (or baronetcy, baronetage)
| A hereditory knighthood. Not a peerage (ie no seat in government).
| Sir,<BR>
Worthy Sir,<BR>
Your Most Worthy Sir,<BR>
Right Honourable Sir,<BR>
Your Most Honourable Sir,
|-
| 2
| Freiherr/Freifrau
| Baron/Baroness
| Holding land directly from the King (as apposed to other land holders), Peer.
| Your Preeminence, Lord/Lady
|-
| 3
| Graf
| Sheriff, reeve or overseer
| A holder of public office. Not a peerage.
| Your Eminence
|-
| 4
| Landgrave/Landgravine (or Landgraf/Landgrafin)
| Count/Countess
| In charge of a county, Peer.
| Your Eminence, Lord/Lady
|-
| 5
| Margrave/Margravine (or Markgraf/Markgrafin)
| Marquess/Marquessa
| In charge of a border region (the Marches), Peer.
| Your Nobleness, Lord/Lady
|-
| 6
| Herzog/Herzogin
| Duke/Duchess
| In charge of a Duchy (the title is called a Dukedom). Equivalent of an heriditary Field Marshal. Peer.
| Your Highness, Lord/Lady
|-
| 7
| Prinz/Prinzessin
| Prince/Princess
| Sovereign of a small territory or the child of a King. The "principle" person. Peer.
| Your Grace
|-
| 8
| F&uuml;rst/F&uuml;rstin
| First Prince/ss
| The head of the house or the heir of the king. Peer.
| Your Highness
|-
| 9
| Grossherzog/Grossherzogin
| Grand Duke/Grand Duchess
| Ruler or ex-Ruler. May outrank Prince/ss or Furst/in. Peer.
| Your Highness
|-
| 10
| Konig/Konigin
| King/Queen
| Ruler and sovereign (sovereign = answers only to God). Peer.
| Your Majesty
|-
| 11
| Kaiser/Kaiserin
| Emperor/Empress
| Military ruler (comes from Imperator, or Commander). Peer.
| Your Imperial Majesty
|}
 
===Inheritance===
The heir to a title has "Erb" attached to the title. ie Erbgraf, Erbherzog, Erbmarkgraf. Alternatively it can be spelt with an hyphen (Erb-herzog, etc.). Both male and female descendants may inherit, the eldest having the rights unless mentally deficient, traitorous, illegitimate or otherwise disqualified.
 
==Clerical Ranks==
{| border=1
|-
! Rank
! Irolon<BR>
(male/female)
! English Equivalent<BR>
(male/female)
! Description
! Forms of Address
|-
| 0
| Gemeindemitglied
| Parishioner
| A member of a parish
|
|-
| 1
| M&ouml;nch/Nonne
| Monk/Nun
| Male member of monastery (M&ouml;nchskloster)/Female member of nunnery (Nonnenkloster)
| Brother/Sister
|-
| 1
| Frater/Schwester
| Friar/Friar
| As Monk/Nun but not associated with a particular monastery. A freelance Monk/Nun.
| Brother/Sister
|-
| 2
| Abt/&Auml;btissin
| Abbot/Abbess
| Male leader of a monastery (M&ouml;nchskloster)/Female leader of a nunnery (Nonnenkloste)
| Father/Mother
|-
| 3
| Priester/Priesterin
| Priest/Priestess
| Leader of a church or parish
| Father/Mother
|-
| 4
| Patriarch/Matriarch
| High Priest/High Priestess
| Leader of a barony or fiefdom
| High Father/HIgh Mother
|-
| 5
| Bischof
| Bishop
| Leader of a county or march (known as a Bishopric)
| Reverend
|-
| 6
| Erzbischof
| Archbishop
| Leader of a duchy or earldom
| Your Eminence
|-
| 7
| Kurf&uuml;rst/Kurf&uuml;rstin
| Elector
| Church elected representative to the ruler of a nation or state. The spritual ambassador to the secular ruler.
| Your Excellency
|-
| 8
| Kardinal
| Cardinal
| Leader of a kingdom or nation (Cardinalship)
| Your Eminence
|-
| N/A
| Monsignore
| Mongsignor
| Member of the inquisition. May also be a Bishop or Archbishop
| Reverend
|}
 
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Noble and Clerical Titles in Irolo[edit]

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Noble Ranks[edit]

Rank Irolon

(male/female)

English Equivalent

(male/female)

Description Forms of Address
1 adding "Ritter" to the surname (both male and female) Baronet (or baronetcy, baronetage) A hereditory knighthood. Not a peerage (ie no seat in government). Sir,

Worthy Sir,
Your Most Worthy Sir,
Right Honourable Sir,
Your Most Honourable Sir,

2 Freiherr/Freifrau Baron/Baroness Holding land directly from the King (as apposed to other land holders), Peer. Your Preeminence, Lord/Lady
3 Graf Sheriff, reeve or overseer A holder of public office. Not a peerage. Your Eminence
4 Landgrave/Landgravine (or Landgraf/Landgrafin) Count/Countess In charge of a county, Peer. Your Eminence, Lord/Lady
5 Margrave/Margravine (or Markgraf/Markgrafin) Marquess/Marquessa In charge of a border region (the Marches), Peer. Your Nobleness, Lord/Lady
6 Herzog/Herzogin Duke/Duchess In charge of a Duchy (the title is called a Dukedom). Equivalent of an heriditary Field Marshal. Peer. Your Highness, Lord/Lady
7 Prinz/Prinzessin Prince/Princess Sovereign of a small territory or the child of a King. The "principle" person. Peer. Your Grace
8 Fürst/Fürstin First Prince/ss The head of the house or the heir of the king. Peer. Your Highness
9 Grossherzog/Grossherzogin Grand Duke/Grand Duchess Ruler or ex-Ruler. May outrank Prince/ss or Furst/in. Peer. Your Highness
10 Konig/Konigin King/Queen Ruler and sovereign (sovereign = answers only to God). Peer. Your Majesty
11 Kaiser/Kaiserin Emperor/Empress Military ruler (comes from Imperator, or Commander). Peer. Your Imperial Majesty

Inheritance[edit]

The heir to a title has "Erb" attached to the title. ie Erbgraf, Erbherzog, Erbmarkgraf. Alternatively it can be spelt with an hyphen (Erb-herzog, etc.). Both male and female descendants may inherit, the eldest having the rights unless mentally deficient, traitorous, illegitimate or otherwise disqualified.

Clerical Ranks[edit]

Rank Irolon

(male/female)

English Equivalent

(male/female)

Description Forms of Address
0 Gemeindemitglied Parishioner A member of a parish
1 Mönch/Nonne Monk/Nun Male member of monastery (Mönchskloster)/Female member of nunnery (Nonnenkloster) Brother/Sister
1 Frater/Schwester Friar/Friar As Monk/Nun but not associated with a particular monastery. A freelance Monk/Nun. Brother/Sister
2 Abt/Äbtissin Abbot/Abbess Male leader of a monastery (Mönchskloster)/Female leader of a nunnery (Nonnenkloste) Father/Mother
3 Priester/Priesterin Priest/Priestess Leader of a church or parish Father/Mother
4 Patriarch/Matriarch High Priest/High Priestess Leader of a barony or fiefdom High Father/HIgh Mother
5 Bischof Bishop Leader of a county or march (known as a Bishopric) Reverend
6 Erzbischof Archbishop Leader of a duchy or earldom Your Eminence
7 Kurfürst/Kurfürstin Elector Church elected representative to the ruler of a nation or state. The spritual ambassador to the secular ruler. Your Excellency
8 Kardinal Cardinal Leader of a kingdom or nation (Cardinalship) Your Eminence
N/A Monsignore Mongsignor Member of the inquisition. May also be a Bishop or Archbishop Reverend

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