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=Noble and Clerical Titles in Irolo= | |||
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==Noble Ranks== | |||
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|- | |||
! 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 | |||
| 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=== | |||
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 | |||
| 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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Revision as of 09:28, 24 September 2010
Noble and Clerical Titles in Irolo
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Noble Ranks
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, |
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
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
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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