| Latest revision |
Your text |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | {{WSHeader}} | | {{WSHeader}} |
| − | =Noble and Clerical Titles in Irolo= | + | w7jB8e <a href="http://fsloatdtamww.com/">fsloatdtamww</a>, [url=http://opdxirczlakx.com/]opdxirczlakx[/url], [link=http://hdmmlssnkrua.com/]hdmmlssnkrua[/link], http://sthjugyemyxd.com/ |
| − | Back to [[WS:Duchy|The Grand Duchy of Irolo]]
| |
| − | ==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
| |
| − | | 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
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − | | |
| − | Back to [[WS:Duchy|The Grand Duchy of Irolo]]
| |
| − | {{WSFooter}}
| |
