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| − | | | + | ! Holding || Male Title || Ungendered Title || Female Title || Form of Address |
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| − | | | + | | [[duchy|Grand Duchy]] || Grand Duke || Grand Dux || Grand Duchess || Your Eminence |
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| − | | | + | | [[Duchy]] || Duke || Dux || Duchess || Your Grace |
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| − | | | + | | [[Marquisate]] || Marquess || Marquise || Marchioness || Your Grace |
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| − | | | + | | [[Lordship]] || Lord || Laird || Lady || Your [Lord]ship |
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| − | | | + | | [[County]] || Count || Comte || Countess || Your |
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| − | | Barony || Baron || Baronet || Baroness || Your | + | | [[Visounty]] || Viscount || Viscomte || Viscountess || Your |
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| + | | [[Barony]] || Baron || Baronet || Baroness || Your | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:02, 2 December 2020
The nobility are the ruling class of the Fairweather Vale.
Ranks[edit]
| Holding | Male Title | Ungendered Title | Female Title | Form of Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Duchy | Grand Duke | Grand Dux | Grand Duchess | Your Eminence |
| Duchy | Duke | Dux | Duchess | Your Grace |
| Marquisate | Marquess | Marquise | Marchioness | Your Grace |
| Lordship | Lord | Laird | Lady | Your [Lord]ship |
| County | Count | Comte | Countess | Your |
| Visounty | Viscount | Viscomte | Viscountess | Your |
| Barony | Baron | Baronet | Baroness | Your |
Children[edit]
Direct issue (including adoption) of the nobility are called as childes and afforded the courtesy style of “The Honorable [Name] of [Holding]” and addressed as “Your Honor”. As childe is a generic term, the more specific titles of “Young, Maid, or Page of [Holding]” may be used, but the courtesy style and address remain the same.
If their parent ceases to be a landed noble, they retain the courtesy style of “The Honorable [Name]” but the name of the holding is dropped. The children (and on) of a childe are known as childes-minor, and retain the courtesy style as long as their parent does.
Childes or childes-minor born after a title is renounced may take the courtesy styling also, but their respective issue are not given the courtesy styling.
Inheritance[edit]
The succession of a title is chosen by the title-holder themself. While typically it is one of their issue, in the case of a lack of issue or lack of interest by that issue (or simply by choice), a successor may be appointed. Inheritance is rarely contested, because doing so involves the Grand Duchy (who oversees the transition anyway) and is a laborious process. If the inheritor is not related, they cannot currently hold another title; however, one individual can be named as successor to multiple titles (although, should they ascend, they must designate separate successors for each title they hold).
Heir[edit]
If the designated inheritor is a childe, they may use the title “heir” (although it is not incorrect to refer to them as childe).
Tanist[edit]
If it is an appointee unrelated by blood, they may take the title “tanist”, as well as the courtesy style and address of a childe, if they do not already have a styling. If their appointment is ended, they may no longer use “tanist” or the courtesy styling and address.
Ex-Nobles[edit]
The courtesy title “ser” may be used by the following groups:
- a noble who has renounced their title an remains living,
- the grandchildren of a noble who are not childes-minor themselves (i.e. born after their noble grandparent passes along the title),
- the later descendants of a noble, for up to 4 generations.
