Peerages, Titles, and Forms of Address

This page is dedicated to listing all titles, ranks, etc. and how you address said nobles.
Military Ranks are located in their subject area (Army, Navy, etc.) under Political History on the main page.



We begin with the titles of nobility (peerages) in descending order. Although we will
deal primarily with English titles, I will also list briefly the corresponding French and German titles.

English French German
Duke Duc Herzog
Marquess Marquis
Earl Comte (Count) Graf
Viscount Vicomte
Baron Baron Freiherr

Non-peers
Both Baronets and Knights are addressed as "Sir". The only difference is that the baronetcy is an inherited title and the knighthood is not.

Baronet
Knight Chevalier Ritter

Forms of Address
Obviously, when addressing the person directly, subsitute 'Your' for 'His/Her.'

Monarch Princes/
Princesses
Duke Marquis Earl Viscount Baron
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II His Highness, Prince Edward His Grace, the Duke of Vaille My Lord, the Marquis of Damon My Lady, Countess Almack His Lordship, Viscount Castlereagh My Lord, Baron Red-
mond of Moire

Baronet Knight Mother to a Duke Heirs to the Title Children of lower peers
Younger Sons of Earls
Sir Harry Redmond, Bart. Sir Ralph Richardson Her Grace the Dowager Duchess of Marbury Lord Silverbridge,
the Earl of Silverbridge
(his father, the Duke's,
secondary title)
The Honourable Miss Sarah Leith