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