In England they use such titles as Duke, Sir, Prince, King, Queen, etc. --- from the bottom up what ïn order should they be listed, using all the titles in that society, and why do they instill the title "Sir" on many common folk ?
2006-09-03 11:55:19 · 8 answers · asked by JQ Public55 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
nobility ranks (in order of lowest to highest) are:
Baron (and baroness)
Viscount (and viscountess)
Earl (and countess)
Marquess or marquis (and marchioness)
Duke (and duchess)
Prince (and princess)
King (and Queen)
these nobles have are generally called "lord/lady blahblahblah, earl/countess of where-evershire". except for (obviously) the king/queen who are "their majesties" and the prince/princess are "their royal highnesses"
the title "sir" is for any man who has been knighted by their sovereign. sir elton john (for example)
recently the title "dame" has come about for the women. its the equivalent of being knighted, but for women. i.e. dame judy dench.
2006-09-03 12:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by moonshine 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It would seem I've arrived here too late since moonshine has already answered this question adequately enough to deserve the 10 points. But I'll just add a little to earn my two points.
When there is a King on the throne and he is married their exists the additional rank of Queen Consort (A rank last held by the late queen mother) which is below that of King. Our Present queen who holds the title by birth and not by marraige is Queen Regnant which is equal to that of king.
Secondly, the title Sir is not confrered on common people but people who have achieved something out of the ordinary.
2006-09-03 15:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moonshine is generally correct, but the title 'Sir' is also used by Baronets, who are like hereditary knights and rank higher than all knights except Knights of the Garter. Since 1964 only one baronet has been created (Margaret Thatcher's husband) but there are hundreds of them whose titles go back to the 17th century. Knights and baronets are commoners-at-law and are not nobles. A Scottish baron is different from an English baron; the Scottish equivalent of an English baron is called 'Lord'.
The title of 'Dame' only exists within the Order of the British Empire (est. 1917). The few women who have the Order of the Garter or the Thistle (Britain's two oldest orders) are called 'Lady (last name)'.
2006-09-04 10:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Royalty invented and gave the rank to themselves; isn't this just a little bit pointless? Hubris writ large is never attractive. The only thing that titles do is to identify those who in bygone times were the precursors to despots like Hitler and Stalin.
2006-09-03 16:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 20:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to know a guy who believed he was the king of France. He went by Johnny.
2006-09-03 12:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ooops too late! huhuhu
got many intelligent answers already
2006-09-03 21:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by Busy Diyosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks moonshine! That is interesting.
2006-09-04 01:41:01 · answer #8 · answered by crystlizm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋