I'm working on a story and I was wondering a few things about hierarchy:
When a brother of a king marries, does he still live in the palace with hsi older brother, but with his new wife? What about a Kings sister?(I assume he prolly goes with her husband somewhere else)
Who makes up the "royal court"? Not in current day now, but way back then. Did the royal court consist of relatives of the king/queen, friends, or where they the administrative workers of the queen? Did the royal court live in the palace as well?
Who is below a king? If its the Queen, who is 'below' her? What is the rank? I've heard of barons, knights, princes, dukes/duchesses, lords etc. - but where do they fit on the hierarchy ranking? Where do the cousins of the king and queen fit?
Thanks For your help!!!
2006-12-30 12:47:12 · 6 answers · asked by Violet Wisdom 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
I mean, after a King, the queen is 'next'. After the queen then who? and who after them? Who is higher, a knight or a baron? A lord or a baron?
2006-12-30 15:06:14 · update #1
The members of the royal family take precedence by gender and seniority, with sons ranked by age followed by daughters.
Kings' brothers do not live in the same palace. People like George VI's brothers the Dukes of Kent and Gloucester bought their own homes in the countryside. Prince Edward has his own home of Bagshot Park in Gloucestershire.
'Lord' is sort of a catch-all title used for all peers from baron to marquess, except in Scotland where lord is the equivalent of an English baron and Scottish barons are lesser people who are not peers. Barons in particular are usually referred to as 'Lord Tennyson' or whatever.
Anyway the peerage is separate from royalty. The sovereign's sons are usually made dukes, as was the Queen's husband, but most people with titles are not part pf the royal family, and certainly most of the 1000+ knights are not royal. Only a few are but they are not ranked as knights as they usually have a higher status as a Prince or Duke.
2006-12-30 17:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
King
Queen
Prince
Princess
Duke
Duchess
Marquess
Marchioness
Earl
Countess
Viscount
Viscountess
Baron
Baroness
2006-12-30 16:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When Miss Smith marries Mr Jones, she becomes Mrs Jones. Women take the man's name, but, not the other way round. That has been common practice for a long time in the West. It is not universal: in Canada, in Quebec both keep their names, and the children have one of the last names at the discretion of the parents. In Ontario, officially you can change your name to whatever you like within 30 days of the marriage, but, most women take the husband's name. Titles work the same way. Miss Jane Smith marrying John, Duke of Someplace (who's last name is Jones, but who uses his title) become Jane, Duchess of Someplace: but, only as a courtesy. John is still the "real" Duke.
2016-05-22 22:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think that this is complete, but during the Middle Ages, the monarch was at the top. Following were the nobles, then the knights, then the peasants and serfs.
2006-12-30 14:40:15 · answer #4 · answered by Turquoise 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emperor/Empress
King/Queen
Prince/Princess
Duke/Duchess
Marquess/Marchioness
Count/Countess
Earl/Countess
Viscount/Viscountess
Baron/Baroness
2006-12-31 16:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Katt82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't make sense love?
2006-12-30 14:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by obanlassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋