I would also like some examples from history about women who have been awarded knighthood.
2007-07-24 17:09:03 · 11 answers · asked by mmsabde 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Thanks for posting this in the Computers & Internet section of ANSWER because us techies know this stuff... we live for heraldry after our obsession with bits and bytes.
A woman "knighted" is in order one of the following:
1. Dame
2. Lady
3. Viscountess
4. Countess
5. Princess
6. Queen
7. Empress
Of course, the English are not the only ones with nobility, so some titles are German and Russian. The French also fit in.
Since I doubt I will get "best answer" to such a nebulous question, a click on thumbs up from readers would be appreciated. :-)
For history, Google the country and work nobility to get more. Wikipedia.org is a great site for true lists of titles.
2007-07-24 18:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by AlexAtlanta 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes a woman can be knighted her title would be Dame
Lady is the customary title of the wife of a baronet or knight.
2007-07-25 01:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by Poor College Kid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pride that was awarded to men for accomplishment was quite the opposite in women. Women seemed to be prized for the ability to do nothing. The goal of a damsel (the mate of a knight) was to be catered to, or to allow a knight to be chivalrous by being incapable of anything.
2007-07-25 00:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes a woman can be knighted and her title would be a "DAME" but if she married that will be a "Lady"
2007-07-25 00:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by xscully22 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe the proper title bestowed upon a woman at knighthood would be "Lady" So if you were to be knited, you would be known then as Lady Fefe
2007-07-25 00:13:58 · answer #5 · answered by Daz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How the hell does this belong in computer networking....?
I'm not sure if women can be knighted (yet), but I would assume that they would be called madam or ma'am if they were.
2007-07-25 00:16:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not a computer question, but YES and lady,
as in
Lady Margaret Thatcher, former UK prime minister
2007-07-25 00:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by stu_the_kilted_scot 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. They are called Knighthess, sometimes she-knights.
2007-07-25 00:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by fefe k 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
lady
2007-07-25 00:16:23 · answer #9 · answered by Geoff C 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
uh sorry but this doesnt belong here
2007-07-25 00:13:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋