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<blockquote data-quote="Gez" data-source="post: 77937" data-attributes="member: 1328"><p>Also, note that all princes are not heirs to kings (for example, the Prince of Monaco is not the heir of a hypothetic king of Monaco).</p><p></p><p>Finally, some titles are just made up for a precise individual. In France, the brother of King Louis XIV was called "Monsieur" (Mister). It was a title. Of course, you had Mister Smiths, but when you said just "Mister", it was to designate the brother of the King. Similarly, some titles may seems a bit strange: the Crown Prince, in France, was called the Dolphin (le Deauphin). The Dolphin, until he became king, was given a land that is thus known as the Deauphiné. (And in turn, a potatoe-based meal from this region is known as "gratin deauphinois").</p><p></p><p>Hierarchy (with French words between parens, just in case this is useful):</p><p>Baronet (Baronnet) Knight (Chevalier) -- May be without lands</p><p>Baron/Baroness (Baron/Baronne)</p><p>Viscount (Vicomte/Vicomtesse)</p><p>Count (Comte/Comtesse)</p><p>Marquess (Marquis/Marquise)</p><p>Duke/Duchess (Duc/Duchesse)</p><p>Prince/Princess (Prince/Princesse)</p><p>King/Queen (Roi/Reine)</p><p></p><p>Marquess started out as "beefed-up" counts, so a marquess can be called "count of the March".</p><p>Duke holds great power, and you had independant duchies. As, to please the ambitious, more and more petty nobles with little domains were called duke, the terms "Grand Duchy" and "Grand Duke" were coined. But well... An example of Grand Duchy is the Luxembourg (you need a magnifying glass to find it on a map), one example of duchy is Little Britain (nearly all the west peninsula of France). The power of counts was by order of magintude below the power of dukes; a duke holds a whole region while a count holds a big city. And a baron holds a small city or a village.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gez, post: 77937, member: 1328"] Also, note that all princes are not heirs to kings (for example, the Prince of Monaco is not the heir of a hypothetic king of Monaco). Finally, some titles are just made up for a precise individual. In France, the brother of King Louis XIV was called "Monsieur" (Mister). It was a title. Of course, you had Mister Smiths, but when you said just "Mister", it was to designate the brother of the King. Similarly, some titles may seems a bit strange: the Crown Prince, in France, was called the Dolphin (le Deauphin). The Dolphin, until he became king, was given a land that is thus known as the Deauphiné. (And in turn, a potatoe-based meal from this region is known as "gratin deauphinois"). Hierarchy (with French words between parens, just in case this is useful): Baronet (Baronnet) Knight (Chevalier) -- May be without lands Baron/Baroness (Baron/Baronne) Viscount (Vicomte/Vicomtesse) Count (Comte/Comtesse) Marquess (Marquis/Marquise) Duke/Duchess (Duc/Duchesse) Prince/Princess (Prince/Princesse) King/Queen (Roi/Reine) Marquess started out as "beefed-up" counts, so a marquess can be called "count of the March". Duke holds great power, and you had independant duchies. As, to please the ambitious, more and more petty nobles with little domains were called duke, the terms "Grand Duchy" and "Grand Duke" were coined. But well... An example of Grand Duchy is the Luxembourg (you need a magnifying glass to find it on a map), one example of duchy is Little Britain (nearly all the west peninsula of France). The power of counts was by order of magintude below the power of dukes; a duke holds a whole region while a count holds a big city. And a baron holds a small city or a village. [/QUOTE]
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