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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6036009" data-attributes="member: 22424">Well, for gaming, the real answer is &quot;whatever you think appropriate&quot; - just try to be consistent! (And most people will never pick up on the distinction anyway - and may even cry foul if you were to do the research and used the correct title! For example, in &quot;The Tudors&quot;, King Henry is addressed as &quot;your majesty&quot;, which is actually an anachronism. It should be &quot;your grace&quot;, as in &quot;Game of Thrones&quot;, but the writers went for the more modern address to avoid confusion.)I believe that for otherwise-untitled younger siblings, the correct term would be &quot;Sir&quot;, but purely by convention. Effectively, it's just a mark of their being of noble birth.However, it's worth noting that many nobles (and especially senior nobles such as Dukes) carry a large number of titles, and are therefore likely to pass some lesser title on to their children (even younger children) quite early. And thus, they would use whatever the appropriate title would be.When addressing a noble with multiple titles, generally the most senior address should be used. For example, in the UK, Prince William is the Duke of Cambridge. In Scotland, he's the Earl of Strathearn. However, he should be addressed as &quot;your royal highness&quot;, despite the normal address for a Duke being &quot;your grace&quot;. (Of course, he also carries a number of military ranks, across all three services, some of them purely ceremonial. When operating in a professional capacity, I believe he is addressed by rank, the same as any other officer - that is, as Lieutenant in the Navy, Captain in the &quot;Blues and Royals&quot; (don't know who they are), and Lieutenant in the RAF.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 6036009, member: 22424"] Well, for gaming, the real answer is "whatever you think appropriate" - just try to be consistent! (And most people will never pick up on the distinction anyway - and may even cry foul if you were to do the research and used the correct title! For example, in "The Tudors", King Henry is addressed as "your majesty", which is actually an anachronism. It should be "your grace", as in "Game of Thrones", but the writers went for the more modern address to avoid confusion.) I believe that for otherwise-untitled younger siblings, the correct term would be "Sir", but purely by convention. Effectively, it's just a mark of their being of noble birth. However, it's worth noting that many nobles (and especially senior nobles such as Dukes) carry a large number of titles, and are therefore likely to pass some lesser title on to their children (even younger children) quite early. And thus, they would use whatever the appropriate title would be. When addressing a noble with multiple titles, generally the most senior address should be used. For example, in the UK, Prince William is the Duke of Cambridge. In Scotland, he's the Earl of Strathearn. However, he should be addressed as "your royal highness", despite the normal address for a Duke being "your grace". (Of course, he also carries a number of military ranks, across all three services, some of them purely ceremonial. When operating in a professional capacity, I believe he is addressed by rank, the same as any other officer - that is, as Lieutenant in the Navy, Captain in the "Blues and Royals" (don't know who they are), and Lieutenant in the RAF.) [/QUOTE]

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