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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 5050533" data-attributes="member: 25619">I beg to differ, sir.&nbsp; In the UK, knights are not peers.&nbsp; They can vote in elections for the House of Commons, and they can be elected to the House of Commons.&nbsp; That's why British politicians are happy to be made knights these days but have often turned down the honor of being made a noble, in the last century +.&nbsp; Knights are still commoners.&nbsp; Gentry, yes, but peers, nope -- they are of the 3rd Estate, not the 1st.And knighthoods are not inheritable.&nbsp; A Baronetcy, which goes with the title sir, is inheritable, but it's not technically a knighthood.&nbsp; I can't remember if Baronets sat in the House of Lords or not.&nbsp; Probably yes, as it seems a step up from a life peerage to me.&nbsp; I do remember that after Thatcher retired, she was made Baroness Kesteven, which I believe is a hereditary peerage, but I believe by some special rule Mark Thatcher, her ne'er-do-well mercenary son, isn't allowed to inherit it.&nbsp; The Brits are excellent at having complicated rules!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 5050533, member: 25619"] I beg to differ, sir. In the UK, knights are not peers. They can vote in elections for the House of Commons, and they can be elected to the House of Commons. That's why British politicians are happy to be made knights these days but have often turned down the honor of being made a noble, in the last century +. Knights are still commoners. Gentry, yes, but peers, nope -- they are of the 3rd Estate, not the 1st. And knighthoods are not inheritable. A Baronetcy, which goes with the title sir, is inheritable, but it's not technically a knighthood. I can't remember if Baronets sat in the House of Lords or not. Probably yes, as it seems a step up from a life peerage to me. I do remember that after Thatcher retired, she was made Baroness Kesteven, which I believe is a hereditary peerage, but I believe by some special rule Mark Thatcher, her ne'er-do-well mercenary son, isn't allowed to inherit it. The Brits are excellent at having complicated rules! [/QUOTE]

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