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The nobility of Great Nortend consists of the peerage as well as the ennobled gentry created in the Kingdom of Nortend, Cardoby and Hambria, and its predecessors, the Kingdom of Nortend and Cardoby, and the Kingdom of Hambia. Peerages and nobility are the personal gift of the Sovereign, presently Alexander II, from time to time, and are, subject to certain rules, hereditary.

History

The system of nobility is founded on the principle of baronage, where all peers are barons holding fiefs directly from the Crown per baroniam. The entire territory of the Realm is divided into 30,345 manors. A typical ancient barony is a collection of around five to fifteen manors, not always coterminious. 14,479 of the 30,345 manors are divided into baronies held by lay nobles forming the Lords Temporal.

When ennobling a commoner as a peer, a manor must be granted to him to hold per baroniam. This may be an existing manor held by him by another tenure, or a different manor entirely. A statute passed under the Great Seal with the consent of the House of Lords is required to convert lands held from a mesne lord into an estate per baroniam held directly of the Crown.

All male peers have the presumptive right to sit in the House of Lords as Lords Temporal. Female peeresses holding a peerage in their own right are not permitted to sit in the House of Lords. Twelve diocesan bishops, as corporations sole sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual as well as two abbots, although they are not peers.^[1]

Ranks

The temporal ranks of the Erbonian nobility are duke, count, viscount, lord, knight and esquire. Dukes, counts, viscounts and lords form the peerage, while knights and esquires form the gentry. Royal titles such as king, queen, prince or princess are not peerages, although the holders thereof may also hold peerages. Peers are generally summoned to sit in the House of Lords, although this is in principle the gift of the Sovereign. ^[2]

The spiritual equivalents of the temporal nobility are the cardinals, archbishops, bishops and abbots.

Cardinals

A cardinal holds a personal dignity conferred by the Sovereign. Each cardinal has a titular benefice held in commendam to which he is incardinated. Such benefices are in the patronage of the Sovereign and located in Lendert-with-Cadell, being a prebendary of a Chapel Royal. A cardinal is styled „The Most Honourable Cardinal”. However, all cardinals hold ecclesiastical titles as well, which are combined with the titles of a cardinal. For instance, the Lord Archbishop of Sulthey is also Cardinal Rector of All Hallows’ Church, Grenham. As the cardinalate is a personal dignity, it attaches principally to the name of the holder—thus his full style is „The Most Honourable and Most Reverend Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, Cardinal Dr. Sebastian Williams &c. &c.”.

Archbishops

An archbishop, who heads a province or archdiocese, ranks highest above all other temporal ranks of nobility and below the Officers of State and Cardinals. The Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, however, as Primate of Erbonia ranks first above the Officers of State and Cardinals. As Church of Nortend only has one archbishop, the Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, this means only foreign archbishops recognised by the Church actually rank here.

An archbishop is addressed as „my Lord [Archbishop]” and styled „The Most Reverend Lord [Archbishop of X]” or „his Lordship”. He is formally styled „the Most Reverend Father in God Lord [Archbishop of X]”, and is also referred to as „your Grace” or „his Grace” or „reverend Father”.

Dukes

A duke holds a duchy as tenant-in-chief, and ranks above a bishop, underneath an archbishop who is the spiritual equivalent to a duke. There are six dukes in Great Nortend of ancient origin—Allells, Caune, Bockwell, Saithsey, Marcaster and Flemey—and three of new elevation—Limmes, Derham and Bailmorden.

The wife of a duke is titled a duchess. A duke is addressed as „my Lord [Duke]” and styled „The Most Noble Lord [Duke of X]” or „his Lordship”. A duke is formally styled „the Most High, Most Mighty and Most Noble Lord [Duke of X]” while a duchess is styled „the Most High, Most Mighty and Most Noble Lady [Duchess of X]”. A duke is also referred to as „your Grace” or „his Grace”.

Bishops

A bishop is the head of a see or diocese, and ranks above a count and below a duke. There are six bishops in Great Nortend of ancient origin—Chepingstow, Mast, Keys, Staithway, Rhise and Echester, and six of new creation—Lanchester, Tow, Rhighton, Corring, Lendert and Cadell, and Scode. An abbot or abbess ranks as a bishop.

A bishop is addressed as „my Lord [Bishop]” and styled „The Right Reverend Lord [Bishop of X]” or „his Lordship”. His formal style is „The Right Reverend Father in God [Lord Bishop of X]”. He may also be called „reverend Father”.

Counts

A count is the tenant-in-chief of a county, and ranks above a dean and below a bishop. Counties vary in size, but an average shire consists of three or four counties along with smaller baronies. There are 98 counts in Great Nortend, not including subsidiary titles. A notable count is the Count of Parrum, held by the King of Aswick, William I. A number of counts are tenants-in-chief of certain Royal castles, such as Castle Alsby, whereof the Count of Alsby is tenant-in-chief, although most tenants-in-chief of castles non-royal are only viscounts. The major count in a shire is often appointed the King’s Lieutenant of the Shire.

A count is addressed as „my Lord [Count]” and styled „The Right Noble Lord [Count of X]” or „his Lordship”. His formal style is „The Right High, Right Mighty and Right Noble Lord [Count of X]”, while a countess is styled „The Right High, Right Mighty and Right Noble Lady [Countess of X]”. A prince is styled similarly, being „The Right High Right Mighty and Right Excellent Lord” or „his Highness”.

Viscount

Originating in the Latin title, vices comes or vice count, a viscount ranks below a count and above a lord. A viscount is usually the tenant-in-chief of a castle barony or borough town. The High Sheriff of a shire or borough, being the King's judicial representative within the shire or borough, is appointed from the ranks of viscounts, often for periods of a few years.

A viscount is addressed „my Lord [Viscount]” and referred to as „The Very Noble Lord [Viscount of X]” or „His Lordship”. His formal style is „The Very High, Very Mighty and Very Noble Lord [Viscount of X]”, while a viscountess is styled „The Very High, Very Mighty and Very Noble Lady [Viscountess of X]”.

Lords

A lord is typically the tenant-in-chief of one or more baronies. Whilst many barons are elevated to higher levels of peerage, they are nonetheless barons. The ancient baronies usually correspond to a single hundred, and are named for the caput baroniae, being the major or most important parish therein.

There are 102 lords baronial in Great Nortend (not including subsidiary titles), who hold a total of 1,530 parishes, with a total of 2,142 manors held in tenure per baroniam.

A lord is addressed as „my Lord”, and referred to as „the Noble Lord [of X]” and formally styled as „the High, Mighty and Noble Lord [of X]”. A lord’s wife is styled a lady. There are also a number of lordships of honour, such as various lords mayor, lords chancellours, lords justices and lords banneret &c. which rank variously as dukes, counts, viscounts or lords, albeit they are not noble ex officio. Such lords are generally styled as „the Right Honourable Lord” or „the Honourable Lord”.

Gentry

Archdeacon

An archdeacon is the head of an archdeaconry, a subdivision of a diocese, and acts as the bishop’s deputy. He ranks below a dean. An archdeacon is addressed as „the Reverend [Archdeacon of X]”.

Banneret

A banneret is a hereditary title, originally a form of knighthood. A banneret ranks above all other knights, except Knights of the Order of Saint Edmund. Banneretcies are typically granted for service to the Crown or to honour outstanding officers or soldiers. One special case of banneretcies is that awarded to persons elevated from the Commons to serve as a minister of the Crown which is required to be drawn from the House of Lords. A banneret is addressed as „Your Honour” and titled „Knight”, and his wife, a banneress, as „Dame”. He is styled „the Honourable Knight A. B., Banneret”, almost always abbreviated to „Bart.”.

A knight is not a peer and cannot by virtue thereof sit in the House of Lords. However, as the King is empowered to summon any person to Parliament by a writ of ad parlamentum mandamus, bannerets may be summoned and sit for life in the House of Lords, non-status as a baron notwithstanding. Such a banneret is known as a Lord Banneret, and has the title of Lord and his wife Lady. Note that only bannerets may be summoned, per the Carta Erboniæ Libertatum which forbids the summons of knights batchelor, commoners &c. as suitours of the House of Lords.

The former Prime Minister, Lord Benjamin de Davies, is one example of a Lord Banneret, being elevated from the House of Knights and made a lord banneret in order to become Lord High Treasurer. The present Lord High Treasurer, Lord Spencer de Stornton, is also a lord banneret.

Banneretcies are also used to create Lords Justices of the Court of Counsellours.

Dean

A dean is the head of a deanery, which can either be a chapter of clerics in a collegiate foundation, or a rural deanery of around ten parishes. A dean is styled „the Very Reverend [Dean of X]”.

Knights

An ordinary knighthood is not hereditary. A knight is addressed as „Knight” and his wife as „Dame”.

Esquires

An esquire is any person who is entitled to the noble particle „de” or „a” in his name. Sometimes, „Esquire” is placed after the name to designate such an honour.

↑ Cf. De mendicis ordinibus, 15 Edmund VI.
↑ The Erbonian nobility is founded on the feudal principle that a lord holds a barony from the Sovereign by tenure per baroniam (whence their alternative name, barons) as tenant-in-chief.

[1] Cf. De mendicis ordinibus, 15 Edmund VI.

[2] The Erbonian nobility is founded on the feudal principle that a lord holds a barony from the Sovereign by tenure per baroniam (whence their alternative name, barons) as tenant-in-chief.

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-The '''Peerage of Great Nortend''', also known as the '''Peerage of Erbonia''', comprises all of the peerages created in the [[Great Nortend|Kingdom of Nortend, Cardoby and Hambria]], and its predecessors, the Kingdom of Nortend and Cardoby, and the Kingdom of Hambia. Peerages are the personal gift of the [[Monarchy of Great Nortend|Sovereign]], presently [[Alexander II of Great Nortend|Alexander II]], from time to time, and are hereditary.
+{{GNS}}
+The '''nobility of Great Nortend''' consists of the peerage as well as the ennobled gentry created in the [[Great Nortend|Kingdom of Nortend, Cardoby and Hambria]], and its predecessors, the Kingdom of Nortend and Cardoby, and the Kingdom of Hambia. Peerages and nobility are the personal gift of the [[Monarchy of Great Nortend|Sovereign]], presently [[Alexander II of Great Nortend|Alexander II]], from time to time, and are, subject to certain rules, hereditary.
-==Tenure==
+==History==
-All peers are required to be barons, in that they are required to hold a fief from the Sovereign as tenant-in-chief ''per baroniam, sive'' grand serjeanty. The baronies which they are the feudal lord of are usually collections of manors, or parishes; however, it can be as small as a square acre of land. The historical basis for the counties, marches and duchies that make up the principle sub-units of the civil provinces of Erbonia is the system of feudal tenure of lords. For example, a county is an area of land which is administered by an earl, whilst a duchy an area of land administered by a duke.
+The system of nobility is founded on the principle of baronage, where all peers are barons holding fiefs directly from the [[Monarchy of Great Nortend|Crown]] ''per baroniam''. The entire territory of the Realm is divided into 30,345 manors. A typical ancient barony is a collection of around five to fifteen manors, not always coterminious. 14,479 of the 30,345 manors are divided into baronies held by lay nobles forming the Lords Temporal.
-Today, this system still applies, except that through the proliferation of peerages, many historically larger baronies have been either broken down into smaller ones or dotted with scattered singular baronies of only one or two manors for many newly created peers. When ennobling persons not already holding land ''per baroniam'' or by grand serjeanty, such as those holding from the Crown merely by knight-service or wardage, or from a mesne lord, either one or more manors, or parts thereof, of the King's demesne is subenfeoffed to the prospective peer or a the existing tenure converted to a barony. For example, when Robert Flanch, Lord of the Manor of Wesleigh, was by King George III, created Baron of Wesleigh, his existing estate in Wesleigh, being held directly from the Crown per scutage, was converted into lands ''tenere per baroniam''. It is impossible for the Crown to convert lands held from a mesne lord into an estate per baroniam; in such cases, the tenant must petition all of his superior lords for a licence of alienation and substitution, to convert his lands into a freehold directly of the Crown.
+When ennobling a commoner as a peer, a manor must be granted to him to hold ''per baroniam''. This may be an existing manor held by him by another tenure, or a different manor entirely. A statute passed under the Great Seal with the consent of the [[Parliament of Great Nortend|House of Lords]] is required to convert lands held from a mesne lord into an estate ''per baroniam'' held directly of the Crown.
+All male peers have the presumptive right to sit in the [[Parliament of Great Nortend|House of Lords]] as Lords Temporal. Female peeresses holding a peerage in their own right are not permitted to sit in the House of Lords. Twelve diocesan bishops, as [[Erbonian company law|corporations sole]] sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual as well as two abbots, although they are not peers.<ref>''Cf.'' ''De mendicis ordinibus'', 15 Edmund VI.</ref>
 ==Ranks==
-The ranks of the peerage are duke, margrave, earl, viscount, baron and to an extent, knight banneret. Royal titles such as queen, princess or prince are not peerages, although the holders thereof may also hold peerages.
+The temporal ranks of the Erbonian nobility are duke, count, viscount, lord, knight and esquire. Dukes, counts, viscounts and lords form the peerage, while knights and esquires form the gentry. Royal titles such as king, queen, prince or princess are not peerages, although the holders thereof may also hold peerages. Peers are generally summoned to sit in the [[Parliament_of_Great_Nortend#House of Lords|House of Lords]], although this is in principle the gift of the [[Monarchy of Great Nortend|Sovereign]]. <ref>The Erbonian nobility is founded on the feudal principle that a lord holds a barony from the Sovereign by tenure ''per baroniam'' (whence their alternative name, barons) as tenant-in-chief. </ref>
+The spiritual equivalents of the temporal nobility are the cardinals, archbishops, bishops and abbots.
+===Cardinals===
+A cardinal holds a personal dignity conferred by the Sovereign. Each cardinal has a titular benefice held ''in commendam'' to which he is incardinated. Such benefices are in the patronage of the Sovereign and located in [[Lendert-with-Cadell]], being a prebendary of a Chapel Royal. A cardinal is styled „The Most Honourable Cardinal”. However, all cardinals hold ecclesiastical titles as well, which are combined with the titles of a cardinal. For instance, the Lord Archbishop of Sulthey is also Cardinal Rector of All Hallows’ Church, Grenham. As the cardinalate is a personal dignity, it attaches principally to the name of the holder—thus his full style is „The Most Honourable and Most Reverend Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, Cardinal Dr. Sebastian Williams &c. &c.”.
-All male members of the peerage, that is, all male peers, have the automatic right to sit in the [[Parliament of Great Nortend|House of Lords]] as Lords Temporal, unless they are accorded the rank of Lord Spiritual as a prelate. Female peeresses holding a peerage in their own right are not permitted to sit in the House of Lords, and must nominate a male to sit in lieu.
+===Archbishops===
+An archbishop, who heads a province or archdiocese, ranks highest above all other temporal ranks of nobility and below the Officers of State and Cardinals. The Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, however, as Primate of Erbonia ranks first above the Officers of State and Cardinals. As [[Church of Nortend]] only has one archbishop, the Lord Archbishop of Sulthey, this means only foreign archbishops recognised by the Church actually rank here.
+An archbishop is addressed as „my Lord [Archbishop]” and styled „The Most Reverend Lord [Archbishop of X]” or „his Lordship”. He is formally styled „the Most Reverend Father in God Lord [Archbishop of X]”, and is also referred to as „your Grace” or „his Grace” or „reverend Father”.
 ===Dukes===
-A duke holds a dukedom as tenant-in-chief. There are twenty seven dukes in Great Nortend, with four in Cardoby, sixteen in Nortend and seven in Hambria. Dukedoms outside of Cardoby typically cover large towns and cities, and in such cases, he is usually ex officio the Lieutenant of the Borough. A duke's wife is titled as a duchess, exepting the wife of the Duke of Morney who is titled Duchesse.
+A duke holds a duchy as tenant-in-chief, and ranks above a bishop, underneath an archbishop who is the spiritual equivalent to a duke. There are six dukes in Great Nortend of ancient origin—Allells, Caune, Bockwell, Saithsey, Marcaster and Flemey—and three of new elevation—Limmes, Derham and Bailmorden.
-A duke is directly addressed "Your Grace" and then "Sire", and referred to as "The Most Noble" and "His Grace". His formal title is "The Most High, Most Potent and Most Noble Prince". Royal Dukes hold have a formal style of "The Most High, Most Mighty and Most Illustrious Prince" whilst Royal Duchesses have the style of "The Most High, Most Gracious and Most Excellent Princess".
+The wife of a duke is titled a duchess. A duke is addressed as „my Lord [Duke]” and styled „The Most Noble Lord [Duke of X]” or „his Lordship”. A duke is formally styled „the Most High, Most Mighty and Most Noble Lord [Duke of X]” while a duchess is styled „the Most High, Most Mighty and Most Noble Lady [Duchess of X]”. A duke is also referred to as „your Grace” or „his Grace”.
-{| style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align:center" class="wikitable"
-|-
-! Title !! Incumbent !! Location !! Additional titles
-|-
-| Duke of Faunslaughter || The Prince Arthur<br><small>1st Duke</small> || Fawnshire || Marquess of Suddenly and Baron of Hailsfield
-|-
-| Duke of Dunricia || The Prince Edmund<br><small>1st Duke || Part of Barminstershire and Walecestershire || Earl of Normanstone
-|-
-| Duke of Maindy || Peter Normham<br><small>7th Duke || Southannering ||
-|-
-| Duke of Mast || Philip Henry de Anthord<br><small>4th Duke || Merst ||
-|-
-| Duke of Limmes||Andrew Alton-Hault<br><small>8th Duke || Larkshire || Earl of Wodehampton and [[Lord High Treasurer of Great Nortend|Lord High Treasurer]]
-|-
-| Duke of Bokewell||Richard Fitzandrew-Bernards<br><small>11th Duke || Almeshire ||
-|-
-| Duke of Derham||Charles Edgdon-Harrith,<br><small>9th Duke || Dershire || Lord High Admiral
-|-
-| Duke of Towshire || Edward Marriet-Stampe<br><small>20th Duke || Towshire || Earl of Tow, Viscount of Eulebridge, Viscount of Armouth, Baron of Lesruth.
-|-
-| Duke of Malestam|| Matthew Endersby<br><small>12th Duke || Barminstershire || Earl of Fegham
-|-
-| Duke of Alvington|| Christopher Leavil<br><small>9th Duke || Haxoshire ||
-|-
-| Duke of Metthews || Reginald Gilbert-Smith<br><small>1st Duke || Almeshire ||Earl of Metthews, Baron of Sandmore
-|-
-|Duke of Essingford|| John Oliver de Hameford<br><small>13rd Duke</small> || Essingfordshire ||
-|-
-| Duke of Lowesk || Geoffrey Banville<br><small>14th Duke</small>|| Norsax ||
-|-
-|Duke of Walecester || Henry de Hudden-Chevalier<br><small>9th Duke</small>|| Walecestershire ||
-|-
-| Duke of Sulhampton and Caune || Stephen Mostanvey<br><small>13th Duke</small>||Enley and Esxshire ||
-|-
-| Duchess of Polton || Elisabeth Winage-Dudforth<br><small>22nd Duchess</small> || Poltland ||
-|-
-| Duke of Bailmorden|| John Mavison<br><small>13th Duke</small> || Barard ||
-|-
-| Duke of Morney || The Prince of Gervis || Minnerland || [[Monarchy of Great Nortend|Heir apparent]] to the throne
-|-
-| Duke of Harringow || The Prince James<br><small>2nd Duke</small>|| Toleshire || Marquess of Yarsough, Earl of Lostwin, Earl of Frogmarsh, Baron of Arningforth
-|-
-| Duke of Hoole || Bennet Fitzandolph<br><small>14th Duke</small> || Bissex ||
-|-
-| Duke of Marcaster || Austin Palmeran<br><small>16th Duke</small> || Marcastershire ||
-|-
-| Duke of Fivewells || Spencer Cardwell-Adsworth<br><small>17th Duke</small> || Eastlord ||
-|-
-| Duke of Rockleham || William Edot-Buckley<br><small>15th Duke</small> || Rocklehamshire||
-|-
-| Duke of Saithsey || Christopher de Anthord-Wallan<br><small>6th Duke</small> || Cardenbridge ||
-|-
-| Duke of Allells || Miles de Widdens<br><small>23rd Duke</small> || County Allells||
-|-
-| Duke of Mure || Arthur St John Walker<br><small>18th Duke</small> || Mure ||
-|-
-| Duke of Cardenbridge || Thomas Arnold<br><small>11th Duke</small> || Cardenbridge||
-|}
-===Margraves===
+===Bishops===
-A margrave is the tenant-in-chief of a march, which are certain baronies on the border between Hambria and Nortend. A margrave has responsibility for his march's militia and is the Lieutenant of the March. There are also a Marquess of Sulthey, which is a title held by the Archbishop of Sulthey.
+A bishop is the head of a see or diocese, and ranks above a count and below a duke. There are six bishops in Great Nortend of ancient origin—Chepingstow, Mast, Keys, Staithway, Rhise and Echester, and six of new creation—Lanchester, Tow, Rhighton, Corring, Lendert and Cadell, and Scode. An abbot or abbess ranks as a bishop.
-A margrave is addressed "My Lord". He is titled "The Most Honourable" and "His Lordship", with the formal title of "The Most Noble, Most Potent and Most Honourable Prince". A margrave's wife is titled a marchioness. Royal margraves are known as marquesses and rather than marches, are tenants-in-chief of marchdoms. There are currently six extant marches and two marchdoms, held by six margraves and two marquesses, excluding subsidiary titles, which are:
+A bishop is addressed as „my Lord [Bishop]” and styled „The Right Reverend Lord [Bishop of X]” or „his Lordship”. His formal style is „The Right Reverend Father in God [Lord Bishop of X]”. He may also be called „reverend Father”.
-{| style="margin-right: 1em; text-align:center" class="wikitable"
-|-
-! Title !! Incumbent !! Location !! Additional titles
-|-
-| Marquess of Sulthey||John Culson<br><small>52nd Marquess</small>||Sulthey||[[Church of Nortend|Archbishop of Sulthey]]
-|-
-|  Margrave of Lasmere ||Arthur Constable<br><small>23rd Margrave || Seffet ||Lord High Constable and the King's Marischal
-|-
-| Margrave of Shighton || David Nevills<br><small>14th Margrave</small> ||Norsax ||
-|-
-|Margrave of Bine|| William Fitzgerald<br><small>14th Margrave || Bissex ||
-|-
-| Margrave of Corfell||Frederick Ellice<br><small>13th Margrave ||Redwickshire||
-|-
-|Margrave of Nailbridge ||George Foster-Hamponford<br><small>11th Margrave || Seffet ||
-|-
-|Margrave of Saint Deans||Henry Thortonby<br><small>5th Margrave || Cardenbridge ||
-|-
-|Marquess of Astonstan ||Edward de Anthord<br><small>3rd Marquess || Dershire||
-|}
-===Earl===
+===Counts===
-An earl is the tenant-in-chief of an earldom which consists of one or more baronies, typically in the relationship of one barony per hundred. An average county has three or four earls with around two baronies comprising his earldom. A number of earls are tenants-in-chief of certain Royal castles, such as Castle Alsby, whereof the Earl of Alsby is tenant-in-chief.
+A count is the tenant-in-chief of a county, and ranks above a dean and below a bishop. Counties vary in size, but an average shire consists of three or four counties along with smaller baronies. There are 98 counts in Great Nortend, not including subsidiary titles. A notable count is the Count of Parrum, held by the [[William Stonebridge|King of Aswick]], William I. A number of counts are tenants-in-chief of certain Royal castles, such as Castle Alsby, whereof the Count of Alsby is tenant-in-chief, although most tenants-in-chief of castles non-royal are only viscounts. The major count in a shire is often appointed the King’s Lieutenant of the Shire.
-The major earl in a county is traditionally appointed the Lieutenant of the County, which is a grouping of earldoms, baronies and viscounties. He is addressed "My Lord" and referred to as "The Right Honourable" and "His Lordship". His formal title is "The Right Honourable, Most Noble and Truly Puissant Prince". The wife of an earl is known a countess. There are 98 earls in Great Nortend, not including subsidiary titles.
+A count is addressed as „my Lord [Count]” and styled „The Right Noble Lord [Count of X]” or „his Lordship”. His formal style is „The Right High, Right Mighty and Right Noble Lord [Count of X]”, while a countess is styled „The Right High, Right Mighty and Right Noble Lady [Countess of X]”. A prince is styled similarly, being „The Right High Right Mighty and Right Excellent Lord” or „his Highness”.
 ===Viscount===
-Originating in the Latin title, ''vices comes'' or vice count, a viscount is theoretically the deputy of an earl. Viscounts generally hold land within a given earldom, often being the mesne lord of one of the earl's baronies. He, however, must also hold land per baroniam in order to be considered a peer and thus eligible to sit in the House of Lords, and so viscounts are typically granted a nominal barony of only one or two manors.
+Originating in the Latin title, ''vices comes'' or vice count, a viscount ranks below a count and above a lord. A viscount is usually the tenant-in-chief of a castle barony or borough town. The High Sheriff of a shire or borough, being the King's judicial representative within the shire or borough, is appointed from the ranks of viscounts, often for periods of a few years.
+A viscount is addressed „my Lord [Viscount]” and referred to as „The Very Noble Lord [Viscount of X]” or „His Lordship”. His formal style is „The Very High, Very Mighty and Very Noble Lord [Viscount of X]”, while a viscountess is styled „The Very High, Very Mighty and Very Noble Lady [Viscountess of X]”.
+===Lords===
+A lord is typically the tenant-in-chief of one or more baronies. Whilst many barons are elevated to higher levels of peerage, they are nonetheless barons. The ancient baronies usually correspond to a single hundred, and are named for the ''caput baroniae'', being the major or most important parish therein.
+There are 102 lords baronial in Great Nortend (not including subsidiary titles), who hold a total of 1,530 parishes, with a total of 2,142 manors held in tenure ''per baroniam''.
+A lord is addressed as „my Lord”, and referred to as „the Noble Lord [of X]” and formally styled as „the High, Mighty and Noble Lord [of X]”. A lord’s wife is styled a lady. There are also a number of lordships of honour, such as various lords mayor, lords chancellours, lords justices and lords banneret &c. which rank variously as dukes, counts, viscounts or lords, albeit they are not noble ''ex officio''. Such lords are generally styled as „the Right Honourable Lord” or „the Honourable Lord”.
+==Gentry==
+===Archdeacon===
+An archdeacon is the head of an archdeaconry, a subdivision of a diocese, and acts as the bishop’s deputy. He ranks below a dean. An archdeacon is addressed as „the Reverend [Archdeacon of X]”.
+===Banneret===
+A banneret is a hereditary title, originally a form of knighthood. A banneret ranks above all other knights, except Knights of the Order of Saint Edmund. Banneretcies are typically granted for service to the Crown or to honour outstanding officers or soldiers. One special case of banneretcies is that awarded to persons elevated from the Commons to serve as a minister of the Crown which is required to be drawn from the House of Lords. A banneret is addressed as „Your Honour” and titled „Knight”, and his wife, a banneress, as „Dame”. He is styled „the Honourable Knight A. B., Banneret”, almost always abbreviated to „Bart.”.
+A knight is not a peer and cannot by virtue thereof sit in the House of Lords. However, as the King is empowered to summon any person to Parliament by a writ of ''ad parlamentum mandamus'', bannerets may be summoned and sit for life in the House of Lords, non-status as a baron notwithstanding. Such a banneret is known as a Lord Banneret, and has the title of Lord and his wife Lady. Note that only bannerets may be summoned, per the [[Carta Erboniæ Libertatum]] which forbids the summons of knights batchelor, commoners &c. as suitours of the House of Lords.
+The former [[Lord High Treasurer of Great Nortend|Prime Minister]], Lord Benjamin de Davies, is one example of a Lord Banneret, being elevated from the House of Knights and made a lord banneret in order to become Lord High Treasurer. The present Lord High Treasurer, Lord Spencer de Stornton, is also a lord banneret.
-The High Sheriff of a county or borough, being the King's judicial representative within the county or borough, is appointed from the ranks of viscounts, often for periods of a few years. He is addressed as "My Lord", and referred to as "The Right Honourable" and "His Lordship", with his formal title being "The Right Honourable and Truly Noble Lord". The wife of a viscount is titled a viscountess. There are 147 viscounts in Great Nortend, excluding including subsidiary titles, making them the most common form of peerage.
+Banneretcies are also used to create [[Judiciary of Great Nortend#Lords Justices|Lords Justices]] of the [[Courts of Great Nortend#High Court of Great Council|Court of Counsellours]].
-===Baron===
+===Dean===
-A baron is the tenant-in-chief of one or more baronies. Whilst many barons are elevated to higher levels of peerage, they are still barons and must continue to hold the title to their lands to remain peers.
+A dean is the head of a deanery, which can either be a chapter of clerics in a collegiate foundation, or a rural deanery of around ten parishes. A dean is styled „the Very Reverend [Dean of X]”.
-For example, the Earl of Hamberwick is also the Viscount of Fourton and the Baron of Fourton, the Baron of Hamberwick, the Baron of Hayington, the Baron of Ludderstow, as the Earldom of Hamberwick, which includes the Barony of Hamberwick (which consists of eighteen parishes or manors) and the Barony of Hayington (which consists of sixteen parishes or manors), was raised to the status of an earldom by letters patent and the Barony of Fourton (which consists of one parish or manor) to the status of a viscounty. He also holds the Barony of Ludderstow (which consists of twenty-one parishes or manors), which has not been raised to a higher status and thus he is simply Baron of Ludderstow. Hence, the Earl of Hamberwick holds a total of 56 parishes or manors.
+===Knights===
+An ordinary knighthood is not hereditary. A knight is addressed as „Knight” and his wife as „Dame”.
-On the other hand, the Viscount of Mastingbrook is only the Baron of the Barony of Mastingbrook (which consists of one parish or manor), however is also a mesne lord of much of the Earl of Roseham's hundreds. The Baron of the Barony of Pethwaight (which consists of fifteen parishes or manors) is an example of a simple baron, whose barony has not been elevated.
+===Esquires===
+An esquire is any person who is entitled to the noble particle „de” or „a” in his name. Sometimes, „Esquire” is placed after the name to designate such an honour.
-It is the case that many baronies have been elevated into earldoms, marches and dukedoms; however, there still remain a a number of single baronies that are held by barons. Baronies, excluding nominal baronies, usually correlate to a single hundred, and are named for the ''caput baroniae'', which is the major or most important parish therein. These single barony hundreds, though not under the feudal lordship of an earl, are still considered to be part of the county. He is addressed as 'My Lord', and referred to as 'The Much Honoured' and 'His Lordship'. His formal title is 'The Much Honoured and Truly Noble Lord'. There are 102 barons in Great Nortend (not including subsidiary titles), who hold a total of 1530 parishes, with a total of 2142 manors held in tenure per baroniam.
-===Knight banneret===
-A knighthood banneret, abbreviated 'Bart' and commonly known as a banneretcy, is a hereditary title. Ordinarily, a knight banneret is not considered a peer and cannot by virtue of such a knighthood sit in Parliament as he is not a baron. However, it is customary for the first holder of a banneretcy to be permitted to sit by virtue of a legal fiction whereby he is granted a life estate per baroniam of a nominal fief as tenant-in-chief of a 'square tile of the chequered floor' of the Royal Armoury.
-A knight banneret is titled 'Sir', and his wife 'Lady', as with all knighthoods. A knight banneret ranks normally above all other knights. Banneretcies are typically awarded for service to society or to honour outstanding officers. One special case of banneretcies is that awarded to persons elevated from the Commons to serve as a minister of the Crown which is required to be drawn from the House of Lords. The former [[Lord High Treasurer of Great Nortend|Prime Minister]], Sir Benjamin Davies, is one example, being elevated from the House of Knights and made a knight banneret in order for the King to make him Lord High Treasurer.
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