Title↕ | Rank (1=highest)↕ | Feminine Form↕ | Origin↕ | Form of Address↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emperor | 1 | Empress | Latin 'imperator' (commander) | Your Imperial Majesty | Ruler of an empire, historically above kings, last Western emperor Napoleon III, last Eastern Austro-Hungary |
King | 2 | Queen | Old English 'cyning' | Your Majesty | Hereditary monarch of a sovereign kingdom, highest active rank in modern European monarchies |
Archduke | 3 | Archduchess | Latin 'archidux' | Your Imperial and Royal Highness | Unique to the Habsburg dynasty, used for members of the Austrian imperial family |
Grand Duke | 4 | Grand Duchess | Latin 'magnus dux' | Your Royal Highness | Ruler of a grand duchy, Luxembourg is the only remaining sovereign grand duchy in the world |
Prince | 5 | Princess | Latin 'princeps' (first citizen) | Your Serene Highness or Royal Highness | Sovereign of a principality (Monaco, Liechtenstein) or son of a monarch |
Duke | 6 | Duchess | Latin 'dux' (leader) | Your Grace | Highest rank of the British peerage below royalty, historically governed a duchy |
Marquess | 7 | Marchioness | Old French 'marchis' (marcher lord) | My Lord Marquess | Originally guarded the border marches of a kingdom, rare title used in UK, Spain, France |
Count / Earl | 8 | Countess | Latin 'comes' / Old English 'eorl' | My Lord | British earls and continental counts are equivalent, governed a county |
Viscount | 9 | Viscountess | Latin 'vicecomes' (deputy count) | My Lord | Originally a deputy or lieutenant of a count, fourth rank in the British peerage |
Baron | 10 | Baroness | Late Latin 'baro' (man, warrior) | My Lord | Lowest rank of the peerage, historically held lands directly from the king |
Baronet | 11 | Baronetess | Diminutive of baron, created 1611 | Sir (given name) | Hereditary title but not part of the peerage, ranks above knights |
Knight | 12 | Dame | Old English 'cniht' (servant) | Sir (given name) | Not hereditary, awarded for service, still granted in the UK as knighthoods |
Esquire | 13 | None traditional | Old French 'esquier' (shield bearer) | Esquire (after name) | Originally a shield bearer to a knight, lowest rank of English gentry |
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