RE: Sir Lou

The most Technical Lord Rob of Erros said:

> Knights and Baronets are "Sir", Baronets being hereditary titles
> 
> Then come Barons and Viscounts
> They would be addressed as "Lord ...". But the proper form of 
> address for a Baron
> is "Baron ..." and,  for a Viscount, "The Right Hon. Viscount 
> ... [of ....]"
> 
> Then come Earls, who are also addressed as "Lord ..." and 
> whose form of address
> is "The Right Hon. the Earl of ..."  The wife of an Earl is a 
> Countess.
> 
> Then come Marquesses, still addressed as "Lord ...", but 
> whose form of address is
> "The Most Hon. the Marquess of ...".,, Their wives are Marchionesses.
> 
> Next come Dukes, addressed as "Your Grace", or informally 
> "Duke", with the form
> of address of "His Grace the Duke of ...".  However if a Duke 
> is the son or
> grandson of a monarch, then, even though they are Dukes, they 
> are addressed as
> "Your Royal Highness".
> 
> The above simplified explanation shows conclusively that, 
> since Earls cannot be
> Dukes,  the three Dukes of Earl will certainly be no longer 
> because they are not.
> 
> I hope that this makes it clear.
> 
> "Draper, Dale" wrote:
> 
> >                 Snip>
> > >       He would need to be a Duke.  There are only about 
> 22 left in the UK
> > > if I remember
> > >       correctly.  As no new hereditary peers are being 
> created, there will
> > > not be any
> > >       new Dukes.
> > >       >endsnip>
> > >
> >                 Does that mean the three Dukes of Earl will 
> be no longer?
> >                 http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/8440/Earl.html
> >
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Rob
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