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| | ======Noble and Clerical Titles in Irolo====== |
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| | =====Noble Ranks===== |
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| | ^ Rank ^ Irolon \\ (male/female) ^ English Equivalent \\ (male/female) ^ Description ^ Forms of Address | |
| | | 1 | adding "Ritter" to the surname (both male and female) | Baronet (or baronetcy, baronetage) | A hereditory knighthood. Not a peerage (ie no seat in government). | Sir, \\ Worthy Sir, \\ Your Most Worthy Sir, \\ Right Honourable Sir, \\ Your Most Honourable Sir, | |
| | | 2 | Freiherr/Freifrau | Baron/Baroness | Holding land directly from the King (as apposed to other land holders), Peer. | Your Preeminence, Lord/Lady | |
| | | 3 | Graf | Sheriff, reeve or overseer | A holder of public office. Not a peerage. | Your Eminence | |
| | | 4 | Landgrave/Landgravine (or Landgraf/Landgrafin) | Count/Countess | In charge of a county, Peer. | Your Eminence, Lord/Lady | |
| | | 5 | Margrave/Margravine (or Markgraf/Markgrafin) | Marquess/Marquessa | In charge of a border region (the Marches), Peer. | Your Nobleness, Lord/Lady | |
| | | 6 | Herzog/Herzogin | Duke/Duchess | In charge of a Duchy (the title is called a Dukedom). Equivalent of an heriditary Field Marshal. Peer. | Your Highness, Lord/Lady | |
| | | 7 | Prinz/Prinzessin | Prince/Princess | Sovereign of a small territory or the child of a King. The "principle" person. Peer. | Your Grace | |
| | | 8 | <html>Fürst/Fürstin</html> | First Prince/ss | The head of the house or the heir of the king. Peer. | Your Highness | |
| | | 9 | Grossherzog/Grossherzogin | Grand Duke/Grand Duchess | Ruler or ex-Ruler. May outrank Prince/ss or Furst/in. Peer. | Your Highness | |
| | | 10 | Konig/Konigin | King/Queen | Ruler and sovereign (sovereign ====== answers only to God). Peer. | Your Majesty | |
| | | 11 | Kaiser/Kaiserin | Emperor/Empress | Military ruler (comes from Imperator, or Commander). Peer. | Your Imperial Majesty | |
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| | ====Inheritance==== |
| | The heir to a title has "Erb" attached to the title. ie Erbgraf, Erbherzog, Erbmarkgraf. Alternatively it can be spelt with an hyphen (Erb-herzog, etc.). Both male and female descendants may inherit, the eldest having the rights unless mentally deficient, traitorous, illegitimate or otherwise disqualified. |
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| | =====Clerical Ranks===== |
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| | ^ Rank ^ Irolon \\ (male/female) ^ English Equivalent \\ (male/female) ^ Description ^ Forms of Address | |
| | | 0 | Gemeindemitglied | Parishioner | A member of a parish | |
| | | 1 | <html>Mönch/Nonne</html> | Monk/Nun | Male member of monastery (M&ouml;nchskloster)/Female member of nunnery (Nonnenkloster) | Brother/Sister | |
| | | 1 | Frater/Schwester | Friar/Friar | As Monk/Nun but not associated with a particular monastery. A freelance Monk/Nun. | Brother/Sister |
| | | 2 | <html>Abt/Äbtissin</html> | Abbot/Abbess | Male leader of a monastery (M&ouml;nchskloster)/Female leader of a nunnery (Nonnenkloste) | Father/Mother |
| | | 3 | Priester/Priesterin | Priest/Priestess | Leader of a church or parish | Father/Mother |
| | | 4 | Patriarch/Matriarch | High Priest/High Priestess | Leader of a barony or fiefdom | High Father/HIgh Mother |
| | | 5 | Bischof | Bishop | Leader of a county or march (known as a Bishopric) | Reverend |
| | | 6 | Erzbischof | Archbishop | Leader of a duchy or earldom | Your Eminence |
| | | 7 | <html>Kurfürst/Kurfürstin</html> | Elector | Church elected representative to the ruler of a nation or state. The spritual ambassador to the secular ruler. | Your Excellency |
| | | 8 | Kardinal | Cardinal | Leader of a kingdom or nation (Cardinalship) | Your Eminence |
| | | N/A | Monsignore | Mongsignor | Member of the inquisition. May also be a Bishop or Archbishop | Reverend |
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