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======Irolon Noble and Clerical Titles======
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=====Noble Ranks=====
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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 Prominence
 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
 5 
Margrave/Margravine (or Markgraf/Markgrafin) 
Marquess/Marquessa 
In charge of a border region (the Marches), Peer. 
Your Nobleness
 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
 7 
Prinz/Prinzessin 
Prince/Princess 
Sovereign of a small territory or the child of a King. The 'principle' person. Peer. 
Your Grace
 8 
F++rst/F++rstin 
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"}}"
====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."
=====Clerical Ranks=====
{{table columns=5" cellpadding="1" cells="Rank 
Irolon (male/female) 
English Equivalent (male/female) 
Description 
Forms of Address
 0 
Gemeindemitglied 
Parishioner 
A member of a parish 
;1 ;M+¦nch/Nonne ;Monk/Nun ;Male member of monastery (M+¦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 ;Abt/+äbtissin ;Abbot/Abbess ;Male leader of a monastery (M+¦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 ;Kurf++rst/Kurf++rstin ;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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