RE: Re: [OT] NAC peerage

On 14 May 2001, at 12:37, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:

> IIRC, "Dame" is (or "was") the equivalent of "Sir", thus used to
> indicate knighthood, and is used with the Christian name. 

Correct.

> "Lord Placename" would be a hereditary title; "Lord Surname of
> Placename" would be a life peer; 

Correct.

> and "Lord Christianname" would be the child of someone who has a
> hereditary title. 

Sometimes correct. Generally true for daughters of Counts and higher and

younger sons of Marquesses and higher (Eldest sons normally take their 
father's secondary title).

See http://www.richecourt.com/correct_forms_of_address.htm for what was 
considered the correct form of addressin 1932. Very complex.

> Again IIRC, the military rank comes before the personal title
> ("Admiral Lord Jones" rather than "Lord Admiral Jones"), but I
> think there's an exception, just to make life difficult. 

Correct. If the officer is knighted then the 'Sir' comes between the
rank and 
the first name, and the Sir firstname is included where other officers
would 
just be refered to as Rank surname. e.g. General Sir Peter De La
Billiere.

	Steve  

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