Posted by Robert
on 2/9/2009, 7:02:20, in reply to "Re: Mountbatten of Birma, Brabourne, Knatchbull"
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: Does Norton Knatchbull as the eldest son of
: the heir apparent of the earldom of
: Mountbatten of Birma have no courtesy title?
:
: What do you mean? Norton was at one time
: the heir of an heir, but he used
: "Honorable" only since his father
: was a lord and his mother didn't have a
: courtesy title. Even if a woman is the
: heiress to a title, they don't get the same
: treatment as a man (so Patricia Mountbatten
: was never known as Lady Romsey).
:
: I don't mean Norton here, but his son
: Nicholas Knatchbull.
: But you would have given the same answer:
: the eldest son of a lord doesn't have a
: courtesy title.
: Thanks to all of you!
:
Well, that depends on what kind of lord he is. If the lord is e.g. an earl, his eldest son might use a courtesy title, provided that the earl also holds a vicountcy or a barony.