Posted by Robert
on 2/9/2009, 17:29:48, in reply to "Lords and heirs and their titles"
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: The heirs of earls and above *all* have
: courtesy "Lord Smith" titles.
: Heirs to barons and viscounts are *only*
: "Honorable John Smith."
:
Not all heirs of earls and above. The holder of the earldom must hold a lower secondary title, if the heir wants to use a courtesy title. The heir to the Earl of Lincoln is therefor known as the Hon. William Roy Fiennes-Clinton.
: Simon Winchester wrote a fun book called
: "Their Noble Lordships." Full of
: information and anecdotes. He describes how
: the older the primary title, the
: "lower" the courtesy title. For
: example, one especially ancient dukedom
: (Somerset, I think) has a mere baron as its
: heir's title, while more recent dukedoms go
: to marquesses.
:
Funny, but not accurate. It is true that the heir to the Somerset Dukedom is known as Lord Seymour. But still it is a question of what other titles the Peer holds. The Beaufort Dukedom is fairly old, and the heir is known as Marquess of Worcester.