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For instance, the Duke of Westminster is also Marquess of Westminster and Earl Grosvenor (among other titles). The duke's heir apparent (when there is one) is not styled "Marquess of Westminster", as this would cause confusion between son and father, and so the former is styled "Earl Grosvenor" instead.
The theoretical distinction between a marquess and other titles has, since the Middle Ages, faded into obscurity. In times past, the distinction between a count and a marquess was that the land of a marquess, called a march, was on the border of the country, while a count's land, called a county, often was not. As a result of this, a marquess ...
The genuine marquess as a peer, however, is always "The Most Honourable The Marquess of [X]", to differentiate a marquess by courtesy (i.e., the heir to a dukedom) from a marquess in his own right. The spelling of the title in a few older Scottish cases is "Marquis", particularly when the title was created prior to the formation of the Kingdom ...
Marquess, Margrave, or Marquis (literally "Count of a March" (=Border territory)) was the ruler of a marquessate, margraviate, or march. The female equivalent is Marchioness, Margravine, or Marquise. Grand Župan, a more influential Župan. Landgrave (literally "Land Count"), a German title, ruler of a landgraviate (large / provincial territory).
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Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland. Baron Wycombe: 17 May 1760 Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain. Baron Mount Stuart of Wortley: 3 April 1761 Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain. King George III; Baron Grosvenor: 8 April 1761 Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Baron Scarsdale ...
The Marquess of Winchester [b] 1551 The Marquess of Worcester 1643 Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England The Marquess of Tavistock 1694 Duke of Bedford in the Peerage of England The Marquess of Hartington 1694 Duke of Devonshire in the Peerage of England The Marquess of Blandford 1702 Duke of Marlborough in the Peerage of England
[1] [6] They also hold the style of "Most Noble and Puissant Prince", [7] but even in the most formal situations, this style is rarely used. The style of an Earl and a Countess (in her own right) is "Right Honourable" and they are officially, albeit archaically, addressed by the Crown as "Our right trusty and right well-beloved Cousin". [8]