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This is a list of courtesy titles used for the heirs of currently extant titles in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Asterisks denote courtesy titles currently used by living heirs.
A courtesy title is a form of address and/or reference in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer, as well as certain officials such as some judges and members of the Scottish gentry.
The Peerage of Scotland differs from those of England and Ireland in that its lowest rank is not that of baron. In Scotland, "baron" is a rank within the Baronage of Scotland, considered noble but not a peer, approximately equivalent to a baron in some continental countries. The Scottish equivalent to the English or Irish baron is a Lord of ...
Heirs-apparent and heirs-presumptive of Scottish peers use the titles "Master" and "Mistress"; these are substantive, not courtesy titles. If, however, the individual is the eldest son of a Duke, Marquess or Earl, then he uses the appropriate courtesy title, as noted above.
This article is a list of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, including the England, the Scotland, the Ireland, the Great Britain and the Peerage of the United Kingdom, listed in order of creation, including extant, extinct and abeyant titles.
As with Wales, the Cornwall title is a courtesy title in direct line for the rank of king and queen. ... Kate was known in Scotland as the Countess of Strathearn and still holds that title as well.
The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. [1] Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912, [2] 1952, 1958, [3] 1999 (to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government) and most recently in 2012. [4] [5] The relative precedence of peers of Scotland is determined by the Act of ...
Pages in category "Titles in Scotland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Peerage of Scotland; B.