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The son of the current Duke of Northumberland has the courtesy title of Earl Percy, and is addressed and referred to as "Lord Percy".. If a peer of one of the top three ranks of the peerage (a duke, a marquess or an earl) has more than one title, his eldest son – himself not a peer – may use one of his father's lesser titles "by courtesy".
A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but is rather used by custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title).
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.
Titles of nobility of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (3 C, 11 P) S. Spanish titles of nobility (1 C) T. Thai titles of nobility (7 P) U. Peerages in the United Kingdom (14 ...
Here, an exhaustive guide to all of the royal family members' titles, and which places they'll use them. Skip to main content. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: ...
Eldest sons of dukes, marquesses and earls use their father's most senior subsidiary title as courtesy titles, without "The" before the title. [c] If applicable, eldest sons of courtesy marquesses or courtesy earls also use a subsidiary title from their (great) grandfather, which is lower ranking than the one used by their father. Eldest ...
Pages in category "Courtesy titles" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Since marrying into the British royal family in 2011, Kate Middleton—now Catherine, Princess of Wales—has adopted a handful (and at times, a mouthful) of official royal titles that represent ...