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Earl (/ ɜːr l, ɜːr əl /) [1] is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. [2] A feminine form of earl never developed; [note 1] instead, countess is used. The title originates in the Old English word eorl, meaning "a man of noble birth ...
Daakyehene, pronounced: Daa-chi-hi-ni, literally: future king. The feminine form is Daakyehemaa. An Akan prince. Knyaz, a title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a ruling or noble rank. It is usually translated into English as "Prince", but the word is related to the English King and the German König. Also translated as Herzog (Duke).
The Earl of Manchester: 1626 Duke of Manchester in the Peerage of Great Britain: The Earl of Berkshire: 1626 Held with the Earl of Suffolk in Peerage of England The Earl of Lindsey: 1626 Earl of Abingdon in Peerage of England The Earl of Winchilsea: 1628 Earl of Nottingham in Peerage of England The Earl of Sandwich: 1660 The Earl of Essex: 1661 ...
The ranks of the peerage are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. [7]The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. . Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life, mostly ceased once Harold Wilson's Labour government took office in 1964, and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers sinc
The ealdorman was an official appointed by the king to administer a shire or group of shires (an ealdormanry). [10] In the 11th century, while England was ruled by a Danish dynasty, the office changed from ealdorman to earl (related to Old English eorl and Scandinavian jarl). [11] After the king, the earl was the most powerful secular magnate.
The ealdorman was an official appointed by the king to administer a shire or group of shires (an ealdormanry). [13] In the 11th century, while England was ruled by a Danish dynasty, the office changed from ealdorman to earl (related to Old English eorl and Scandinavian jarl). [14] After the king, the earl was the most powerful secular magnate.
It is possible that the king kept some areas under his personal jurisdiction. [ 4 ] In the 11th century, the term eorl , today's earl , replaced that of ealdorman, but this reflected a change in terminology under Danish influence rather than a change in function.
James, Earl of Wessex; Peter Phillips; i.e. the sons of the sovereign's siblings; ordered according to the rules of primogeniture. The sovereign’s cousins David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon; i.e. the sons of the siblings of the sovereign's royal parent (through whom he inherited the throne); ordered according to the rules of ...