Marquess in the Peerage of England

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Marquess in the Peerage of England is a noble rank in the English aristocratic hierarchy, positioned between earl and duke and historically granted by the monarch as a hereditary title.

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Surface form Occurrences
Marquess of [place or family name] 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
peerage dignity
associatedWith House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords (historically)

landed aristocracy in England
category English noble titles
Ranks in the Peerage of England
country Kingdom of England
etymologyOrigin Old French marquis
femaleEquivalentTitle marchioness
genderedForm marquess
governingLaw English peerage law
grantedBy Crown of England
English monarch
hasPrecedenceOver Earl in the Peerage of England
higherRankThan Earl in the Peerage of England
historicalStatus hereditary dignity
honorificPrefix The Most Honourable
isPrecededBy Peerage of England
surface form: Duke in the Peerage of England
jurisdiction England
languageOfTitle English
lowerRankThan Duke in the Peerage of England
monarchicalSystem Kingdom of England
surface form: English monarchy
nobilityClass peer
nobleRank marquess
partOf Peerage of England
peerageFamily Peerage of the United Kingdom
surface form: Peerage of the United Kingdom (historical component)
peerageRankLevel above baron
above earl
above viscount
below duke
peerageRankNumber second after duke in English peerage
positionInNobilityHierarchy between earl and duke
rankOrderInPeerage secondHighestBelowDuke
relatedConcept British nobility
English peerage system
socialClass aristocracy
sphereOfUse feudal and post-feudal England
styleOfAddress Lord
The Most Honourable
styleOfAddressForWife Marchioness
successionType hereditary succession
symbolizes high noble status
titleCategory substantive peerage title
titleForm Marquess in the Peerage of England self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marquess of [place or family name]
titleInheritance normally male-preference primogeniture (historically)
titleType marquessate
usedIn English aristocratic hierarchy

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Peerage of England hasPart Marquess in the Peerage of England
Marquess in the Peerage of England titleForm Marquess in the Peerage of England self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Marquess of [place or family name]