Titles

[Milz]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., pengolodh_sc at y... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> > A widowed Hedwig would be called, Her Grace the Dowager Duchess 
of 
> > Oxford or simply Hedwig, the Duchess of Oxford. Hermione's 
husband 
> > doesn't become a Duke. They would be addressed as Mr. Whatsit and
> > Her Grace the Duchess of Oxford. Let's say Simon and Hedwig have
> > a younger daughter, Virginia. She would be The Lady Virginia
> > (Insert family surname here). If she were to marry a title-less
> > fellow, they would be called Mr. Seamus and Lady Virginia 
Finnegan. 
> 
> No, as I understand it, she would be "The Honourable Miss Virginia 
> Branford".  The term "Lady" would indicate that she is a peer, but 
> being both a younger child of a peer and a girl, she will in most 
> cases not be so.
> 

It goes under the "courtesy title" category.
http://laura.chinet.com//html/titles05.html

> > For the peers below the level of Duke, the title could be Earl of 
> > Cambridge, but he would be addressed as Lord Cambridge (even if 
his 
> > family name is Whatsit). His wife is the Baroness of Cambridge, 
but 
> > would be addressed Lady Cambridge. 
> 
> No, in that example, she would be the Countess of Cambridge, and of 
> this I am absolutely certain.  The peerage ranks, male and female, 
are
> Duke and Duchess (His/Her Grace)
> Marquess and Marchioness (The Most Honourable Lord/Lady)
> Earl and Countess (Lord/Lady)
> Viscount and Viscountess (Lord/Lady)
> Baron and Baroness (Lord/Lady)
> 
> In essence, as I understand the British system, all peers may style 
> themselves Lord/Lady.  One of the children of a peer may style him-
> /herself Lord or Lady, the others may not.

You're correct. I made a mistake about the female equivalent of an 
Earl.

http://laura.chinet.com//html/titles12.html

:-)Milz