Hundred Years War - Hierarchy

duchy

a piece of land (usually a kingdom, fiefdom, or territory) owned by a Duke or Duchess in medieval France

each title comes with a piece of land

“the bigger the title, the larger the land”

King or Queen

Crown Prince* or Crown Princess*

Prince* or Princess*

hereditary titles

Duke or Duchess

Marquess/Marquis or Marchioness/Marquise

Count or Countess

Viscount or Viscountess

Baron or Baroness

earned titles

King or Queen

a male and female ruler of a kingdom

Crowned Prince* or Crowned Princess*

they are chosen, but were not first in line for the crown; chosen over an older sibling

Prince* or Princess*

first-born daughter/son of the King and Queen

Duke or Duchess

usually given to the prince or princess; the highest hereditary title outside of the crowned prince, princess, king, or queen; own a duchy

Marquess/Marquis or Marchioness/Marquise

Marquess/Marquis - male; Marchioness/Marquise - female (the only title where the male title ends with an “s”)

Count or Countess

count - male; countess - female

Viscount or Viscountess

viscount - male; viscountess - female

Baron or Baroness

lowest rank of the peerage (baron - male; baroness - female)

baronet or baronetess

baronet - male; baronetess - female

knight (landed)

owning land

knight (title)

code of chivalry