[DOC] [TLE] Peerage of England - Wikipedia [PAR] The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of 
England before the ... The ranks of the English peerage are, in descending order, 
Duke, Marquess, Earl, ... many of the older ones (particularly older baronies) can 
descend through females. ... See also List of Earldoms in the Peerage of England
... [DOC] [TLE] Royal and noble ranks - Wikipedia [PAR] Traditional rank amongst European royalty, peers, and nobility is rooted in Late 
Antiquity and ... Count / Earl ... The sovereign titles listed below are grouped 
together into categories ..... ranking below Baron but above Knight; this title is 
granted only in the British ... In Austria, nobility titles may no longer be used since 
1918. [DOC] [TLE] Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia [PAR] A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former 
wives and ... There are several different kinds of courtesy titles in the British 
peerage. ... If a peer of one of the top three ranks (a duke, marquess or earl) has 
more than .... Until 2004, adopted children of peers had no right to any courtesy 
title. [DOC] [TLE] Royal Titles - Infoplease [PAR] King, Queen; Prince, Princess; Duke, Duchess; Marquess, Marchioness; Earl, 
Countess ... royalty, as opposed to nobility, but those holding the title can vary in 
rank. ... Below a baronet, is a knight, which is a title of honor rather aristocracy. ... 
rights of the British aristocracy have diminished over time, peers still retain the 
right... [DOC] [TLE] British Titles and Orders of Precedence | Edwardian Promenade [PAR] Below you'll find the order of precedence directly from a book of heraldry 
published in 1910. ... Duke: The highest rank and title in the British peerage, first 
introduced by ... An earl is Right Honorable; he is styled My Lord, the eldest 
son bears his ... persons holding the King's Commission, or who may be styled 
Esquire by... [DOC] [TLE] English Titles - Jo Beverley [PAR] This brief run-down of English titles is for use by fiction writers. ... As an author, 
you might like variety, but take as a general rule is that no one ever had two ... 
Nearly all peers have a number of titles marking their climb up the ranks. ... As 
with a duke, the earl's heir will take the next lowest title as a courtesy title, and the 
heir's... [DOC] [TLE] Peerage Basics - Chinet [PAR] Earl. Viscount. Baron. Baronets and Knights are not peers. As you'd expect from 
the ranking, dukes have always been the rarest British noble title. There have 
never ... Only a peer may be said to hold a title "in his/her own right." All other ... In 
the Table of Precedence, a baronet is below barons and above knights. A 
baronet's... [DOC] [TLE] 12 Days of Downton: A Guide to Forms of Address and Other Social ... [PAR] Dec 29, 2011 ... But, click right on through to the rest of this post, and I'll try give a ... where you 
can dig all through the current British nobility. ... Baronets and Knighthoods are 
not members of the Peerage and rank below all five grades". .... Since a Viscount 
is lower down the food chain than a duke, a marquess or an earl,... [DOC] [TLE] Nobility and Titles in France - Heraldica [PAR] Jun 18, 2008 ... legal status of nobility and titles in France; historical notes on French nobility. ... in 
specified ways, and which conferred specified rights and privileges. .... A few 
feudal titles of viscount, baron and vidame made it down past 1500. ..... a British 
peer is created wih an assortment of lower-ranking titles for use by... [DOC] [TLE] The Nobility and Aristocracy of Downton Abbey | The Lone Girl in a ... [PAR] Jan 5, 2016 ... But has seen hard times since the Earl only has daughters and his closest two 
heirs ... Wives of male

Question: You might be down for this rank of British nobility right below an earl
Answer: a viscount