San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-12
MODERN TITLES.

Seigneur was the title originally
gived to the ruler of district.
England has twenty-seven dukes,
Scotland seven, Ireland two.
Bishops have made experimental
use of nearly all the titles in eX-
istence.
There are in England, according
to Lodge, only seven peers of the
blood royal. f.
Barons are styled The Right
Honorable Lord d, and addressed
as My Lord.
All members of the families Of
peers have their titles of honor,
varying with rank.
A Duke is styled His Grace, the
Duke of -, and addressed as My
Lord Duke or Your Grace.
a Marquis is styled the most
honorable, the Marquis of -, and
addressed as My Lord Marquis.
The speaker of representative
body was the officer chosen to ad-
dress the crown on their behalf.
An archbishop is styled the most
reverend, his grace, the archbishop
of Canterbury or York, etc.
There are five orders of nobility
in England-the Duke, Marquis,
Earl, ViscOunt and Baron.
"YOur Honor" is now devoted to
judges. English judges are adj
dressed as "Your Lordship."
The race of Baronets was created
by James L. in 1911, and is found
only in Great Britain.
In formal letters to a Duke it is
etiquette to begin. "My Lord
Duke, may it please your Grace"
The title colonel GENES from a
word almost the same in several
languages, signifying a column
The title bailiff was formerly
very honorable, and the official was
vested with many important pow
ers.
Earl and Baron We're titles Gre
ated by William /, instead of the
old Saxon titles Alderman or Earl
and Thane.
All Catholic princes give the
Pope the title OF Holy Father or
Venerable Father; in replying he
calls them My Dearest.
| A Prince of Wales is of age from
his birth, and a chair is placed for
him on the right OF the throne in
the House of Lords.
The title justice, applied to a
judge, comes from England, where
many judicial officers have for
ages been termed justices.
Knights are entitled to use the
prefix Sir to their names, while
their wives are addressed as Your
Ladyship.
The first English Duke was Ed
ward, the Black Prince, who was
created Duke of Cornwall by his
father, Edward Ill, in 1887.
The present title Holiness, as
given to the Pope, dates only from
the fourteenth century. Before
that time it was used by kings and
emperOrs.
In the time of Charles III. there
were but three English Dukes.
Among the numerous other digni-
ties, he created not less than eight
dukedoms.
Majesty is an old title with mod
ern use. 1t was first assumed by
Diocletian, and it's use gradually
spread until it is now unive rsal
among kings.
Viscounts are styled the Rt. Hon.
Orable the ViScount OF -, and
addressed as My Lord. Their sons
and daughters are Honorable.
An English peer when examined
as a witness in criminal or civil
cases or before the High Court of
Parliament must be sworn.
The title reverend, once used
only with reference to the Pope, is
now generally applied to clergy
meu of any denomination.
The title OF Marquis was first
nsed by Richard II. to Robert de-
We're, Earl of Oxford who was made
Marquis of Dublin in 1856.
Sire was originally used to de-
signate the proprietor of farm.
Rising in dignity it was afterward
applied to a nobleman, then used
in addressing a monarch.
The title secretary, as applied to
an adviser of the President, was an
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