Midford

Midford is the name of a highly influential noble family based in England. The head of the house is entitled marquess. The current head is Alexis Leon Midford.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 55, page 22
==Overview==
The Marquessate of Midford is a house of knights that has protected England for generations. The primary duties of the Midford house are to serve Queen Victoria and to shield England from harm. The house greatly respects the code of chivalry. All members of the house have endured rigorous training in swordsmanship and fencing. The head of the house is also the head of the Order of the Garter.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 57, page 7See Trivia
===Base of Operations===
The Midford family's primary base of operations is Midford Manor, a large estate in the English countryside.
==Identified Members of the Midford House==
* Marquess Alexis Leon Midford
* Marchioness Francis Midford (née Phantomhive)
* Lord Edward Midford
* Lady Elizabeth Midford (1874-)
==Midford Household==
* Alexis Leon Midford (head)
* Francis Midford
* Edward Midford
* Elizabeth Midford
* Paula (maid)
==Trivia==
===Etymology===
*"Midford" comes from the place name Mitford in Northumberland and means "ford at the junction of two rivers." These two rivers are the River Font and the River Wansbeck.SurnameDB – Midford
===Out of Universe===
*According to the official YenPress translation of the manga series, the head of the Midford marquessate is also the head of the Order of the British Empire despite said order having been founded in 1917.Wikipedia:Order of the British Empire In the Japanese original, however, Alexis is the Head of the Order of the Garter (英国騎士団, eikoku kishidan) which was founded in 1348."The term used in Japanese for this order of which Alexis Midford is head of is 英国騎士団 (eikoku kishidan), and according to Wikipedia, the official name in English would be the Order of the Garter - an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348."Wikipedia:Order of the Garter
**The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in Great Britain. Its sovereign is the current monarch of the United Kingdom.British Royal Family – Order of the Garter Queen Victoria was the Sovereign of the Garter from 1837 until 1901.Gutenberg – List of titles and honours of Queen Victoria
** Francis is seemingly a member of the order. However, King Henry VII discontinued the appointment of women as "Ladies of the Garter" in 1488, and the order remained exclusively male—except for reigning queens—until Queen Alexandra was named Lady Companion in 1901.
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