Burk’s Peerage and Knightage

Burk sè Recordeu dels Paírs es Cnec’hts

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Being a list of all the Nobles, Knights, and Peers of the Realm of Talossa

(to be added…)

here shall be found Burk’s Peerage and Knightage, the authoritative and official General, Genealogical and Heraldic Almanac of the Royals, Nobles, Peers, and Knights of the Kingdom of Talossa. Burk’s definitively documents the many Talossan worthies hitherto omitted from Debrett’s Peerage & Baronetage, the Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, and the Almanach de Gotha.

alisting in Burk’s is an honour granted to distinguished Talossan citizens who have been elevated by knighting or a patent of nobility. Burk’s Peerage is the latest in a long and distinguished line of peerage reference works stretching back to Selden’s Titles of Honour, first published in 1614.

PROPER FORMS OF ADDRESS

Personages of rank should be treated with respect, and proper address should be the first respect to be offered.

When making introductions, honour is recognized by the name spoken first. In Talossa as in other places, courtesy gives honour to those who are older, higher in rank, titled, have a professional status, or are female. Entire tomes have been written on protocol and courtly etiquette, so the advice below is a starting point. Citizens are encouraged to broaden their own knowledge through further study.

REXHITAIS | ROYALS:

EL REGEU | THE KING:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “His Majesty _____ King of Talossa” or socially “His Majesty King _____” or “Sieu Maxhestà _____.” Commencement, “Your Majesty,”. In closing, “I have the honour to remain, Your Majesty’s obedient servant…”
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Your Majesty” or “Voastra Maxhestà”, after that “Sire”.

EL PRINÇ | THE PRINCE:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “His Highness _____ Prince of Talossa”, or socially “His Highness Prince _____”. Commencement, formally “Dear Prince” or “Estimat Prinç”, or socially “Your Highness”, or “Voastra Hoekskab”.
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Your Highness” or “Voastra Hoekskab”, after that “Sir”.
CNEC’HTS ES PAÏRS | KNIGHTS & NOBLES:

CNEC’HT | KNIGHT OF THE REALM:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “Sir [Charles]_____” or “S:reu [Carlüs]” and adding to the superscription the recognised letters of the Order (such as “UrN” or “OGP”). Commencement, “Sir” or “Segnor”.
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Sir” or “Segnor”. Socially “Dear Sir [Charles]” or “Estimat Segnor [Carlüs].”

DAMA | DAME OF THE REALM:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: “Dame” or “Dama” is prefixed to their Christian names and the initials “UdN”, or “OGP”, as the case may be, added after the surname. Commencement, formally “Madam” or “Midonça”, or socially “Dear Dame [Edith]
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Dame [Edith]” or “Dama [Edista]”.

BARON | BARON:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “The Rt. Hon. the Lord _____” or socially “The Lord _____”. Commencement, “My Lord” or “Va Domnul”, or socially “Dear Lord _____” or “Estimat Domnul ______”.
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “My Lord” or “Va Domnul”.

BARONEßA | BARONESS:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope,
    • if a Baroness in her own right “The Rt. Hon. the Baroness _____” or socially “The Baroness _____”, or “The Rt. Hon. the Lady” or “The Lady _____”;
    • if the wife of a Baron “The Rt. Hon. the Lady _____”, or socially “The Lady _____”. Commencement, “Madam” or socially “Dear Lady _____”.
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Madam” or “Midonça”.
    N.B. If a Baroness in her own right marries a commoner and has issue, the children have the same rank and are addressed as if their father were a Barôn.

CONTA | COUNT:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “The Right Hon. the Count of _____”, or socially “The Count of _____” or “El Conta da _____”.
  • In other respects as Baron.

CONTEIÇA | COUNTESS:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “The Rt. Hon. the Countess of _____” or socially “The Countess of _____” or “La Conteiça da _____.”
  • In other respects, as Baroness.

DÜC | DUKE:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “His Grace the Duke of _____” or socially “The Duke of _____” or “El Düc da _____.” The very formal style of “The Most Noble” is now rarely used. Commencement, “My Lord Duke,” “Dear Duke of _____”, or [more usual] “Dear Duke” or “Estimat Düc”.
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Your Grace” or “Voastra Gräts”.

DÜCHEßA | DUCHESS:

  • CORRESPONDENCE: On the envelope, “Her Grace the Duchess of _____”, or socially “The Duchess of _____”. Commencement, formally “Madam” or “Midonça”, or socially “Dear Duchess of _____”, or “Dear Duchess” or “Estimat Dücheßa”.
  • PERSONAL ADDRESS: “Your Grace” or “Voastra Gräts”.

 

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