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Candanadian Titles of Nobility
Candanadian nobles belong to either the Oseanian or Kanadiaans nobility. The titles and styles of the two systems differ, but both confer upon the bearer the same social rank. Knights bachelor and knights of state or royal orders are not considered part of the nobilityThese are listed as below, in ascending order:
Oseanian title and style | Kanadiaans title and style |
Baronet or Baronetess, spoken style Sir or Dame, postnominal Bt. | Erbritter or Erbritterin, no style |
Baron or Baroness, spoken style Lord or Lady. Barons and Baronesses are titled The Right Honourable Baron PLACE, or sometimes The Rt. Hon. Baron NAME of PLACE, never The Rt. Hon.Baron of PLACE. | Freiherr or Freifrau, spoken style Freiherr or Freifau. In contrast, the title is always Freiherr von PLACE. |
Viscount or Viscountess, spoken style Lord or Lady. As with Barons, Viscounts are titled The Rt. Hon. Viscount PLACE or The Rt. Hon. Viscount NAME of PLACE. | Burggraf or Burggräfin, spoken style Burggraf or Burggräfin. |
Earl or Countess, spoken style Lord or Lady. Earls are titled The Rt. Hon. Earl of PLACE. | Graf or Gräfin, rarely Jarl, spoken style Graf or Gräfin |
Marquess or Marchioness, spoken style Lord or Lady. Marquesses are titled The Most Honourable Marquess of PLACE or The Most Hon. Marquess NAME of PLACE. | Markgraf or Markgräfin, spoken style erlauchter Markgraf or erlauchte Markgräfin. |
Duke or Duchess, spoken style Your Grace. Dukes are titled His Grace the Duke of PLACE. Dukes of the Kanadiaans nobility, when their titles are translated to Oseanian, are His Serene Highness the Duke of PLACE. | Herzog or Herzogin, spoken style Ihre Durchlaucht. |