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Earl - Wikipedia An earl has the title Earl of [X] when the title originates from a placename, or Earl [X] when the title comes from a surname In either case, he is referred to as Lord [X], and his wife as Lady [X]
Earl | British Nobility, Titles Ranks | Britannica The five ranks of British nobility, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron The title earl is of Scandinavian origin and first appeared in England under Canute (1016–35) as jarl, of which the Anglo-Saxon version was eorl
Whats the Difference Between a Duke and an Earl? Earl (Countess) Earl is the oldest title in the British peerage, dating back to the 11th century Originally an earl administered a province or a "shire" for the king
What Did an English Earl Actually Do? — History Facts Known as the peerage system, this noble hierarchy consists of five ranks today: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron The title of earl — the oldest in the peerage system — dates back to the end of the early medieval period, during the reign of King Canute (or Cnut) in the 11th century
What is an Earl? - Lordship Titles Historically, an earl was the ruler of a county or earldom, but the title is now primarily ceremonial In the U K , there are currently around 190 earls The Earl of Wessex is the highest-ranking earl in the peerage system He’s also second in line to the British throne
Whats the Difference Between a Duke, Earl, Count, Viscount, Baron, and . . . But first, a quick primer: All of the people holding the titles of duke duchess, marquess marchioness, earl countess, viscount viscountess, and baron baroness are part of the “peerage” of the United Kingdom, and those titles get bestowed directly from the monarch or inherited from an ancestor
Earl - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An Earl (or Jarl) was a title for nobility used by Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians It originally meant " chieftain " and it referred especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead