ALT.TALK.ROYALTY LEXICON
Summary:
Welcome to the alt.talk.royalty FAQ lexicon. The words in the following
list are
included here as a guide to their counterparts in various languages. To
attempt to
give the different meaning of each and every word in each and every situation
for
various countries or indeed to list who ranks above or below or next to whom
would create a very lengthy section. For example, the word "duke"
has different
interpretations depending on the country in which it finds itself: there
are royal
dukes (HRH The Duke of York, in Great Britain, SAR le duc d'Orléans,
in France),
noble dukes (His Grace The Duke of Norfolk, in Great Britain, le duc
d'Harcourt,
in France), sovereign dukes (HRH Duke of Parma, in what is now Italy),
so on
and so forth.
Some words are mere translations and do not necessarily indicate that they
actually
existed as a title (for example: Vizegraf is German for Viscount but
it has never
existed as a German title unlike the British or French versions). Further,
while certain
words are not in the Lexicon, this does not mean they did not exist
(Erbgraf, which
is German for Hereditary Count, for example).
Last updated on: 2 June 2004
Compiled By:
Yvonne Demoskoff
Contributions By:
Dimitry Macedonsky, Noel S. McFerran, Mark Anthony Rodriguez and
Gilbert von Studnitz.
Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1998, 2004 by François Velde. All rights reserved.
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Note: eight languages are showcased (English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish,
Portuguese, Dutch and Russian). They are displayed in groups of three tables
which are
divided into three or four languages:
Table I: English, French, German
Table II: English, Italian, Spanish
Table III: English, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian ___________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH |
FRENCH |
GERMAN |
| Archduchess | archiduchesse | Erzherzogin |
| Archduchy | archiduché | Erzherzogtum |
| Archduke | archiduc | Erzherzog |
| Baron | baron | Freiherr, Baron, Edler Herr |
| Baroness | baronne | Freifrau (Freiherrin), Baronin (Baroness), Edler Herrin |
| Barony | baronnie | Freiherrschaft |
| Burgrave | burgrave | Burggraf |
| Burgraviate | burgraviat | Burggraftum |
| Burgravine | burgravine | Burggräfin |
| Count: see Earl | ||
| Count Palatine | comte palatin | Pfalzgraf |
| Countess | comtesse | Gräfin |
| County: see Earldom | ||
| Crown Prince | prince héritier | Kronprinz |
| Crown Princess | princesse héritière | Kronprinzessin |
| Duchess | duchesse | Herzogin |
| Duchy | duché | Herzogtum |
| Duke | duc | Herzog |
| Earl | comte | Graf |
| Earldom | comté | Grafschaft (Graftum) |
| Elector | électeur | Kurfürst |
| Electorate | électorat | Kurfürstentum |
| Electress | électrice | Kurfürstin |
| Emperor | empereur | Kaiser |
| Empire | empire | Kaiserreich |
| Empress | impératrice | Kaiserin |
| Grand Duchess | grande-duchesse | Grossherzogin, Grossfürstin (Russian G.D.) |
| Grand Duchy | grand-duché | Grossherzogtum |
| Grand Duke | grand-duc | Grossherzog, Grossfürst (Russian G.D.) |
| Heir | héritier | Erbe |
| Heiress | héritière | Erbin |
| Highness | altesse | Hoheit |
| Illustrious Highness | altesse illustrissime | Erlaucht |
| Imperial Highness | altesse impériale | Kaiserliche Hoheit |
| King | roi | König |
| Kingdom | royaume | Königreich |
| Knight | chevalier | Ritter |
| Landgrave | landgrave | landgraf |
| Landgraviate | landgraviat | landgrafentum |
| Landgravine | landgravine | landgräfin |
| Majesty | majesté | Majestät |
| Marchioness | marquise | Markgräfin |
| Marquess | marquis | Markgraf |
| Marquessate | marquisat | Markgrafschaft |
| Noble | noble | Adelig |
| Nobleman | noble | Adliger |
| Noblewoman | noble | Adlige |
| Palatinate | palatinat | Pfalz |
| Prince | prince | Fürst, Prinz |
| Prince Consort | prince consort | Prinzgemahl |
| Princess | princesse | Fürstin, Prinzessin |
| Principality | principauté | Fürstentum |
| Queen | reine | Königin |
| Royal Highness | altesse royale | Königliche Hoheit |
| Serene Highness | altesse sérénissime | Durchlaucht |
| Viscount | vicomte | Vizegraf (Vicomte) |
| Viscountcy | vicomté | Vicomteschaft |
| Viscountess | vicomtesse | Vizegräfin (Vicomtesse) |
| Wildgrave | Wildgraf |
ENGLISH |
ITALIAN |
SPANISH |
| Archduchess | arciduchessa | archiduquesa |
| Archduchy | arciducato | archiducado |
| Archduke | arciduca | archiduque |
| Baron | barone | barón |
| Baroness | baronessa | baronesa |
| Barony | baronia | baronía |
| Burgrave | burgravio | |
| Burgraviate | burgraviato | |
| Burgravine | ||
| Count: see Earl | ||
| Count Palatine | conte palatino | |
| Countess | contessa | condesa |
| County: see Earldom | ||
| Crown Prince | principe ereditario | príncipe heredero |
| Crown Princess | principessa ereditaria | princesa heredera |
| Duchess | duchessa | duquesa |
| Duchy | ducato | ducado |
| Duke | duca | duque |
| Earl | conte | conde |
| Earldom | contea | condado |
| Elector | elettore | elector |
| Electorate | elettorato | electorado |
| Electress | elettrice | electriz |
| Emperor | imperatore | emperador |
| Empire | imperio | imperio |
| Empress | imperatrice | emperatriz |
| Grand Duchess | granduchessa | granduquesa |
| Grand Duchy | granducato | granducado |
| Grand Duke | granduca | granduque |
| Heir | erede | heredero |
| Heiress | erede | heredera |
| Highness | altezza | alteza |
| Illustrious Highness | altezza illustre | alteza ilustre |
| Imperial Highness | altezza imperiale | alteza imperial |
| King | re | rey |
| Kingdom | regno | reino |
| Knight | cavaliere | caballero |
| Landgrave | langravio | langrave |
| Landgraviate | langraviato | |
| Landgravine | ||
| Majesty | maestà | majestad |
| Marchioness | marchesa | marquesa |
| Marquess | marchese | marquès |
| Marquessate | marchesato | marquesado |
| Noble | nobile | noble |
| Nobleman | nobile | noble |
| Noblewoman | nobile | mujer noble |
| Palatinate | Palatinato | Palatinado |
| Prince | principe | príncipe |
| Prince Consort | principe consorte | príncipe consorte |
| Princess | principessa | princesa |
| Principality | principato | principado |
| Queen | regina | reina |
| Royal Highness | altezza reale | alteza real |
| Serene Highness | altezza serenissima | alteza sereno |
| Viscount | visconte | vizconde |
| Viscountcy | viscontado | vizcondado |
| Viscountess | viscontessa | vizcondesa |
| Wildgrave |
ENGLISH |
PORTUGUESE |
DUTCH |
RUSSIAN |
| Archduchess | archiduquesa | aartshertogin | ertsgertsoginya |
| Archduchy | archiducado | aartshertogdom | ertsgertsogstvo |
| Archduke | archiduque | aartshertog | ertsgertsog |
| Baron | barao | baron | baron |
| Baroness | baronesa | barones | baronessa |
| Barony | baronie | baronstvo | |
| Burgrave | see Viscount | burggraf | |
| Burgraviate | see: Viscountcy | burggrafstvo | |
| Burgravine | see: Viscountess | burggrafinya | |
| Count: see Earl | |||
| Count Palatine | paltsgraaf | ||
| Countess | gravin | grafinya | |
| County: see Earldom |
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| Crown Prince | principe hereditario | kroonprins | kronprints |
| Crown Princess | principe hereditario | kroonprinses | kronprintsessa |
| Duchess | duquesa | hertogin | gertsoginya |
| Duchy | ducado | hertogdom | gertsogstvo |
| Duke | duque | hertog | gertsog |
| Earl | conde | graaf | graf |
| Earldom | condado | graafschap | grafstvo |
| Elector | keurvorst | furfjurst or elektor |
|
| Electorate | keurvorstendom | kurfjurshestvo | |
| Electress | keurvorstin | kurfjurstina or elektressa |
|
| Emperor | imperador | keizer | imperator |
| Empire | imperio | keizerrijk | imperiya |
| Empress | imperatriz | keizerin | imperatritsa |
| Grand Duchess (European) |
granduquesa | groothertogin | velikaya gertsoginya |
| Grand Duchess (Russian) |
grootvorstin |
velikaya knyaginya (wife); velikaya knyaznha (daughter) |
|
| Grand Duchy | granducado | groothertogdom | velikoje gertsogstvo |
| Grand Duke (European) |
granduque | groothertog | velikiy gertsog |
| Grand Duke (Russian) |
grootvorst |
velikiy kniaz | |
| Heir | herdeiro | erfgenaam | naslednick |
| Heiress | herdeira | erfgename | naslednitsa |
| Highness | hoogheid | wysotchestvo | |
| Illustrious Highness | siyatelstvo | ||
| Imperial Highness | keizerlijke hoogheid | imperatorskoye wysotchestvo |
|
| King | rei | koning | korol |
| Kingdom | reinado | koninkrijk | korolyevstvo |
| Knight | cavaleiro | ridder | rytsar |
| Landgrave | landgraaf | landgraf | |
| Landgraviate | landgraafschap | landgrafstvo | |
| Landgravine | landgravin | landgrafinya | |
| Majesty | majesteit | velitchestvo | |
| Marchioness | marquesa | markiezin | markiza |
| Marquess | marques | markies | markiz |
| Marquessate | marquesado | markizaat | markizat |
| Noble | edelman | dvoryanin | |
| Nobleman | edelman | dvoryanin | |
| Noblewoman | edelvrouw | dvoryanka | |
| Palatinate | paltsgraafschap | palatinat | |
| Prince (European) | principe | prins | prints |
| Prince (Russian) | kniaz | ||
| Prince Consort | principe consorte | prinsgemaal | prints-suprug |
| Princess (European) |
princesa | prinses | princessa |
| Princess (Russian) |
knyaginya (wife); knyazhna (daughter) |
||
| Principality | principado | prinsdom | knyazhestvo |
| Queen | rainha | koningin | koroleva |
| Royal Highness | koninklijke hoogheid | korolevskoye vysotchestvo |
|
| Serene Highness | doorluchtige hoogheid | svetlost | |
| Viscount | visconde | burggraaf | vickont |
| Viscountcy | viscondado | burggraafschap | |
| Viscountess | viscondessa | burggravin | vickontesa |
| Wildgrave |