Talk:Geromus Niall/@comment-30698228-20160106002210/@comment-7263041-20160106030201

The way titles seem to be handled varies from country to country in the real world. Either military rank comes first before royal rank or the other way around. According to Robert Hickey (Author of 'Honor & Respect - The official guide to Names, Titles & Forms of Address') when it comes to monarchies, noble rank outranks appointed ranks.

Meaning that in the case of my character Zephon, who holds the royal rank of Duke and the appointed rank of Highlord, he is referred to as 'Duke Zephon Carhagen' by equals or 'Your Grace' by those in a lower station. The rank of Highlord, while occasionally used, is not the correct form of address.

Likewise with the rank of Lord. It is a noble rank, so it outranks appointed ranks. Meaning that an Admiral who is also a Lord is not referred to as a Lord Admiral or an Admiral Lord but simply Lord. Admiral may also be used (and may be preferred during military engagements as a show of respect to the individuals rank) but it is not the correct form of address.