British Titles
the Duke of Cambridge 剑桥公爵
the Duchess of Cambridge 剑桥公爵 夫人
How many kinds of titles are there?
How are they addressed?
British Titles
Hereditary Peers: Royal Orders（皇族勋位） 世袭贵族
The Duck of Windsor 温莎公爵
Edward VIII
Marquess/Marquis: The second order of the British peerage, in rank next to that of the Duke. Introduced
in 1Churchill
（K.G）嘉德勋位
David Beckham
（B.E）大英帝国勋位
How to address a title ?
• Name after family name Eg. the duke of Wellington the Earl of Dracula • Name after place name Eg. the Duke of Cambridge
Viscount: The fourth degree of rank and dignity in the British peerage. Introduced by Henry VI in 1440.
Mr Lin viscount 林莱子爵
Baron: The lowest rank in the British peerage. A Baron is “Right Honorable” and is styled “My Lord”.
William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin
威廉· 汤姆森
第一代开尔文男爵
Life Peers (Orders of Merits)
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Gaeter（K.G）嘉德勋位 • Knight Commander of the Order of the Thistle（K.T）花勋位 • Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath （C.B）巴斯勋位 • Knight Commander of the Order of the Merit（O.M）功勋勋位 • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India（S.I）印度之心勋位
British laws say any non- British can be titled to any rank of nobility except duke if they contribute enough to Britain
Chinese who get the B.E
Thank You
• Knight Commander of the Order of the St. Migheal and st.George(M.C) 圣迷伽勒及圣乔治勋位
· Knight Commander of the Order of the India
Empir(S.I) 印度帝国勋位 ·Knight Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order（V.O）维多利亚勋位 · Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire（B.E）大英帝国勋位 · Knight Commander of the Order of the Honor （C.H) 荣誉友伴勋位爵位
Noble or family Orders
（贵族勋位）
Life Peers: 终身贵族
Orders of Merits （功绩勋位 ）
Hereditary Peers
Duck 公爵

Marquis 侯爵

Earl 伯爵

Viscount 子爵
(Hierarchy 等级制度 )

Baron 男爵
Duke:he highest rank and title in the British peerage,first introduced by EdwardIII in 1337 when he created the Black Prince the first English duke.
Marquis de Lafayette 拉法叶侯爵
Earl: Before 1337, the highest, and now the third degree of rank and dignity in the British peerage.
The Earl of Vlad Tepes Dracula (1422 -1462) 弗拉德 · 则别斯·德古拉 伯 爵