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'''Royal Peerage''' is usually given to those who have served as [[King]] and [[Queen]] or [[Prince]] and [[Princess]]. Having served as [[Prince]] and [[Princess]] the outgoing royal couple are given the title [[Viscount]] and [[Viscountess]]. Having served as [[King]] and [[Queen]] the outgoing royal couple are given the title [[Count]] and [[Countess]], unless they have already served as [[King]] and [[Queen]] before, in which case they are called [[Duke]] and [[Duchess]].
'''Royal Peerage''' in the [[SCA]] is usually given to those who have served as [[King]] and [[Queen]] or [[Landed]] [[Prince]] and [[Princess]] - as distinct from [[Crown Prince]] and [[Crown Princess]].


Having served as landed [[Prince]] and [[Princess]] the outgoing royal couple are given the title [[Viscount]] and [[Viscountess]].
The Royal Peers are ranked above all others on the [[Order of Precedence]], except currrently serving royalty.

Having served as [[King]] and [[Queen]] the outgoing royal couple are given the title [[Count]] and [[Countess]], unless they have already served as [[King]] and [[Queen]] before, in which case they are called [[Duke]] and [[Duchess]].

The Royal Peers are usually ranked above all others on the [[Order of Precedence]], except currrently serving royalty. In some [[Kingdom]]s, [[Territorial Nobility]] rank above everyone but current [[royalty]] as long as they are within their own domain.

Note that in some Kingdoms, Royal Peerage does not automatically include a [[Patent of Arms]].

[[Consort]]s are usually inducted into the [[Order of the Rose]], but again this is not automatic in all Kingdoms.

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Latest revision as of 02:29, 16 December 2015

Royal Peerage in the SCA is usually given to those who have served as King and Queen or Landed Prince and Princess - as distinct from Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

Having served as landed Prince and Princess the outgoing royal couple are given the title Viscount and Viscountess.

Having served as King and Queen the outgoing royal couple are given the title Count and Countess, unless they have already served as King and Queen before, in which case they are called Duke and Duchess.

The Royal Peers are usually ranked above all others on the Order of Precedence, except currrently serving royalty. In some Kingdoms, Territorial Nobility rank above everyone but current royalty as long as they are within their own domain.

Note that in some Kingdoms, Royal Peerage does not automatically include a Patent of Arms.

Consorts are usually inducted into the Order of the Rose, but again this is not automatic in all Kingdoms.