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==See Also==
==See Also==
 
*[[Lords:Manual|House of Lords Manual]]
*[[Forms of Address]]  
*[[Forms of Address]]  
*[[Admiralty Order 1102-14]] - defining peerage awards
*[[Admiralty Order 1102-14]] - defining peerage awards



Revision as of 18:18, 30 April 2022

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A Peerage is an award bestowed on members of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. for exceptional service and dedication to the organization, making them a "peer," or titled noble within the context of the club. "The Peerage" refers collectively to all members who are peers.

Peerage in the Star Kingdom of Manticore

In the Honorverse canon, the Manticore Colony established in 1416 P.D. lost almost 60 percent of original colonists to a plague several decades after landing. Realizing that they would need to attract additional homesteaders, but wanting to maintain control of their colony, they adopted a new constitution, creating the Star Kingdom of Manticore in 1471 P.D.

In addition to crowning their Planetary Administrator Roger Winton as King Roger I, the surviving "First Shareholders" (who already had vast landholdings) were given patents of nobility, making them titled peers of the Star Kingdom and creating a hereditary aristocracy.[1]

Peerage as a TRMN award

TRMN policy is that no more than one percent of members may be granted peerages. This award affords the member to roleplay as a member of the nobility of Manticoran society. Peers are given privileges including a seat in the House of Lords, the right to bear a coat of arms approved by the College of Arms, and special forms of address. These rights are hereditary; any peer who dies passes the title to their eldest offspring, if the offspring is a TRMN member.

Peers are granted titles named after their "peerage lands," fictitious territories on the worlds of Manticore, Gryphon, Sphinx. Additionally, a TRMN peer's spouse and children (if they are TRMN members) are given appropriate honorifics.

Peerage titles may exist on other worlds from the Honor Harrington series of novels and related books, the most notable being the Grand Duke of New Montana, an honorary award bestowed on the author David Weber by the organization in appreciation of him creating the series.

Peerages come in several levels, based on the Manticoran Peerage System and those of other Honorverse star nations. In ascending order of precedence, the Manticoran peerages are:

  • A Barony, is a peerage awarded to a Baron or Baroness. The word barony refers both to the peerage title itself and to the "land" granted to the peer.
  • An Earldom is the peerage awarded to an Earl or a Countess. The land granted to an earl or countess is called a county.
  • A Dukedom is the peerage awarded to a Duke or Duchess. The land granted to a duke or duchess is called a duchy.
  • A Grand Dukedom is the peerage awarded to a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. The territory associated with a grand duchy is an entire planet. Presently there are only two grand duchies in existence within The Royal Manticoran Navy:
    • New Montana (originally Montana, but changed by the author), an Honorary Peerage granted to David Weber
    • Lynx, granted to Martin Lessem, the founder of TRMN.

Obsolete ranks

David Weber modeled the SKM on historical British society, the peerage of which includes marquesses and viscounts in addition to dukes, earls and barons mentioned above. However, marquesses and viscounts are not used in the Manticoran system and thus are not utilized by TRMN. Although there was one marquess mentioned in the canon, the author considers this an oversight which he has retconned to an earl. In the earliest days of TRMN, some founding members were created viscounts, but these titles are no longer recognized in the organization.

Peers from Allied Star Nations

Some foreign peerages are awarded in TRMN to members who have non-manticoran personae:

  • The Andermani Empire has equivalent noble ranks, including freiherrs (barons), grafs (earls), and herzogs (dukes).
  • The Protectorate of Grayson has one level of peer, that of steadholder, which is considered equivalent rank to that of duke or duchess in the SKM, although steadholders exercise "head of state" sovereignty withing their territories, while dukes/duchesses hold their lands in fief from the crown.
  • The Republic of Haven does not have titled nobles so TRMN awards Havenite members with the designation of "Senator for Life."

Cadet peers

The heir of a peerage title (usually the eldest offspring of the title holder) is referred to as a cadet peer and is addressed as "my lord" (for males) or "my lady" (for females) and referred to in the third person as (for example) "Lord John Doe" or Lady Jane Doe."

Additional younger offspring of the title holder are referred to as, for example, "The Honorable John Doe" or "The Honorable Jane Doe" (abbrev: "Hon. John Doe"). There is no special form of address for them.

Star Empire of Manticore Hereditary Peers

Rank Title Name Baron/Baroness Earl/Countess Duke/Duchess Grand Duke/Grand Duchess Planet
Grand Duke Lynx Martin Lessem 29 February 2020 Lynx
Duke New Scania Martin Lessem Manticore
Duke Red Cliff Jan Kotouč 06 May 2008 01 November 2014 Manticore
Duke New Ulyanovsk Sean Niemeyer 27 May 2015 Sphinx
Duke Mountain View Robert Bulkeley 16 April 2011 27 May 2015 27 May 2017 Manticore
Duke Karstadt Sea Robert Jackson 01 February 2012 27 May 2015 01 January 2017 Sphinx
Duchess Split Rock Laura Lochen 27 May 2015 27 May 2017 25 May 2020 Manticore
Duke Westmarch John Neitz 03 May 2013 30 December 2020 Manticore
Duke Neu Odenwaldkries James Friedline 03 August 2013 31 December 2021 Manticore
Countess Luna Hill Marcela Vávrová 01 November 2014 Manticore
Countess New Cumbria Elisa Randall 27 May 2015 Manticore
Countess Fontana Flats Chrissy Killian 28 May 2016 Manticore
Countess Nya Östergötland Brandi Hinson 29 October 2016 Manticore
Earl Cumberland Moor Peter Gordon 26 May 2018 Manticore
Earl Mars-Evans Daniel Walker 26 May 2018 Manticore
Countess Miyake Jima Jill McTavish 26 May 2018 Manticore
Earl White Lion William Knight 28 May 2016 Manticore
Earl Camera Stellata Matthew Parker 27 May 2017 01 January 2020 Manticore
Countess New Dover Christa Brolley 01 January 2020 Manticore
Earl Bahia Cadiz Kim Niemeyer 25 May 2020 Manticore
Countess New Essex Diane Bulkeley 28 October 2017 30 December 2020 Manticore
Earl Cappanarrow Wayne Bruns 28 October 2017 31 December 2021 Manticore
Baron Nový Prerov Ivo Heger 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baron Tesseyman Greg Marchand 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baron New Mimas Timothy Zahn 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baron Glencairn Drew Drentlaw 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baroness White Rose Allison Gahrmann 31 October 2015 Manticore
Baron New Victoria Justin Grays 31 October 2015 Manticore
Baroness Cape Fear Cindy Epard 31 October 2015 Manticore
Baron Piedmont John Stump 31 October 2015 Manticore
Baroness Havelok Stephanie Taylor 31 October 2015 Manticore
Baroness Blacksburg Heather Selbe 29 October 2016 Manticore
Baron Serpent Head Point David Weiner 29 October 2016 Manticore
Baroness New Talinn Kveta Tonová 01 March 2017 Gryphon
Baroness Redstone Heidi Nelson 27 May 2017 Manticore
Baroness New Adelaide Nicola Hawke 27 May 2017 Gryphon
Baron Clipper Island Mark Gledhill 26 May 2018 Sphinx
Baron Silver Lake Garret Bitker 26 May 2018 Manticore
Baroness New Florence Pamela Cole 26 May 2018 Manticore
Baron New Caladan Jeffrey Webb 26 May 2018 Manticore
Baron New Halifax Rob Marshall 26 May 2018 Manticore
Baron McCovey Cove Michael Garcia 26 May 2018 Manticore
Baroness Long Beach Cindy Van Wyhe 26 May 2018 Sphinx
Baron La Mancha Bill Lochen 28 October 2017 Manticore
Baroness Alnwick Estates Lauren Niemeyer 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baron Cooper's Lake Joseph Grieco 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baron Eboracum Benjamin Wagner 03 November 2018 Sphinx
Baron New Greyhawke Doss Buckalew 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baron Whidbey Basin James Jones 03 November 2018 Gryphon
Baroness New Troy Jackie Snedden 03 November 2018 Sphinx
Baron West Columbia Brad Lee 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baroness New Hastings Cheryl Krause 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baron Calabasas Chris Thompson 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baron New Ayers Colin Lloyd 03 November 2018 Manticore
Baron Black Thunder Rob Folden 5 July 2019 Sphinx
Baron Grays Harbor AJ Olsen 5 July 2019 Manticore
Baron Sutherland Michael Houghtaling 5 July 2019 Sphinx
Baron New Byzantium Dan Brandow 25 May 2020 Manticore
Baron Dundonald Joseph Harney 25 May 2020 Manticore
Baron New Williamsburg Mike Romero 25 May 2020 Manticore
Baron Jutland John Stout 25 May 2020 Manticore
Baroness Black Wood Ludmila Kovárová 25 May 2020 Sphinx
Baron Tchoupitoulas Ashley Nichols 30 December 2020 Sphinx
Baron Oak Forest Geoffrey Strayer 30 December 2020 Sphinx
Baroness Kings River Sonja Thiede 30 December 2020 Sphinx
Baron Gilwell Zachary White 31 December 2021 Manticore
Baroness Fair Isle Lori Bonilla 31 December 2021 Manticore
Baroness Longsdale Amanda Barrow 31 December 2021 Gryphon

Star Empire of Manticore Life Peers

Rank Title Name Baron/Baroness Earl/Countess Duke/Duchess Grand Duke/Grand Duchess Planet
Grand Duke New Montana David Weber 01 February 2011 27 May 2015 New Montana
Countess Wilson Sharon Rice-Weber 26 May 2018 Manticore
Baroness Silver Heath Gena Robbinson 01 February 2011 Manticore
Baron Leutzen Vale Eric Flint 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baron Allegheney-Mellon Thomas Pope 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baron New Arlington Chris Wueve 27 May 2015 Manticore
Baron New Kasserine Andrew Knipe 31 October 2015 Manticore
Baron Brentwood-upon-Tweed Scott Bell 25 May 2020 Manticore

Protectorate of Grayson Steadholders

Rank Title Name Steadholder Planet
Steadholder Pittman Martyn Griffiths 01 November 2014 Grayson
Steadholder Henesy Tom Saidak 27 May 2015 Grayson
Steadholder Maelstromm David Melsome 28 May 2016 Grayson
Steadholder Fitzgerald Philip Clayton 03 November 2018 Grayson
Steadholder Chẽrnakova Kathy Rau 25 May 2020 Grayson
In Abeyance Blackbird Kirylyn Dreamer Grayson

Andermani Empire Peers

Rank Title Name Freiherr/Freifrau Graf/Gräfin Herzog/Herzogin Planet
Freifrau
(Baroness)
Neu Sachsen Laura Lüschen 27 May 2015 New Berlin
Freiherr
(Baron)
Baudenvost Philip Wohlrab 26 May 2018 New Berlin

Republic of Haven Senators for Life

Rank Title Name Senator for Life Planet
Senator Duquesne Tower James Sena 26 May 2018 Haven

Defunct Peerages

Rank Title Name Baron/Baroness Earl/Countess Duke/Duchess Grand Duke/Grand Duchess Planet
Lands Dissolved New Arkhanglesk Scott Akers 12 July 2008 01 February 2010 27 May 2015 01 January 2017
Lands Returned to the Crown New Kasserine Bruce Zimmerman pre-2010
Lands Dissolved New Cornwall Jonathan Simmons 17 April 2010
Lands Dissolved New Mecklenburg John Roberts 16 April 2011 27 May 2015
Lands Dissolved Chinook Jason Gurule 26 May 2018

See Also

External Links

References

  1. House of Steel, page 234



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