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A Steadholder is a Grayson Peerage broadly equivilent to a Duke or Duchess <ref name="TRMN Membership Handbook">([[Membership Handbook]])</ref>.
A '''Steadholder''' is a [[Grayson]] peer of broadly equivalent rank to that of a Manticoran duke or duchess <ref name="TRMN Membership Handbook">Membership Handbook</ref>.  However, steadholders are considered to have far broader powers, exercising "head of state" sovereignty withing their territories, while dukes/duchesses hold their lands in fief from the crown.


These are the forms of address, as given in the handbook:
Referred to formally as: His Lordship/Her Ladyship the Steadholder (Name of Steading)


Formal address: His/Her Grace the Steadholder (Steading)
Form of address: My Lord/ My lady (the first time) and Sir or Ma’am  afterward. If you are a friend of equal or greater social rank, you may use the name of his or her steading. Close friends and relatives may use first names, but only in non-formal social occasions.


Informal address: Your Grace (the first time) and Sir or Ma’am every time afterward. If you are a friend, you may use the
There are currently four steadholders in {{trmn}}. They are listed in order of seniority. The senior steadholder is Steadholder Pittman.  
name of his or her steading. Close friends and relatives may use first names, but only in non-formal social occasions.
 
There are currently four steadholders in TRMN, they are listed in order of seniority. The senior Steadholder is Steadholder Pittman.  


==List of Steadholders==
==List of Steadholders==
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==References==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
[[Peerage]]: list of TRMN peers
[[Peerage]]: list of TRMN peers
==References==
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Revision as of 18:50, 13 February 2019

A Steadholder is a Grayson peer of broadly equivalent rank to that of a Manticoran duke or duchess [1]. However, steadholders are considered to have far broader powers, exercising "head of state" sovereignty withing their territories, while dukes/duchesses hold their lands in fief from the crown.

Referred to formally as: His Lordship/Her Ladyship the Steadholder (Name of Steading)

Form of address: My Lord/ My lady (the first time) and Sir or Ma’am afterward. If you are a friend of equal or greater social rank, you may use the name of his or her steading. Close friends and relatives may use first names, but only in non-formal social occasions.

There are currently four steadholders in The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. They are listed in order of seniority. The senior steadholder is Steadholder Pittman.

List of Steadholders

Name Steading Regent
Lord Martyn Griffiths, MC, DSO, RM Pittman Amy Wagstaff-Weston
Lord Sir Thomas Saidak, KE, DSO Henessey Tory Parker
Lord David Melsome, MC, SC, OR, CGM Maelstromm Ben Wagner, KDE, OC, DGC, NS, CBM
IN ABEYANCE Blackbird n/a

See Also

Peerage: list of TRMN peers

References

  1. Membership Handbook