Re: Descendants Of British Monarchs and Their Titles

On Oct 23, 1:40 pm, Don Aitken <don-ait...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:48:12 -0700 (PDT), "Nicholas...@xxxxxxxxx"

<nicholas...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Under English law nobility is defined as having a special right
through inheritance, and even in the heyday of nobility almost nobody
actually received those special rights. Baronets got a fancy title,
and a heraldic doo-dad. Courtesy Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, and
Lords got a fancier title but no heraldic doo-dads. None got the right
to a trial before the House of Lords, a vote in the House of Lords, or
any of the fanciest heraldic doo-dads. Only peers got that stuff, so
only peers were noble under English law. Nowadays all anybody gets is
the title and accompanying heraldic doo-dads, so the legal distinction
has no practical implications.

But the simple fact remains: in England only peers are technically
noble.

The term "noble" is neither defined nor used in English law; it is a
purely continental concept.

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Note that if this is true my main point remains unchanged:
In England Prince Harry is not a Nobleman.

Nick
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