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Principality of Corvinia : Ranks and Titles
An official document of the
Court of His Corvine Highness

RANKS

The Principality of Corvinia has a number of ranks and titles. To avoid confusion about who outranks whom, the Court has arranged for the many titles to be divided into orders of ranking. The following table shows the relative ranks of individuals (only the highest rank borne by an individual should be considered):

  1. The Prince

  2. The Heir

  3. The Princess-Consort and other Royals

  4. Grand Dukes / Grand Duchesses
    Chancellor of the Exchequer
    Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs

  5. Dukes / Duchesses
    Grand Raven
    Ministers of War and Internal Security

  6. Grand Penguin
    Chairman of the College of Generals

  7. Counts / Countesses
    Ministers of Cultural Affairs and Propaganda
    Grand Tufted Duck

  8. Barons / Baronesses
    Knights-Commander of the Raven
    Ministers of Public Health and Education
    Generals
    Commander of the Lifeguards
    Keeper of the Privy Seal

  9. Ministers of Religious Affairs and the Environment
    Prosecutor-General and Postmaster-General
    Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs
    Wardens
    Knights-Commander of the Penguin
    Knights-Commander of the Tufted Duck
    Knights of the Raven

  10. Ambassadors (individual precedence by seniority in office)
    Knights of the Penguin
    Knights of the Tufted Duck
    The Chancellor of the Peter Willemoes University
    Colonels

  11. Consuls and Confidential Liaisons (individual precedence by seniority in office)
    Bearers of the Meritorious Conduct Medal, 5th degree

  12. Trustees of the Peter Willemoes University
    Majors
    Bearers of the Meritorious Conduct Medal, 4th degree

  13. Deans of a University faculty
    Captains
    Bearers of the Meritorious Conduct Medal, 3rd degree

  14. Magisters / Magistras of a University institute
    Lieutenants
    Court Functionaries (excluding Keeper of the Privy Seal)
    Bearers of the Meritorious Conduct Medal, 2nd degree

  15. Bearers of the Meritorious Conduct Medal, 1st degree

  16. Commoners

TITLES

Corvinia has a large class of nobility, as well as several orders of knighthood and many distinguished officials. The number of titles and ranks that proliferate in Corvinia can be quite confusing. The following table shows the proper titulations of the prince, the peerage, and other dignitaries in diminishing order of importance, as they are named in English and Danish.

ENGLISH DANSK
Royal titles / Fyrstefamiliens titler
Prince
His Corvine Highness, ...
Fyrste (Prins)
Hans Corvine Højhed, ...
Prince / Princess
His Highness, ... / Her Highness, ...
Prins / Prinsesse
Hans Højhed, ... / Hendes Højhed, ...
The Peerage / Adelen
Grand Duke / Grand Duchess
His Grace, ..., Grand Duke of ... /
Her Grace, ..., Grand Duchess of ...
Storhertug / Storhertuginde
Hans Nåde, ..., Storhertug af ... /
Hendes Nåde, ..., Storhertuginde af ...
Duke / Duchess
His Grace, ..., Duke of ... /
Her Grace, ..., Duchess of ...
Hertug / Hertuginde
Hans Nåde, ..., Hertug af ... /
Hendes Nåde, ... Hertuginde af ...
Count / Countess
Count ... / Countess ...
Greve / Grevinde
Grev ... / Grevinde ...
Baron / Baroness
Baron ... / Baroness ...
Baron / Baronesse
Baron ... / Baronesse ...
Other titles / Andre titler
Knight
Sir ... / Lady ...
Ridder
Ridder ...
Warden
Warden ...
Vogter
Vogter ...
Diplomatic Corps titles / Diplomatkorpstitler
Ambassador
His / Her Excellency, Ambassador ...
Ambassadør
Hans / Hendes Excellence, Ambassadør ...
Consul
Consul ...
Consul
Consul ...
University titles / Universitetstitler
Chancellor of the University
Chancellor ...
Rektor for Universitetet
Rektor ...
Dean of a Faculty
Dean ...
Dekan for et fakultet
Dekan ...
Magister / Magistra of an Institute
Magister ... / Magistra ...
Magister / Magistra for et institut
Magister ... / Magistra ...
Military titles / Militære titler
Chairman of the College of Generals
General...
Formand for Generalkollegiet
General...
General
General...
General
General...
Colonel
Colonel...
Oberst
Oberst...
Major
Major...
Major
Major...
Captain
Captain...
Kaptajn
Kaptajn...
Lieutenant
Lieutenant...
Løjtnant
Løjtnant...
Commons / Almue
Commoner
Master... / Mistress...
Almue
Mester... / Frøken... / Fru...

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