[MR] No Marquis??

[E L Wimett]

Ah, but the title was not used as an earl or count equivalent.  Meridies
used it for someone who had reigned as prince during the period when
Meridies was principality and the Boar specifically decreed that it was an
illicit title in the early 1980's.

Alisoun

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[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Sean D Sorrentino
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:17 PM
To: atlantia
Subject: [MR] No Marquis??

--- E L Wimett <silverdragon at charleston.net> wrote:

> (And other illicit
> titles like Marquis which was prevalent in Meridies
> when I joined there!)

i was wondering why the title of Marquis is not
authorized as an alternate title. the reason i thought
it would be safe is that Federico Gonzaga was so
styled until he convinced the Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V to elevate him to Duke. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Mantua

so, is there some reason that Marquis is not
considered to be equivelent to a Count or an Earl? The
title, at least, is period.

Domenico 

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