[MR] No Marquis??

[jbrmm266 at aol.com]

Baron Otto writes:

<Why not set up an additional group, between Barony & Princapality, and give the ruling noble the tital of Marquis.>
 
Somewhere out west, but not in The West, I recall hearing of a jurisdiction called a March (NOT BMDL; it encompassed several Baronies), whose ruling noble was a Margrave. I wonder, given the similarity of sound, if Marquis comes from the same root. Your servant ayeDonal