- /ˌmɑːrʃəˈnɛs/. The dignity, rank, or
position of the
title is a
marquisate or
marquessate. The
honorific prefix "The Most Honourable"
precedes the name of a marquess...
- He
chose to
grant her the
Marquessate of Pembroke. On Sunday, 1
September 1532, Anne
Boleyn was
granted the
Marquessate of
Pembroke and land, mostly...
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Lists of
marquessates or
marquisates include: List of
marquessates in the
peerages of
Britain and
Ireland List of
marquisates in
Norway List of French...
- This
article lists all
marquessates, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the
peerages of England, Scotland,
Great Britain, Ireland, and the...
- Kingdom,
ranking below a duke and
above an earl.
There are
currently 35
marquessates. The
first marquess in
England was
Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford...
- The
Marquessate of
Franchimont was a
lordship forming the
western frontier of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Its base was
Franchimont Castle. It was made...
- The
Marquisate of
Saluzzo (Latin:
Marchionatus de Salutia) was a
historical Italian state that
included parts of the
current region of
Piedmont and of...
- The
Marquessate of Groppoli, in
Tuscany and Liguria, was
ruled by the
House of Brignole-Sale, an
illustrious patrician family of
Genoa who were its sovereigns...
- The
Marquisate or
Margraviate of
Mantua (Italian:
Marchesato di Mantova) was a
margraviate centered around the city of
Mantua in Lombardy.
Ruled by the...
- not
mention any
Marquessates held as a
subsidiary title of a Duke. For a more
complete listing,
which adds
these "hidden"
Marquessates as well as extant...
