[Artemisia] Marquis question

[Eric & Mary Ward]

Marquis, n. A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, ranking below 
a duke and above an earl or a count.
Marquess n. Variant of marquis.
Marquise, n. The wife of a marquis; a 
marchioness.                                                                     
Originally, the Marquis was an officer that guarded the frontiers (or 
'marches') of the kingdom. 

In the SCA, a count is a title bestowed upon someone who has reigned 
over a kingdom once.  A duke is someone who has reigned twice or 
more.  Earl, from what I understand, is not used in the SCA.

If the title of Marquis were to be used, it would be used by someone 
who ranks above a count & below a duke.  In the SCA, there is no 
title used between a count & a duke, therefore there is no title that 
is an equivalent to Marquis.

Hope this answers your question, but, I am NOT an expert in this subject.

Dub Essa

>Jean-Richard deHolloway wrote:
>Could someone please clarify for me how the titles of
>Marquis and Marquess, Marquise and Marchioness
>fit into the rankings of the medieval nobility and
>what the SCA equivalent would be?  Thank you.